...
This time I won't let it vanish
like the dream that it seemed before
but I have to act all normal
to not warn I was on to her

Lain in bed, pretending to sleep
corpse-like, I cope till twilight comes
but try as I do, I miss her
as next I peek she was right there

Seated at the desk like last night
the clock shows, just past 3 a.m.
I am sure I closed the curtains
now drawn dim light filters right through

I hear the light drizzle outside
heavy cloud cover serves me none
still, I see the girl's silhouette
when she turns to me, her face blurs

But then a streak, a cat perhaps
sends my heart to my throat racing
she hears it-- the sound of my heart
so she rises, glides to depart

And the door readies to meet her
in a second, swallows her up
flitting, I throw off the covers
at the desk wolf her afterglow
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“If you do not change direction,
you may end up where you are heading.”
~ Lao Tzu

“Read the directions and directly
you will be directed in the right direction.”
~Lewis Carroll

Well, what can I tell you, dear readers? I ignored the words of both of these great men
and arrived here today.

>> 6 stanzas, 4 lines, 8 syllables <<
I like where I arrived with this poem, so this must have been the right direction. Hope you think so too.

“You don’t have to know
where
you are going
to be headed in the
right direction.”
~Christian Bosse

Christian Bosse

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Selma Martin

I’m a simple woman who dares to see the beauty in ordinary. I’d love to connect with you and like pen pals, I want something beautiful to blossom between us. Will you join me? Selma is my middle name. Its meaning—peaceful, complete, are euphoric affirmations I like to think of myself as having. They compliment the joy I feel when I write. I sincerely hope you decide to join me on my writing journey. I Wish You Miracles.

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