Poetry

Authenticity

~ ~M ~ 22 Comments

Worn and stripped away
Those sharp, rough edges of me
Authenticity

© 2022 Michelle Cook

 

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On friends

~ ~M ~ 30 Comments

Having fewer friends
is often more,
close friendships
need caring for.

And the best way
to stay bonded and near
is by loving completely and
being sincere.

Lending your heart
or a sympathetic ear
can help eliminate
all sorts of fears.

And one good friend
is all we really need
for the heart to be happy
and blissfully freed.

© 2022 Michelle Cook

 

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Earth

~ ~M ~ 38 Comments

I’ve trudged along your rocky outcroppings
and gathered your weathered body in my fist.

I’ve seen the many layers of you erode over time
and sought solace in the beauty of your unexplainable existence.

I’ve discovered all I am in the vast valleys of your heart
and stood in awe as your snow-capped peaks towered over me.

And there’s never been a single day that I haven’t wept in your glorious presence
because your divine nature pulls all my sorrows right out of my soul.

© 2022 Michelle Cook

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The difference

~ ~M ~ 19 Comments

Love is just a word
Four letters is all it is
Bliss when said by you

© 2022 Michelle Cook

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In-between the gloom

~ ~M ~ 22 Comments

Heavy hearts
and ruined days
Sunlight sparkles
shadowed by haze
And yet in-between
is a glimmer of gold
A future so bright
the perfect secret untold
Layers of pristine petals
align in an exquisite array
Carpeting our path
showing us the way
Guiding our footsteps
providing us with hope
A gentle reminder
helping us to cope

© 2022 Michelle Cook

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