POETRY

AMENDS WITH THE WIND

Invisible you slip in, manifest without a warning;
be it chilling to the bone, or a welcome sign of warming.

At times you gently whisper, softly teasing me with subtlety.
Tender, sweet caresses, gracefully embracing me.

You come at times, when restlessness seems stirring deep within.
With aimless bursts of energy
that lash about sporadically -
then just as quickly end.

Sometimes I see you dancing through the fields, so carefree;
dashing through the flowers, and playing in the trees.

At times, you're driven by a force, so powerful and bold.
I'm weakened merely by the strength with which you grab a hold.

Alas your fierce eruptions can take my breath away!
Engulfing me with vengeful force, if only for the day.

No matter what the mood or phase,
one thing remains the same.
Just as your entrance, unannounced,
you'll disappear again.

Moon Radiance

Her voice rose softly from the darkness of the pit,
a faint, almost inaudible whisper at first;
growing with intensity, each echo called to me.
A well kept secret just floating on clouds,
her embrace warmed the chilling bones of sadness within me instantly by several octaves.
Her sigh was a sweet melody in wind chime reverie,
hung on the porch overlooking the salty tears of time.
We shared memories then captured in a bottle set to sea.
Her graceful fingers flicked away the ashes like fairy dust,
shimmering in the wind.
She sang me lullabies in starlight sprinkled fog,
till misty morning harmonies agreed.
Together we walked in the sand, hot beneath our bare feet,
welcoming the waves as they enveloped our ankles in foamy delight, splashing out emotions in high tide.
We climbed rocky walls, rejoicing in the triumphant
standing on top of the world.

Maybe it was the seaweed halos of our childlike frolicking...
Perhaps the moonbeams dancing on milky skin in playful spotlight laughter.
It may have even been the deep waters of the midnight lagoon where mermaid reflection did ugly-duckling see...
Though, I do not ponder long the why or how it came to be,
I'm merely grateful for the rediscovery of me.

after you left...
as always in life, the stage was set in perfect timing to the rhythm of our unconscious journeys...
i didn't know it would happen when i saw it coming,
hadn't tried to imagine the course in actuality, outside of daydream-style illusion.
i couldn't have known it,
couldn't have planned it....
but when the point of occurrence came,
out of nowhere you appeared,
with profound truths wrapped up in flowery riddles,
intricately intertwined with simplicity, a perfect balance of totality.
i hung on to every carefully poised word,
absorbing every shadow and crevice,
drawing perspective from the marrow like a starving parasite.

....and so it happened through the course that i sat on the stoop
drinking in the moon,
each beam absorbing chaos in exchange for lucidity,
making amends of all sorts as the wind carried the weights away.
i lay in the grass that monumental day,
mesmerized by the billowing clouds with caricature faces,
basking in the sun's embrace - comfort in the place of unease.
as i poured over your recommended collection of impeccable wisdom like a bolt of light flashing to my core...love transformed from fear...
the structure who's foundation was lain long ago,
but whose framework had lost it's braces,
regained balance and stability with each offering of support which where graciously given and shamelessly received.
i ventured to capture every masked dalliance, every eluded truth, every profoundly disguised obvious outpoured,
but my cup overflowed and i bathed in the afterglow,
frolicking in the freedom of spirit either way....
....and just like that....
you all but vanished....merely a trace, a fleeting glimpse...
i watched as you drifted off,
waving slowly and bidding fare thee well,
left a little saddened...but nodding at the knowing...
the scene had changed and time had taken it's stage elsewhere...another unconscious journey...precisely merged with place and circumstance....
yet the magnitude of your revelations left glorious indentations...
you were my bridge over the most turbulent of waters, and i will never (yes, never) forget to be grateful.

I Believe in the Power of Unity.
When Energy is Joined Together for a Purpose, with Intention, our Power is Strengthened - so that those things which
each of us could not Accomplish on our own, as one Individual Voice, are made Possible with the Support of Many.
Together we are a Choir of Voices
Resounding our Melodies and Harmonies of Peace and Love
Throughout the World.

Sing With Me.

Castle Dreams

Forbidden castle stands tall
in the autumn night.
Down below the crimson and gold lights
glisten to the rhythm of the earth
shattering.
Reflections in the moonlit pool become real
and whisper the tales of innocence.
Shadowy figures lurk behind the stone wall
that surrounds the warmth within.
Where has the caterpillar gone in it's quest
for wings to soar above and beyond?
There is a statue in the garden that watches
over the wish pool, and smiles as if to say
"I dare you!"
Dare to wish for the impossible.
The wind gently carries fragile rose
petals and lays them to rest
on sacred graves.

All poetry written by Sheena, all copyrights reserved, 2008

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