RoseAnn V. Shawiak Poems

Flamboyant rivers careening through my mind,
gathering all material stored in times of
harried distress, taken out now on rafts of
wildness.
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Twilight fills this mind with stars of universal
platitudes, decorating themselves and hiding on
shelves.
Portrayals, never-ending, inside of picture
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Mattresses of time, spreading over infinite darkness,
waiting for linens and blankets to cover me with
elastic thought.
Counting measures with notes of defiance, beating to
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Memorializing unions of many thoughts on shores I
sought out, to do things my way to survive the
desperation of my emptiness.
Regrets at times when I think of what we had, yet
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All of eternity is held in hands of God as He watches
our love for Him being expressed through our gifts
and talents.
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Parading down avenues of lights reaching out to me,
seeking fulfillment of nature's wilderness.
Ancient tokens, sending messages from above, waltzing
towards images stuck in walls of photos, hanging
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Fluttering in my heart starts when I hear your voice
singing songs of midnight, as candles glower in minds,
lifting moods skywards.
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Quietly mesmerizing life with a keyboard
at hand.
Tantalizing music poetically from ivories,
filling our world with peaceful joy and
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Swirling like milk
in a cup of coffee.
Picking up everything
in it's path, and
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Clarinet circling my mind with it's
fascinating sound, clear, precise and
beautiful.
Full of notes, blending, playing upbeat
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