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Lost
"Lost" is such a changing word.
It can mean being stranded
without a sense of direction, or
so caught up in the moment
that the world around you melts away.
For me, to be lost is to be
surrounded by some force, -
Dreams
Dreams.
We all have them.
So real, so close, so tangible
we can almost reach out
and touch them—
yet
they remain elusive,
evading our
whispered wishes,
tears shed in despair,
mind and body worn -
Winter Magic
There’s something so magical
about a New England winter.
I don’t know if it’s the way the snow falls,
one night in November,
all at once:
a softy, downy blanket over the rolling hills
and woods,
Or how -
Faults
Humans are full of faults
to a fault,
chasing the idea of perfection,
in itself a flaw;
When, inevitably, we do fall,
we have devised our means
to appease all,
such as test retakes
or apologies.
Apologies -
Tired
Do you ever feel
So—Tired—
that your eyes could close
and you linger upon the same thought
for a moment too long
Then you're suddenly fast asleep;
your mind works overtime
to juggle the daily happenings, -
Yellow Butterflies
Pretty yellow butterflies
Flit over the grass,
Wingtips barely missing
Flowers, twigs, amber tree sap.
I gaze into the darkened sky
And feel a certain blue;
the kind that weighs your shoulders down