RoseAnn V. Shawiak Poems

Looking ahead, watching the future opening before me,
giving opportunities to achieve the impossible in life.

Rewards - there are none, they are being saved for the
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Focusing interiorly, seeing our world from the inside
out, wondering how to appease God when all this evil
is prevalent.
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Being sick and tired of everything, finding no joy or
purpose in rising in the morning.

Watching the miracle of life changing our night into
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Watching families come together, ordering food and
carrying on conversations, filled with laughter,
at times a serious discussion.
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Listening to prayers of my heart, strumming chords of
my spirit as I fall into the spirituality of serenity.

Reaching for the ingenuity and purpose of an interior
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Regarding life through rose-colored glasses at times,
only seeing the compassion and goodness set in rose
gardens.
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Happy, standing in days of yesterday, feeling the gentle
love of parental caring.

Living in the simplicity, purity and innocence of child-
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Silence of the night, poverty scraping the minds and
stomachs of those who are living on the street.

No home to go to, necessities of life are non-existent,
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Difficult, filled with heartache, life is belittled by
evil and it's penchant for taking away the freedom of
others.
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Longings for a future filled with love and peace,
taking steps to attain this dream of a lifetime.

Stationing self in the parlor of life's resistance,
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