~* In the Beginning *~

In the Beginning, there was heaven and earth
And we lived lives of futile obfuscation,
Unfulfilled and empty,
And then into the dark shadows of our lives
Came an illumination.
A Second Life was born
And we smiled and were happy.

The beginning of more ... so much more -
Romance, travel, new friends ...
We could be anything,
Anyone we wanted to be.

Moments of persiflage,
Times to contemplate the meaning of all these lives,
We come to terms with our nemeses
But weep for our loss of naivete.

Exposed emotions searing souls,
Some so addicted to this feeling
That even when this fire turns to bitter ash
They have no choice but to begin again
Not even noticing the one that was left behind
Scorched by the fire.

For a lucky few, love's fire never dies.

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~* Spring *~

The warm breeze slips
Over and under bare branches
Lifting the brown blanket
That covered the earth.

The melodic songs of birds
Waking up Spring
Float through my open window.
Mother earth brings new possibilities
As nature conquers entropy with love.

New life stirs.
Flowers of hope wiggle free.
Glimmers of color reach to the sky.
The sweet smell of rebirth
Floats in the air.

Days growing longer
Making me ponder
The real meaning of life.
Spring gives me hope.

~*~ Hand in Hand ~*~

Sometimes we walk the path hand in hand.
Happinesss walks with us,
Then eyes stray and the path divides.
One walks alone;
One walks happily with another.
The paths seem to merge again
And hands and hearts
Reach out to each other again.
Hands and heart merge once more.
Will this path be the long walk
Or will it divide again?