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Don’t Be Alarmed

June 5, 2014 · Leave a Comment


Don’t be alarmed. A poem written at a time of strong feeling is a good thing…for me. It expresses itself so I can get on with the day. This to shall pass.


Desolation

Parched, cracked and dry.
Formidable aching crunches me into tiny pieces like sand.
Alone, without, encumbered, unfrequented and grief stricken.
Near the rim of Death deserted flowers survive.

Quarterly it rains and hope saves seeds for safe keeping.
But no blossoms bloom here.
Desolation and dust insubstantially drifting
denying life.

Coming to my rescue 
the rain of my tears.
Healing slowly,
slowly, slowly, S-L-O-W-L-Y.

How do you move from Darkness to the Light?

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Lani received a B.F.A from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1986 and earned a B.A in Art Education from NCCU in 2000.
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