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On dark, repetitious evenings Of winter’s slow, tiring pace, When labors of the day are done And dinner from the table cleared I long for an escape,
We are comrades tried by fire, Closest of allies, Side by side, Back to back, Minefields and air rades.
Slender branches bathed in sunligh… Arms reach for the skies. Carefree flutter of wings Gather around my offering, Seeds of songs in the palms
Softly, as a petal from a dogwood… Alights upon calm pond waters, My fingers land upon your skin And set alight your soul. Gently, as a midday cooling breeze
Come, sit with me In the quiet of our greeting. Unburden your shoulders, Rest those weary feet. Ignore blinking lights,
The grass has grown and dried. Children have grown and sprouted w… My auburn head turned to gray. Dreams have flown away Many seasons ago.
Say my name. Whisper it in your dreams, Moan it in a trance of ecstasy, Scream it in agony. Say my name,
Don’t call me your angel I’m no shimmering white apparition… I am a silver haired she-devil Pulling you into maelstrom Of feelings, sensations
Our eyes have met. We’ve sized each other up. Dark moon and pale sun. Alien cosmic bodies caught In each other’s paths.
Shut the door behind a tired day. Let the last sun rays flee Behind horizon lines. Weary soul plunging into Welcome arms of night.
The storm has passed, I am still standing, My ship still in one piece. She’s gone with me Through so many trials.
Faded ink on wilted rose petals Remembering the kisses That sealed those love letters, Like bloom of summer fresh. Abandoning the steady pace of frie…
Tormented soul seeds turmoil. One with storm in the heart Brings rain. You forced Death’s hand. He is a gentle taker,
Unicorns still do exist They are not born, or seen in thei… No one has met a star-white, one h… In this age they are being sent fr… ©Olga Gavrilovskiy 2014
Insistent, yet gentle and knowing, Fingers of Spring Break open the stale shell, Long overdue to blossom. Insistent,