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VAS
Member Rara Avis
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0 posted 2004-11-27 01:18 AM



Making Sense of Choice

lilacs frame the window
with wondrous precision
as if they bring peace
to encourage decision

aesthetic balance
pleases eye, soothes soul
conquers timidity
makes me feel whole

calms the quaking
wondering brings
settles the foundation
stills the strings

a tacit of sound
quietness imbued
my fluttering heart
serenely subdued

like watching joy
permeate a party
of family and friends
while outside, looking in

one finds beauty,
tranquility’s place,
in the witness of laughter
the silence of grace

stepping away
for a new point of view
helps appease the anguish
and see what is true

the struggle resolved
my reasoning made
I rest with serenity
no longer afraid

©November 26, 2004
Though the 1st stanza was written prior to seeing “Christmas With the Cranks,” much of the balance of the piece was affected by a scene from out on the lawn looking at a party framed by Christmas lights and garland around each edge of a bay window. It was an awesome scene, like a living Christmas greeting. CHOICE!

Whether on the shoal or on the shore,
I'll seek the lighthouse evermore.

© Copyright 2004 Virginia Salter - All Rights Reserved
passing shadows
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1 posted 2004-11-27 07:48 AM


well...time for me to go shopping for lilacs


DavePage
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since 2003-12-21
Posts 2917

2 posted 2004-11-27 01:10 PM


I like the words very much.

Dave

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