Sunday, March 17, 2013
A Flower Bud in Snow
A delicate young bud
longing for warmth
in the depths of an early Spring snow
She shivers and clings
to the promise of Spring
when gentle rains will help her grow
Bathed in sunlight
firmly rooted in soil
a wondrous flower will appear
A proof of life
and strength of will
a sign that Spring is almost here
Thursday, March 14, 2013
LOST
Photo by Jen Mandell © 2013. All Rights Reserved. |
LOST
A
world out of rhythm
a
world without rhyme
life
without purpose
lost
in vacuous time
Grasping
for footing
while
fleeing the past
searching
for meaning
in
things that don’t last
A
stormy darkness reveals
a
soul left behind
struggling
for answers
the
soul cannot find
Yet
out of the darkness
a
light does emerge
from
that deep inner space
where
dreams converge
Lending
their strength
before
fading away
bending
to the will
of
another new day
© 2013
Jennifer Mandell. All Rights Reserved.
Labels:
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lost,
notes on life,
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poem,
poetry,
prose,
the still life,
writing
Saturday, March 9, 2013
A Broken Branch In Winter
In a silent moment’s calm
on a still and somber night
I hear a distant call
a beacon shinning bright
Illuminations of a path
of purpose without doubt
A mind that stands strong
never wavering about
A soul that understands
this weak and lonely life
a broken branch in winter
encircling a world of strife
A life of mere illusion
loudness without sound
a constant stream of motion
left frozen amid the crowd
left frozen amid the crowd
We are never really one
our paths divergent things
Each on separate journeys
in search of separate springs
Yet in those stormy moments
we reach out and cling on
searching for that solace
that delivers us to dawn
In the chaos of the moment
this heart still beats strong
a broken branch in winter
waiting for spring to come along.
a broken branch in winter
waiting for spring to come along.
© 2013 Jennifer Mandell. All rights reserved.
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