Category Archives: poetry
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
Life/Death
Daylight, Darkness
Waking, Sleeping
Life progresses
Day by day
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Status Quo, Change
Reactionary, Revolutionary
Peace, War
Life, then Death.
Step by Step
Marching on step by step
Winds of change drive forward
Packing boxes, purging
Former chapters closing
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What’s ahead unknowing
Daunting plus exciting
Off to learn life’s lessons
Gone the safety net
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Off the cliff, dare to jump
Will I soar or tailspin?
Crash or fly like eagle?
Time will tell the outcome
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Marching on step by step
Are there any choices?
Sun rises every day
I must meet the challenge.
The Way Back
The Way Back from loss
A struggle each day
My heart torn in half
I wished he could stay
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Alas, not to be
His job was complete
Fulfilled, he must go
Ancestors to meet
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The Way Back from grief
I stumble and fall
In potholes of pain
Picked up to stand tall
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New chapters to write
And places to see
More people to help
Adventures for me
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The teacher is life
To live it, to learn
Move forward he says
My love’s at each turn
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The Way Back takes time
To heal and move on
With wide open eyes
To see what’s beyond.
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Excited and daunted
My soul will be fed
I know it’s the path
The Way Back I tread
Gratitude Attitude
From where I sit there are complaints
Of lack, short-falls, life failed.
I feel the pity for myself
For no one else would care.
I cry the tears and lick my wounds
Feel justified, I moan,
Alone, poor me, I dwell depressed.
No joy lives in my heart.
Rejoice, my spirit screams within
Take note of all there is!
Behold, rise up and see the light
For gifts abound around!
Enjoy the gifts each day bestows
Surprises are in store
Be open spirit to receive
The wonders of this world
Change attitude with gratitude
Your heart will overflow
You’ll feel the love, support surround
And know you’re not alone
Fight for Control
Angry seas launch my eggshell craft
Floating, but a second, before
Gravity’s tentacles tighten
Crash! Into the trough
Green water overhead
Where air had been
Scared, I fight for control
To survive
My fragile vessel, scarred
From numerous storms
Victim of circumstance
Once again
Exhausted from the struggle
I finally learn that I cannot
Control Nature’s fury
But must weather
I trim the sails, hand on tiller
Adjust the course to surf
Not be buried
By the uncontrollable
Along the Shore
Crashing waves, I remember
Many walks along the shore
Hand in hand we strolled through life
Facing storms and sunny days
A double rainbow lights the sky
I see your gentle spirit
Telling me your love transcends
Sea and sand along the shore
Brilliant hues against dark sky
Errant waters lap my toes
Feeling close but far away
I walk with you along the shore
Transformation
Thread by thread I remove the security of my world to reinvent myself.
Will I have powerful wings with which to soar, be earthbound
Or fall into a dark hole with no way out?
I know not what the future holds,
An adventure sure to be
Facing change
Infinity
Marilyn Dalla Valle 