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Final Act
Final act of letting go
Cast to ocean currents
All that’s left of life well lived
Flesh to dust and ashes
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Gentle spirit living on
Freed from Earthly trappings
Soaring as the circling hawk
Time and space forgotten
Love
Love is won
Love is lost
Love is earned
Love is tossed
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Kill for love
Die for love
Fight for love
Cry for love
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Chasing love
Not the way
Giving love
Makes the day
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Share your love
Not with string
Freely give
Heart will sing
Roots and Wings
Roots run deep, secure and nourish
Building who I am each day
Compilation many moments
Steering compass ever north
Strength from roots, I dare to wander
Flutter wings to parts unknown
Reconnect whenever needed
Free to fly the thermals home
Alone in a Crowd
Alone in a crowd of strangers
Spinning, twirling where to turn
Adrift in a sea of faces
Searching, looking whom I know
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Not one of the many colors,
Sizes, genders speak to me
For each in a hurry sprinting
Dragging luggage to the gate
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Sardines, we are packed in cramped seats
Harnessed, belted, buckled tight
To wait for the looming take-off
Destination, journey’s end
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Alone in a crowd of strangers
Chaos, turmoil all around
Retreating to my quiet place
Tuning in to higher self
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Adrift in a sea of faces
Spinning, twirling where to turn
Find harmony, peace and love thoughts
Inside you and nowhere else.
Demons
Running from the chasing voices
Running from the angst inside
Facing fear the greatest demon
Facing those that rise within
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Run to meet the challenge head on
Fear is worse than what is real
Anxious moments, needless worry
Cast it off and shed the skin
Awaken
Springtime brings a ray of hope
Buried by short days and cold
Wander out, to feel the warmth
Renewed and cleansed, reborn
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Robin redbreast welcome back
Daffodils salute the change
Buds are forming on the trees
Awaken to the blessings
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Darkness, brightness, yin and yang
Minus one, you’d never know
Beauty, loving, heat and light
Awaken to the blessings
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Be aware, live gratitude
Find flickers in the nightscape
See the beauty, love abounds
Awaken to the blessings
Spirit Shouts
My spirit shouts
To give up doubts
And live life’s Love
As shared above
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Relinquish pride
Forgive inside
Let drama go
Seek peace to know
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My spirit shouts
Remove the pouts
Adorn my face
With smiles of grace
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Give love to all
Is Heaven’s call
Love’s energy
Abundantly
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And so my friend
It all depends
What choice you make
Which path to take
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My spirit shouts
To give up doubts
I choose the Love
From up above
Dance, Dance Today
Ball drops in Time Square
New Year begins
Celebrations
Resolutions
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Was the past so bad?
Disappointing
Unfulfilling
Shattered dreams, plans?
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Was it simply Life?
Joy and sorrow
Gifts and struggles
Rewards and tests?
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Two Thousand Fifteen
Best yet to come
Planning, dreaming
Wishing, hoping
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Don’t lose the moment
Live it, Feel it.
See the beauty
Hear the music
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Waste not a minute
Smell the roses,
Share your love
Dance, Dance today!
Star Upon The Tree
I set the star upon the tree
A special place on top
Reminder of past Christmases
I spent with my life’s love
Did I appreciate those days
While running to and fro
Or did I miss the best of times
Wrapped up in Christmas rush?
The baking, cooking, trim the tree,
Will all of it be done
Before the family arrives
For dinner Christmas eve
We’d stay up late to build the toys
Exhausted, went to bed
Excited boys would wake by five
To see what Santa left
I cannot travel back in time
To capture what was lost
My photos of past holidays
Forever warm my heart
That special star upon the tree
Burns brighter from above
His spirit lives forever more
In everlasting love
Listening
Listening to deepest yearnings
Voices whisper deep within
Listening to spirit guiding
Letting heart lead not my head
Discovering there’s more to see
Making choices new to me
Turning pages, writing chapters
Living my own history
No one else can walk my journey
Only I can take the path
Listening to spirit calling
Feeding soul with sight and sound
No one else can write my story
Not a one will take the blame
If I fail to have the courage
Paying heed to ego’s fears
Listening to deepest yearnings
Hear the calling from my heart
Listening to spirit guiding
I set sail for parts unknown
Marilyn Dalla Valle 