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I am convinced that we can learn from nature which we constantly overlook this time of year as we stay inside as much as we can to shield ourselves from the chill. A theme that developed in my mind last fall finally emerged...


Less than two weeks my friends, less than two weeks. I am not sure what to do with myself.



Well, here goes:



the trees catch flame
as soon as the heat fades.
they burn bright, consumed
until they go out in a blaze of glory.
only to be left bare,
left naked in the cold
to remind us of their gaunt limbs
that are covered year-round.
forgotten beneath their lush, verdant beauty
exposed without a place to hide
yet all the more beautiful--
strong, in their weakest season
to endure the harshest conditions.
with hope, with hope--
after the white desert melts away,
after the treacherous winter,
must come spring.

winter takes its toll
many wither and fade
the pangs of cold overpower
desolate; life is distant

rooted in memory

bereft of breath

yet life thrives in the deathly quiet

forced to vacate the safety of the umbrage



the last leaves hold fast

they cling to the limbs

as a young child to a mother

yet they are released into the wind

not as tears, but to remind us all

to shed our cover, our shame

in your periphery

who could have foretold
the friendship we have made
the paths we trod are so different
at times we walk in the same shadows
i don't know if you saw me there,
next to you--you thought you were alone
i saw you fall--you wouldn't take my hand
as you shook of the dust and pressed on
i confess to you, but i think you know
the streaks on my face were not from the rain
i saw you run when you had nothing left
i saw you laugh in the light for them
don't think i didn't see the sadness in your eyes
your strength is your only weakness
let your weakness be your strength
i saw you heal their wounds
with the beauty of your soul
as you gave all your love
then shuddered, shivered in the cold
hoping to one day be loved
you poured yourself out
and took nothing in
let me fill your shoes for awhile
and carry the burden you think i can't see
my heart is heavy from bearing it with you
i'd do anything to steal your pain
don't wither away
don't let the ghosts of your past haunt you
don't forget who you are
don't give up on love
stop
let yourself be filled
so that you can dance again
upon hope without pain

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I don't know why I'm posting this. I don't know why I've written it. I don't know why there's bad rhyme in it when I don't like to rhyme. I don't know why I'm being open. I don't know why I can't come to terms with leaving. Well here goes. It's not well written it just spilled out of me.



Tell me there's something wrong with me

That I'm blowing things out of proportion

Right now I can't think or see clearly

Flooded by tears and emotion



Tell me it's going to be all right

That really I'm just confused

I long to hide in the night

And in its peace find refuge



Tell me that later I'll laugh

That I shouldn't worry

As I move across the map

Will you remember me?



Tell me I shouldn't feel this way

That I needn't cling

You're a rainbow in a day of gray

Please please won't you sing?



I can't shake the thought of losing you

Whether it's just for now or forever

Its all the same

And I can't, I won't, forget



Tell me we'll meet again

Tell me that it will be the same

Tell me that time doesn't change

Tell me you'll be all right



I can't shake the thought of losing you

Whether it's just for now or forever

Its all the same

And I can't, I won't, forget