Shy Girl

The shy girl smiles.
She ponders and does muse
why when it comes to love
she always seems to lose.

The shy girl hopes,
but hopes seem so threadbare;
in a tapestry of love
she finds it quite unfair.

The shy girl wishes
that things would change.
She is shy of heart and action,
and she is forlorn for a love exchange.

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Longing

Aching.
Longing.
Museful pondering.
Hopes peak and blossom
like a tender and delicate white rose
perched precariously
on the edge of a mountain peak.
Hopes plummet and swirl
downward
downward
downward
into a rushing
rocky
tumult
of
unsettled
and chaotic
waters.
Hopes spring anew
with vibrancy

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Tender Heart (Puzzle Pieces Of Me)

Tender Heart.
Bashful Heart.
Healing Heart.
Sensitive Heart.

Intelligent mind.
Compassionate mind.
Compulsive mind.
Cognizant mind.

Curious soul.
Weary soul.
Passionate soul.
'I-still-feel-like-I'm-6-years-old' soul.

Heart.
mind.
soul.
Puzzle pieces of me.

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Fall

Salted Caramel Mocha at Starbucks.
Gorgeous hues of reds and golds of the fall leaves.
A crispness in the air.
Perfect temperatures.

Football.
Fall fashion boots.
The presidential election.
Halloween is almost here
and Thanksgiving is looming on the horizon.

Daylight savings time.
Fall walks.
Cocoa and hot cider.
Jumping in leave piles.
Time to put away swimsuits and flip-flops.

Winter will come
With icy roads and sidewalks
Snow and bone cold.

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Love, Rejection, and Poetry

Love.

Ambiguously messy.

Vulnerability in the upmost.

Heart to heart. Hope to hope. Healing is the vibe.

Love.

So often in this world

strings are attached

and expectations abound

regarding love.

But the better way

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Girl Under The Weeping Willow Tree (Oasis)

Almost
Softly
touching the ground.
The weeping willow branch
gracefully bends,
calm
and peaceful.
A cascading
oasis
for the girl
nestled beneath
her branches.

Strong is the trunk
on which she leans.
Solid
and
faithful,
on that
she can

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Time

Time
is your presence.
Time
is your smile.
Time
is your kindness.
Time
is when you linger.
Yet
Time
is also my Enemy.
Time
is the prison guard stopping my dreams.
Time
laughs at me.
Time
is gone in a blink.
Time
is but a mist.
Time

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Hope You Feel It Too

Too shy
sometimes.
Too 'nursing my wounds'
sometimes.
Too going crazy
sometimes.
Too snippy with a pen
sometimes.
Too scared to tell you how I feel
sometimes.
Too confused (so I run away from you)
sometimes.
Too tongue-tied
sometimes.
Too vulnerable
sometimes.
Too pragmatic
sometimes.
Too 'I feel neglected'
sometimes.

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Future Promises in The Wind

Future calling.
Future dawning.
Future promises in the wind.

Looming in the distance,
a briefest glimmer
shimmers in my mind.
My passions. My heart.
O, my Lord, where are You leading me?

The call that you ordained for me.
The beautiful plans
that You alone
have laid out.
I wonder but what
they mayest be.
They are perfect,
yet that I know.

Even now I sit and ponder

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The Waterfall

Churning.
Rushing.
Swirling.
Flowing.
Tumultuous
waters
flow down
the rocky
craggy
cliffs
seeking freedom.
Seeking peace.
Seeking release
from the chains that bind her.

She would cry
if she wasn't
already water.
Transparent
and flowing

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