RoseAnn V. Shawiak Poems

Energizing tempo with melodic ivories,
sounding exquisitely and in tune with
nature.
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Feelings of insipidness gather and enter
thoughts as I watch loneliness of elderly
people grasping at straws, trying so
desperately to hold onto a semblance of
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Sounding boards of music,
those listening attentively to a band,
as it wends it's way through pathways
of yesterday's tunes
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Downhearted, tangled in weeds of grief,
sojournly leading self astray, stepping
in puddles of disarray, and awkwardly
stumbling away.
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Interactions of elderly band members is carefully solicited
from sight and vision.

Watching them individually and as a whole, brings solace
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Sentimental journeys, gliding through lives of people,
running errands of mercy with images from bygone days.

Taking mind's hands down long lasting memories,
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Carefully walking catwalks of life, stepping on no one,
causing no harm, holding out life lines to occupy people's
minds, keeping them from sorrow's doorstep.
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Disguising memories in codes of thought,
hiding them closely in times of sorrow.
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Reflections mirroring light as it is played and swayed about,
charging life with music from a talented musician.
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Lovely adornment soothes my inner anxieties as I run
towards horizons, standing a short distance from me.
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