RoseAnn V. Shawiak Poems

Sorrow teaches serenity with it's deepest pain,
twisting heart and soul out of reach of life's
demands for the time being.
Grating against every fiber of thought, rasping
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Yesterday is here right now as I hear music of the
sixties playing through the atmosphere.
Walking through the Arizona desert on the way to
school or to a neighbor's house.
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All the world is a melody, taken along lanes of
ability, with everyone having their own rhythms
as they traverse this universe through the years.
Endeavoring to keep serenity close as we walk
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Checking aspects of wisdom, we falter sometimes,
not realizing how very simple it really is.
Delving deeply into what we think is known, sends
confusion to cover our knowledge, causing us to
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Beats touching hearts, causing feet to tap and
minds to stir beyond their limits as music
stretches itself elastically into movements of
timeless anticipation.
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In the waiting room of Dr. L's new office, enjoying it's
spaciousness, artistic grace and style.
A much larger office than the one before, to accommodate
all the new patients coming in.
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Knowing and being a patient of Dr. L.'s has been quite
an experience.
All sorts of tests, blood work, regulating medicines up
and down, I.V.'s, shots - all in the name of patient care.
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Life is a new beginning every time I wake up in the morning.
A slate cleaned and ready for any possibility that comes
along, meeting every challenge head on.
There are so many aspects and facets approaching with
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Water dripping, falling down a man-made fountain into
a pond below.
Listening to water running, rushing, evenly flowing
through my mind.
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Sitting here thinking, wondering if Dr. L. ever actually
looks out one of the many windows of his office.
Experiencing the thrill of mother nature, awaiting
recognition from onlookers as she opens her arms to all
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