You are

You are the feather that

finds me

and rests on my shoulder.

You are the breeze

that caresses my skin.

You are the shimmer I see

over clear waters.

You are the butterfly 

that lands fearless on my face.

You are the sound that I hear

from the music box

while no one touched it. 

You are the seagull poised

on the fence

anchored in the moment.

You are the song

the sparrow sings

you are the joy and sorrow

I feel within.

You are in my smile,

in the sound of my laughter,

in the core of my being. 

For Mom and Dad I will always miss you.  Meet us here http://dversepoets.com/ where we share our thoughts and our hearts.

Andrea Bocelli-You speak to my soul

My soul wept while you sang,

my soul trembled 

as your voice lifted it higher. 

As you touched my core,

I was an infant,

I was a little girl running 

toward my father's arms,

I was a woman loved.

All the moments unfolded into one,

a thousand yesterdays and today,

interwoven into a beautiful tapestry of my life.

My soul trembled,

touching dark places

where now there is light,

reaching inside my spirit

to everything I ever was,

and all that I am.

Erase the past,

celebrate the past,

devastation replaced by triumph.

I wept as if I had wings,

lifting me over oceans and mountains

I have loved.

Completely captivated

in the moment,

yet I melted into 

a thousand mournful mornings,

of despair and loneliness,

of judgement and courage.

A thousand moments

engraved in my being.

A thousand tangos I have danced

while I stood still.

All the while,

my soul weeping,

the scars cracked,

open and bleeding.

My soul weeping with the grace

of knowing that the pages

are full,

that I have lived,

that I have loved,

that we are here

for a moment in time.

We blink and the

here and now 

are gone. 

I was inspired to write this after attending a concert of Andrea Bocelli. His voice went to my core and as you read the poem I wrote you will understand how I feel. I never felt so lifted to hear anyone in concert even though I have seen many talented performers that I love. This concert was like therapy to my soul. I am so grateful that I experienced this.  Please meet us here http://dversepoets.com/ where we share our thoughts and our hearts.

The stillness

The seed sprouts into a plant,

dawn turns into a new day,

the infant grows,

and so did our love.

I did not ask you

for eternity,

I did not seek,

question,

judge,

I did not rush your love.

I took it one day at a time,

one stolen kiss,

one moment of desire,

drops of magic in the sands of time.

In the stillness of dawn

our love is sacred.

You reach for me,

our tangled feet meet,

the silence cradles us in the moment.

There are no interruptions,

or decisions to make,

or small stuff to sweat,

or words we may utter and regret.

In the stillness of dawn,

love is reborn,

like the new day.

All that was said is forgotten

and forgiven

in the stillness of dawn
we remember
how we became one. 


Dedicated to my husband, he is my love and my best friend. Happy Valentine's Day to all of you. Meet us here http://dversepoets.com/ where we share our thoughts and our hearts.

My Tree

The veins in my hands deep,

pronounced,

like the roots of the oak tree,

strong and enduring.

My crow's feet light

but aged,

like the cracks in the tree

seasoned and broken down.

On the doorstep of spring

the bark peels without danger.

On the doorstep of spring

my soul is fractured

from the crevices of life.

My inner bark is living

forming new protective layers.

We both weathered life,

at times beaten and broken,

yet we are both survivors.

New twigs are forming,

green leaves are sprouting,

and I am growing new stems

to extend ,

to uncover and remedy 

doubt and fear. 

My spirit soars higher

than my body can.

It struggles

to follow the questions,

to explore the possibilities,

to provoke,

to seek.

When you look into my eyes

can you see the stains on my soul?

I bow my head

and

then I rise

like the roots of the oak tree

soaking it all in,

loving life. 

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