RoseAnn V. Shawiak Poems

Waving gently like seaweed in the ocean, willow trees
sway slowly in an afternoon breeze.

Silently lifting spirits with their peaceful, serene
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Rolling, topsy-turvy, over the heated pavement,
looking for some coolness beneath a shady tree.

Crackling, banging it's head, just as it finds
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Peering into picture windows upon a library wall,
seeing reflections of outdoors in colorful,
picturesque images.
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As loneliness pours from my eyes, this heart is
being squeezed to death in sorrow.

Forgetting to fulfill life, death stalks slowly,
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Tender life, gently growing, seeing the world close
around you, timidly reaching out to touch and explore
it's little tiny universe, a tender life is left
yearning to discover more.
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Reflections in a mirror, portraying images through
windows once filled with broken life.

Now at a standstill, cracked and faded memories
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Water wavering slightly at the gentle touch of the wind,
air all around filled with the fragrance of soon to come
rain.
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Winds shaking trees within it's gripping clutches,
throttling their long necks, causing them to jerk
and twist about.
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Eyes travel slowly over roving grassy hills,
taking my mind along into imagination's stores.

Totally absorbed in nature's beauty, watching it
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When you have no money you tend to look inside yourself
for gifts to give others.

A gift of self appears from our hearts and souls and is
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