Tag: Vacation

Confirmations

Some set off to find themselves; 
some say wherever you go, there you are. 
Some never choose paths to explore
but remain stagnant, wishing upon stars. 

(But stars are evermoving,
taking those wishes with them,
beckoning the dreamer to follow
the paths constellationly charted.)

I set off with no objective,
but upon returning, the self-reflection
(thoughts actually in the clouds!)
made me realize about myself
that I am exactly who I thought I’ve already
found.

It’s the lightest I’ve ever felt
upon returning, for now, to the ground. 

Undetected

I escape undetected

slip past the sea-oat rimmed fence,

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cross the bridge

to the great blue expanse,

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leave behind the land

until toes get lifted

from underwater sand,

 

and I am in the

unstable hand,

 

at the whim

of my moody

but trusted friend

 

to take me

fathoms deep

into the abyss

of an empty head,

 

afloat in the saltwater solution

that expels the world

with each exhaled breath.

 

I only focus occasionally

on the shore

to reality check

my location

while away indefinitely

on my solitude vacation,

 

in no hurry to return

to the daily obligations.

I shift back my attention

to Sea’s lovely manipulations,

 

back and forth

with occasional playful splashes.

Cradle me awhile longer,

at least until the next pelican passes…

 

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Poem and images ©LauraDenise

Welcome to Paradise

Welcome to Paradise!

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Leave all that you carry

and weightlessly sink

your toes and soul into

the warm, sandy silk,

let the palm leaves

sway you into dreams

where whatever you please,

you receive,

without any guilt.

Upon the tide,

set your secrets afloat;

no need

for a glass-bottle

bottomless boat,

for your messages

will be properly

delivered,

or kept safe

from discovery

always and forever.

 

Just whisper

to the sea

your desires;

they are in the best

non-hands adrift in

the benevolent waters.

Upon the shores,

the flow will bring

the subtle clues

to the answers you seek.

Open your heart

and be willing to receive;

listen for the voice

within

that rises to sing

when prompted by

the aquatic

symphony,

and when you have to leave,

regret not the return,

forget not the lyrics

you remembered

in your rebirth.

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