Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Skywriter



I am a skywriter. 

Daydreaming, stargazing, I fix my eyes skyward.
Words dance across the sky whispering my secrets to the stars.
My thoughts; they cloud, drift, and fall…..
Like stars, rain, and snow
Falling unspoken…
 
Vocalized words scream; a swift storm wreaking chaos!
At the center I stand in silence.
Words fail, silence reigns, and I remain.
I remain.
 Daydreaming, stargazing, I fix my eyes skyward.

 I am a skywriter.

Friday, May 23, 2014

Snow

Snow on the ground. Snow snow all around. Snow in the sky, oh my.
                                                                                     Skylar Byrne, Age10

Skylar gave me this in honor of the Fowlerville Library Writers Group years ago. It has had pride of place in my office for years.  I want to share it with my friends.

I Keep My Heart Hidden




I keep my heart hidden.
My face a silver surface
Reflecting, deflecting everything…

I keep my winter heart hidden.
A frozen surface,
Where my pain and tears die,
Reflecting, deflecting.

I keep my heart hidden.
My face a silver surface
Reflecting, deflecting everything…

I keep my spring heart hidden.
My dreams begin to soar,
I sing, I dance.
Reflecting, deflecting.

I keep my heart hidden.
My face a silver surface
Reflecting, deflecting everything…

I keep my summer heart hidden,
My secrets whisper for those with ears to hear.
I flirt, I tease.
Reflecting, deflecting.

I keep my heart hidden.
My face a silver surface
Reflecting, deflecting everything…

I keep my autumn heart hidden.
My thoughts gather like a storm.
I feel, I meditate, I am.
Reflecting, deflecting.

I keep my heart hidden.
My face a silver surface
Reflecting, deflecting everything…