Category: Poetry
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OF SOLITUDE I miss the peace I miss the quiet Of solitude Nature beacons me Into her embrace She reminds me Of the winds gentleness And the sound of the leaves As they rustle from his touch And the pitter-patter sound of the rain As it touches all in its path With greetings and refreshment…
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GROUNDED I am home I am grounded Peace permeates the atmosphere Dogwoods bloom In pink and white Cardinals chirp incessantly I wonder of what they speak About the days happenings The sky is clear blue Without a cloud in sight A dragonfly flits by I am sure I felt whirls of wind As he passed…
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RISE With every struggle, I grow With each mountain, I climb I am strengthened In the valley I find peace With my head in the clouds I soar When I stumble I reach When I crumble I rise I rise I rise Simona A. Brinson Photo by Hans Isaacson on Unsplash © Simona A. Brinson…
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HORIZONS When I saw you I loved you When I kissed you I knew That roses Weren’t just red And violets only blue I saw horizons ahead That I never imaged Could be And I never thought a kiss Could bring me to my knees Fate, How kind you have been That you would bring…
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FENCES I build fences To keep me safe Because my soul Is sensitive And my heart A weeping fool Simona A. Brinson Photo by engin akyurt on Unsplash © Simona A. Brinson and mylifeinword.com All rights reserved.
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A BANK On my back On a bank Eyes towards the sky The twinkling of stars The glow of the moon A soft breeze blows Crickets strum a tune And light bugs dance A zig-zag pattern In the forest deep Owls cry Who And willows weep Tears of mournful woe And the bobcat screams Simona…
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give Allow me to lay naked before you Search my soul, if you will Know my heart’s intent For it is pure My only desire is to love and be loved I ask no more of you than I give I give freely I give unconditionally I give sacrificially I give passionately I give With…
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BURNING BRIDGES “Don’t burn your bridges” Humph! Is say, pour the gasoline, Light a match And watch them burn! Because some bridges Aren’t meant to be crossed again Because of lessons learned Maybe you’ve learned They’ll never change And it’s okay to be estranged From someone who has Lost their trust in you Or maybe…
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DROWNING Sometimes I miss you in ripples That come and go, slowly And at a pace My heart can bear But today, I am drowning Can’t even tread These waves of despair My grief is overwhelming Expanding and expounding Laying open, the unspoken Anguished misery Inside Simona A. Brinson Photo by Nick Russill on Unsplash…
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REPLY-ALL Please disregard the prior email Unless you know it to be true We all know Sharon is shallow And doesn’t have a clue Her managerial skills are lacking And her people skills are few I may lose my job today But I will never rue My accidental Reply-All Because every word is true Simona…
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