Pink Champagne

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High School Graduation

Selecting gifts at our local mercantile

I fell in love with Pink Champagne

 

On my wish list each and every

possible piece of this coveted luggage

 

When it was all said and done

I received all the pieces …

even the garment bag

 

Unbelievable …

I had never owned luggage

of my own and this was

like winning the lottery

 

Never had I received

a gift so important

To a small town girl

dreams of travel

danced in my head …

 

Copyright © 2016 Annie Orignal Poetry
Always…I wish you peace, joy and happiness, but most of all I wish you Love.
As Ever, Annie

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Hawk’s Paradise

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Early Saturday morning…

An outdoor chapel

atop a hill overlooking

the winding Guadalupe

as it meanders through

rugged hill country beauty

 

Gracefully…

Majestically…

Soaring overhead as

poetic words are

shared with the group

 

The hawk…

drawn to the beauty

of an early Autumn morning…

the gathering of believers…

Or…

the soothing words being

read by our leader 

Glides above us in

all its glory

 

Regardless of the reason

The Hawk becomes 

A Prayer…

A benediction of sorts

Honoring nature’s 

grace and beauty

 

Copyright © 2014 Annie – Original Poetry
Always…I wish you peace, joy and happiness, but most of all I wish you Love.
As Ever, Annie

 

This poem was inspired from a moment years ago when I attended a Writing Retreat held at Mo Ranch Presbyterian Center located in the Texas Hill Country along the Guadalupe River outside Hunt, Texas. The picture above is the actual place … Chapel on the Hill at Nicklos Place overlooking the amazing Guadalupe River Valley below. This retreat is very special to me and where I go to unwind, recharge, and regroup when life becomes more than I want to admit.

Rain Down

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Low and sweet

Your soul rains

down on mine

Bringing a music

only we can hear

 

© 2014 Annie Original Poetry
Always…I wish you peace, joy and happiness, but most of all I wish you Love.
As Ever, Annie

 

Inspired by Low & Sweet  from Autumn Boukadakis’s Album of the same name

Leaves…

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That Autumn

I saw a blaze of

color against a

brilliant blue sky

 

You took me where

the beauty came

shining through

 

A beauty that can 

only be seen where

the nights are cold

and the afternoons warm

 

Leaves like I have

never seen

Colors I did not

know existed

 

My excitement

through your

eyes reminded me

of Van Morrison 

And…

When the Leaves

Come Falling Down

 

Such a happy time

Neither of us knew

it was soon to end

 

© 2014 Annie Original Poetry
Always…I wish you peace, joy and happiness, but most of all I wish you Love.
As Ever, Annie

 

DUST…

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We are of the Stars…

Beings from long ago

living on borrowed time

 

The Universe at any

time could revert to 

the past…

Scattering us all like

dust particles and 

grains of sand

 

What holds us all

together keeping 

that from happening?

 

Our love…

The purity of

that is recognized

and honored

for Eternity

 

Give me your hand

My Love…

Follow my heart

for our two dust

specks may just

be the thing

holding the

Universe together…

 

© 2014 Annie Original Poetry

Always…I wish you peace, joy and happiness, but most of all I wish you Love.

As Ever, Annie

Secret Afternoon…

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Late Spring…

A gentle warm day

The afternoon spent 

lazing in the sun

Sharing their passion

Stolen moments…

 

He had to leave…

She must stay…

lounging in the 

afterglow of 

what they shared

 

Later…

She collects her 

book…

quilt…

 

And…

 

with sandals in hand

walked barefoot to

her car stopping to

check where she had

been quietly reading 

for any signs…

any indications…

of their secret 

meeting in the park

before stealing away

to that lovely…

     private…

            meadow…

 

She smiled knowingly

secretly…

reliving the afternoon

 

A deep breath

Squaring her shoulders

she resigned to go home

prepare dinner as though

nothing had changed

 

© 2014 Annie Original Poetry

Always…I wish you peace, joy and happiness, but most of all I wish you Love.

As Ever, Annie

 

 

Someday…

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Someday…

Life will be

Different

Secrets will be

Revealed

Trust will be

the Norm

Not…

the hoped for

 

Someday…

You and I

will not hide

from each other

 

Someday…

You and I 

will not ignore

what we feel

 

But…

 

Embrace our

friendship openly

 

*Revised

 

© 2014 Annie Original Poetry

Always…I wish you peace, joy and happiness, but most of all I wish you Love.

As Ever, Annie

The Mirror

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“… I’ve brought you a mirror.

Look at yourself and remember me.”

~ Rumi ~

 

I am who I am

Because of you

 

There is nothing

I could possibly

say to you…

give to you…

do for you…

to express

my feelings…

my gratitude…

my caring…

for who you 

are to me

for what you

have done to 

make me … Me

 

Find a quiet place…

A peaceful time…

and

look at you in a mirror

 

What you see is

what I see

The person in my

life I could never

be without

 

And…

 

Smile because

you are

Loved…

 

© 2014 Annie Original Poetry

Always…I wish you peace, joy and happiness, but most of all I wish you Love.

As Ever, Annie

 

 

Halcyon Days

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Gone are the times

Those summer days

When all we needed

was one another

 

Halcyon Days…

That left us hungry

Yet…

Only for each other

That left us thirsty

Yet…

The only quench was

a deep kiss

 

We only needed

love…

laughter…

sun…

And ~

time…

 

Days spent in

each other’s arms

The only solace…

The only need…

The only respite…

 

Youth spent

Yet ~

Wants…

Needs…

Desires…

Still the same

 

I long for those days

Those Halcyon Days…

Wrapped in your strong arms

Holding me…

Leading me…

Teaching me…

to live my life

Enjoy myself to

the fullest

To love…

 

Old does not

mean aged…

Nor forgetful

of what once was

 

Old…

gives those memories

those days of youth

spent in love and longing…

desire and fulfillment

 

Searching still for the

will and passion to continue

 

© 2014 Annie Original PoetryAlways…I wish you peace, joy and happiness, but most of all I wish you Love.

As Ever, Annie

Someday…

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Someday…

Life will be

different

Secrets will

be revealed

Trust will be 

the norm

Not…

the hoped for

 

Someday…

You and I

will not hide

from the truth…

each other…

But…

Embrace our

relationship openly

 

© 2014 Annie Original PoetryAlways…I wish you peace, joy and happiness, but most of all I wish you Love.

As Ever, Annie