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Category: Poems

I will follow you

beneath fishing pier
November 7, 2013January 25, 2014 ~ Tara R. ~ 14 Comments

In true love the smallest distance is too great, and the greatest distance can be bridged.” ~ Hans Nouwens I will follow you to the ends of the earth... Or the end of the fishing pier, whichever is shorter. Look at all those broken shells on the beach, I might cut my foot. Flip-flops? I … Continue reading I will follow you

Eerie

Fort Pickens
November 2, 2013January 25, 2014 ~ Tara R. ~ 7 Comments

Stone walls do a prison make Echoes of voices, spirits earthbound Crimes punished, lives forfeited Footsteps stalking, heartbeats faltering Run! *Photo venue: Ft. Pickens, Pensacola, FL NaBloPoMo 2/30

Perfect day

October 30, 2013January 5, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 7 Comments

Come run away with me If only for a day We can lie together on the warm beach And count diamonds in the sand Come run away with me And leave the world behind Let our worries fly free Sailing off o’er an emerald sea Come run away with me Hold my hand, never let … Continue reading Perfect day

No finite point

train tracks
October 12, 2013January 6, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 12 Comments

No finite point has meaning without an infinite reference point” ~ Jean-Paul Sartre I don't know what's ahead of me But I remember what I'm leaving behind My future is unclear But my past is lessons learned

Rain down

October 10, 2013March 1, 2018 ~ Tara R. ~ 8 Comments

Your love makes me whole Dries my tears and gives me hope Happiness rains down on me Your light finds my darkness And chases it away Fear can't hide Where there are no shadows

Celebration

sunset
September 26, 2013January 6, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 16 Comments

In the quiet stillness At the twilight of the day I hear your voice A thunderclap resonating Your light permeating My soul extolling

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