A divine paintbrush Delineates the lines Between heaven and earth’s Beautiful design In the windswept bog grass And the ever-changing tide To each grain of sand Forming the dunes that divide A starting point And the transitional lines That feather and seep Over time Until blended as one Vibrant masterpiece refined By unending change… Read More Masterpiece
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…
Waves crash With a frothy kiss Upon sandy lips Strewn with rocky regrets; Of kisses past That didn’t last The landscape changed Never again the same; Redefined… Into a shoreline Affected… But not broken; Encouraged by the promise Of a frothy kiss that’s honest As it cleanses and washes over Until all before is forgotten
A sunny day To push the blues away And get lost in a field Of sunflower bliss; Where happiness and dreams Show on sun-kissed faces While the balmy breeze Ruffles and chases; The worker bees And our troubles away
In a world of flowers And fluttering wings A passing glance Turned to romance; In a comforting embrace I found peace When you became My resting place
Sail away Across Freedom Bay On a thankful voyage This Independence Day Where wishes come true Against a sky of blue And celebrations end In a colorful blend Of cheers and fireworks That light up the night sky In honor of the stars and stripes We so proudly fly
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
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…
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
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
Jessica M. Collette 
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