Never Meant to Be Still
The sceneTo look, to find, to rewindThe movieTo view, to feel, to replayThe reelTo scan, to spy, to realizeThe photoOnce moving, breathing, flyingWas never meant to beStill
Tag: Poems
Our Gift
It’s a month to gather Harvest and share A pause to give thanks A moment to care Blessings, losses A laugh, a tear We reminisce And give thanks For our gift Another year
Simple. Sweet. Carefree
Simple. Sweet. Carefree. That’s how summer should be!… Read More Simple. Sweet. Carefree
The Day
The day ended As it began With Sun and Dark Shaking hands Agreeing Now and then To do it all Over again
Mountains
Inevitably, there will be mountains Majestic, mysterious, immovable things With so many lessons With them, they’ll bring Valleys and peaks Highs and lows To a myriad of places On those mountains, we’ll go Up to the peak On top of it all But the air is thin And it’s a long way to fall Down… Read More Mountains
Figments
Forgotten moments What will they become When the book closes When all is said and done Erased by time Lost in space As unrecognizable As a stranger’s face Figments Of what once was Will someday become Moments forgotten
Weight of July
Even the plants wilt Under the weight Of July Yet still they grow Yet still they try To reach the sun To touch the sky
In Harmony
She wears a flower Behind her ear So, a song of summer She will hear As she gathers leaves Born of autumn She holds on tightly So they’re not forgotten When a snowflake falls To tickle her nose When the blooms of spring Rise from below These days, too, Will come and go She wears… Read More In Harmony
The Key
Today is the key That unlocks tomorrow It cannot be copied It cannot be borrowed It can only be used Turned And approved By the meticulous Hands of time
Held
Just as the snow Was held by the pines He found in her arms A soft place to land
Jessica M. Collette 
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