Coffee shops and quick escapes
Long walks and introspection
Laughing and lining things
With silver through action.
Same are gold and rocks
And despite feeling a bit lost
You’re not a lost cause
Any time now, you’ll find
Amidst the regrets
What’s intact are the roots
The dreams, and colors, even
Courage and breakthroughs.
For now just get through
Take a step or two.
(c) Artherese, 2024
Tag: poetry
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Seattle
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Invisibility Cloak
There is so much
one can't see amidst
the surface, hidden
in plain sight
existing despite
the pep talks --
stifled shouts
alternate routes.
But, beyond the doubts
there is space for
silver linings, ones
you can control
and loved ones
who're there
every summer & fall
then you rise
not just once
and face battles --
a brave beautiful
albeit invisible
dance.(c) Artherese
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Downpour
Rain’s continuous
Flow echoes
A state of silence
Where one hears
What one yearns for(c) Artherese, 2024
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Brave
The mind’s a buzzing
The heart is racing
But still you choose
The discipline
Of starting, creating.
This simple act
Done consistently —
definition of bravery.(c) Artherese, 2024
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Wanderlust
I can’t believe I made
it to and through
Friday, almost.
Not all is done nor said
Not quite, not yet
But life’s not a check
List nor a measuring stick.
The pace is fast
The adventures don’t last
But the heart can still trust
There’s an after, another
Perhaps.(c) Artherese, 2024
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Bask
The every day ordinary
Is composed of hope, of life
Of surprising beauty
A life well lived
Is walks and love
And awe and joy
And embracing
The new, the uncertain
And everything
In between.
The view mirrors
What’s within(c) Artherese, 2024
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About to board
The excitement, the worry
The joys and anxieties
A potent concoction
Of life’s adventures
A change of place
A shift in pace
Is just what I need
Or so I convince myself
Then I remember
Whenever, wherever
I bring the baggage
And it’s up to oneself
To muster courage
To welcome pauses
And acknowledge
Perhaps even address
What my escape is for.(c) Artherese, 2024
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Break like waves
Rushing and trying
To prove something
You’re not but strive
To be is exhausting
Overthinking some
More, a redeeming
Factor, but perhaps,
You are.
Then breathing
Then living
Constantly asking
Is there more
Or if this is it
I find relief
In breaks and shifts.(c) Artherese, 2024
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Courage
It is courage
To confide in another
soul, showing you’re
Not as strong or
Happy as you’d like or
Seem to.
Like a mother to run to
And whose presence brings
Comfort and pent up tears
Until you’re ready again
To face & conquer rains.
Until you remember again
To unpark your hopes & dreams.
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Imagine
Both joy and sorrow
Exist in anticipation
Imagination’s realm
Delight and overwhelm
And to do without
I simply cannot
So I’ll bear this cross
And each coin I’ll toss
And toast to possibility
And almost realities.
Artherese 