RoseAnn V. Shawiak Poems

Finding peace through life-enhancing poetry,
even though sorrow rears it's head in anger.
Filtering energies with writing to keep grief
at bay for moments of time in lateral dimensions.
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Taking strides in daily living, solving crostics and puzzles
by the hour, increases the lightness of emotional trials over
time.
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Life is shortened every time someone close to us dies,
leaving us in a quagmire of despair.

Loneliness creeps upon our brow and flows from our
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Circling life's horizons, watching for changes, seeing a
world of ever novel beauty.

Forsaking energies of daily endeavors, instead creating
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Straddling fences in my mind, watching ideal notes of
nature flow by.

Testing questions of curious passers-by with imaginative
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Acquiescing lifetimes of beauty, standing on sidelines,
awaiting some sort of reply or answer to silent questions
of life.
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Pressing rhythms being produced from ivories within deep
caverns of energy, penetrating mind views.

Rallying thought and pushing it forward into dimensions
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Inspirational music brings about recognition of innate
talent, touching strings of accord within, attuned to
God's spirit.
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Wending ways down lanes of pastimes,
listening to a calm silence, tripping
through my mind.
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Books of time being
written continuously in rhyme.

Measuring beats of my heart
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