RoseAnn V. Shawiak Poems

Living through turmoil all through life, finding the
strength through faith in God.

Walking desert trails on hot arid days, finding ideas
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Loneliness settling deeply inside my being, rousing
feelings of sorrow and sadness, touching this heart
and soul.
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Walking from the front porch out into a vast desert
set before me, wanting to be drenched in it's silence
and loneliness because it matches how I feel interiorly.
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Challenging interior feelings, causing a deepened
intensity that elastically covers up my mind.

Using intellect to keep sanity intact while dealing
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Quietly watching a friend across the miles, seeing
him live a life of loneliness and sorrow, always
striving to live his life alone.
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Settling into patterns of idleness, not wanting to
be bothered by anything, just wanting to be quiet.

Not watching nor noticing anything except the music
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Rattling inner cages of emotions, musical rhythms
taking precedence and evoking beautiful thoughts
of a life that can become in moments of time.
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Syncopating rhythms flowing gently and steadily into
intellect as I write.

Soothing, calming, energizing my mind with it's quiet
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Listening in an atmosphere of bluened light, being
soothed as I write from within it.

Knowing many things innately, learning more with
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Looking out a window at my doctor's office, being
downtown in Phoenix.

Skyscrapers, trees and cacti everywhere, morning
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