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Life is a Journey - Enjoy the trip.

  1. Stirred
  2. Snowflake

Stirred

12/14/93

OUT OF THE MIST

WAVES RISE UP TO GREET THE WIND

ROLLING, TUMBLING

MOVING FOREVER FORWARD TO THE SHORE.

 

THROUGH THE MIST RAIN POKES ITS FINGERS

INTO THE WAVES

STIRING IN THE WIND

THAT IT GATHERED ON ITS WAY DOWN.

 

WITHIN ME MY BODY HOLDS THE WAVES

OUTSIDE ME MY BODY FEELS THE SHORE

THE WIND AND RAIN HAVE SHOWERED

A COOLNESS THROUGH ME

I AM STIRRED.


 

Copyright ©1993 by Gwen McDaniel

 


Snowflake

7/8/92

A ONE INCH FRAGIL PLANE OF LACY COLD

SHARING ITS FALL WITH MILLIONS OF OTHERS JUST LIKE HER

TO THE GROUND

TO THE EARTH

STOP JUST SHORT ON THE TIP OF MY NOSE.

 

WOULD I HAVE BEEN IN A HURRY

LIKE ALL THE TWO LEGGED SPECIES CALLED HUMAN

GETTING INTO, GETTING OUT OF

CARS, BUSES AND AIRPLANES

I WOULD HAVE BRUSHED HER OFF

OR PLAYED IGNORANCE OF THE FRESHLY WET SPOT.

 

BUT, TIRED OF THE GAME OF THE SEARCH

TO BE, TO GO, TO GROW, TO GROAN,

I HAD STOPPED, LOOKED UP,

AND SAW THE WHITE MULTI STAR

FALLING GENTLY AND FELT HER LANDING GENTLY

WHERE EVEN CROSSED EYES CANNOT SEE.

 

Copyright ©1992 by Gwen McDaniel

 

 

 

 

Look about you, the answer is there.


 

I thank you God for all of the blessings that you have bestowed upon me. I thank you for my children (Jim & Terry, Karla, Susan , Marlyn & Gary, and Derek & Kim); my grandchildren (Martina, Cassandra, DJ, Teal, Crystal, Steve, Tiffany, Jennifer, Danny, and Kaelin); and my great grandchildren (Joseph, Joshua, Fadora, Randall, Hope, Jasper,Destiny, and Isiah).

I thank you for my husband, Drexel, and his support of my attempts at creativity.

 

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