The Poetry Marathon

Toss an acorn to the frog tree
With wistful thinking in the valley
Send my message to the moon
I wish to see you soon

Spin the wheel three times
Don’t forget to close your eyes
Dance and enjoy the time that flies
I’ll see you on the other side

Return me to the oak trees at sunset
Dance so that I may feel the beat
Sing so that I may hear the melodies
Find the silver lining
Because I know where I’ll be

Stumbling in the dark to find you
To soothe your cries
Ease your pain
Caress your cheek
Press my lips to your hair
Shush you with my lullabies
You are safe
You are loved

Her eyes tease behind her long lashes
A nose scrunched
The inhale and lip curl
Before pure bliss flows from her lips
Like honey

I want to be that girl

Made of honey and clover
Lost in the pages of other worlds
That smells of vanilla and cinnamon

I want to be that girl
Tender hands of nature
Hair kissed by the sun
Dirt under her fingernails

I want to be that girl

Blooming flowers made of sunshine
A product of pure radiance
Attracting eyes at the supermarket

I want to be that girl

That other girls want to be

There’s no place I’d rather be
Snow covered windows with a heavy breeze
Fire crackling at our feet

Fit snugly in your arms
Tracing my finger over your palms
Nothing is quite as calm

Our little haven we created
Something to be appreciated

Lift your bow, and breathe
Pick your target
Do not take your eyes off
Blink and you will miss your opportunity
Take it one shot at a time
For an arrow cannot hit twice

One lifetime is not enough to love you
When I couldn’t wait to say “I do“
Doing laundry and taxes are mundane
But no day spent with you is spent in vain

Loving you comes with ease
So in the next life will you find me please
They say when you take care of things
They last, And I can’t wait to see what forever brings

Who are you, now that I’m not here
Now that your cup is being filled
With wine way sweeter than mine

What is it like to believe you’re worthy
To value yourself the way you did me
Loving yourself more than I could

When did my true colors break through your rose tinted glasses
The fairytale you wanted, gone
The truth more sobering than ever

Where will you be when I’m 6 feet under
The hole that I buried
Is colder without you

Why did you change
Evolve so greatly that you’re no longer recognizable
Becoming better than the dreams we had together

She is Woman

Divine by nature

Her womb, a portal between worlds

Her eyes,  an observatory

Her hands, a conservatory

Her wrinkles are storytellers

Her voice carries her ancestors

She is Woman