Red meets blue As rock merges with sky Through a stray cloud Black ravens fly Effortlessly Floating on clean air That expands lungs As it renews and repairs Weary souls who search For the meaning of life Will find themselves blessed By this land of delight Calm, yet invigorating Time seems to stop Between the… Read More Sedona
If we choose to see The signs As hope for some When there’s none to find; These subtle displays Hidden in plain sight Will refresh each day With renewed delight; Opening eyes That are ready to see There is so much more This world can be; When we find The signs In the places we… Read More Signs
Everyone needs A starting point A dream To spin and weave; Where ideas Become reality As inspired filigree Photo by A.J. Collette
What awaits Where we can’t see Let’s step inside and discover Instead of hide From the magic We will find If we just open our hearts And free our minds From what we think We know To discover a story Still being written; Word-for-step Hand-in-hand The ending awaits for us To claim our… Read More Wonderland
A fallen fragment That once stood tall Appears broken, downtrodden Very nearly forgotten But from rings of strength Formed through tests and trials New purpose exists For what’s now tired …Splintered… Into a shelter Ready to share Storms it’s been through For out of its wounds Life is born anew
Scars… Upon our flesh Sting our lips Haunt our minds Invade our veins Reminders of… The times we’ve lived Of lessons learned Dreams forgotten Victories won and problems conquered Scars… Have brought us here Shaped who we are Made us stronger Renamed us …Survivors…
A purple hue Of intricate lace Against blue sky Wind gusts chase The delicate features Of leaf and petal; Highlights of green Form a fluffy spectacle That could easily be In an underwater scene Of fine coral beds Tucked in by saltwater dreams And kissed by the fishes Who would call it home Under the… Read More Where There’s Smoke…
Rise above The noise below A cache of troubles From today and long ago; Heavy rocks carried In an overcrowded mind Compiled as character builders Remembered but not defined; By their weight and numbers A strong foundation laid A stack of life lessons To climb over and cascade; As roots sink in the… Read More Rise Above
Glass and sand You were, I am; Once the same Now completely different. Through chance and the heat of circumstance; The pieces of you Expanded and grew, Until you found your purpose. Transformed and new With a sparkling surface; I offer my embrace Hoping to hold you in place. A reminder: I am a part… Read More Glass and Sand
Ingrained On your soul A pattern Only you own. Where you’ve been What you’ve learned Where you’re headed; Make you One of a kind With a unique design Ingrained On your soul.
Jessica M. Collette 
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