Happy Place
Celebrate There need not be an occasion On the calendar To enjoy a vacation From the negative noise And non-stop chatter Honestly, I’d rather… Focus on And fully embrace The beauty of A happy place
Tag: life
Splintered
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
Windswept Sky
In another place Some other time When the days of you And I are gone; Different sets of eyes Will see Us in the clouds Forever-free; Decorating the sky – beautifully For those who’ll surely be: Studying the same scene, Questioning and wondering, Searching and asking “Why?” As they scan the windswept sky; To see… Read More Windswept Sky
Survivors
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…
Eternal Gates
Along your journey They’ll be many chances To stop and worry Through obstructed glances From outside the closed gates Where you’ll eventually wait With bated breath To learn where your future’s spent When your journey is done You’ll learn your fate; Did you live right Throughout your life? Through happenstance And circumstance; Did you give… Read More Eternal Gates
Weathered
Steps grow heavy Upon weathered wood The end is near In all likelihood; Old bones creak As toes sink into sand: A warm embrace A welcoming hand To the water’s edge And the ever-changing tide That tickles tired feet As it revives A weary soul Not yet done learning; A boat ride awaits To… Read More Weathered
Resurrected from Rubble
Milestones and memories Collected and stacked One on top of the other They continually amass; Chips off the block Separately weak Mortared together The story’s complete; Mishandling conflict Creates crumbling dust: Respecting life lessons Learning to trust; Where you are, The road you’ve taken there, Your steps not yet traveled Are not a path to… Read More Resurrected from Rubble
Rise Above
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
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
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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