lei fraser

Standing by the river
At the water’s edge
Lotus blooms to catch the rain
Each drop a mirror
Reflections off the surface
Like a finding a pearl
In a fish’s mouth
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Words written in the sand
For the ocean and sky to see
A few lines gently drawn
A gift of earthly poetry
Each retreating wave
Brings these words to one
What cannot be said with breath
By hand’s caress is done
The breeze quietly rises
Over the water’s serene face
As the last sun shows
Each word’s last trace
This gift now sent
To mingle in the deep blue
One day to reach your shores
That you may know these words
“I love you”
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The rain is singing against
The glass of the window
Take off your coat and stay
While I make you some coffee
I watched the drops
Collect along the sill
Waiting for you to return
Earlier I walked in the evening sun
I saw the river flow to the sea
Bathed in golden light
Stay here with me
In this perfect moment
If tomorrow is goodbye
Still, I will have held you
Here beside me
You smile at me
Over the top of your coffee mug
As I sit
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Thunder rolls and cracks
Outside the window
Rain falls in endless streams
While lightning flashes across the sky
Sitting in this storm
I turn to this beauty
As if in a dream
No looking, just seeing
Then in the stillness
After rain stops falling
And the thunder moves
To whisper in the distance
I do the same
A bird flies
A flower blooms
A river flows
I am home
Sitting in this brilliant mystery
Placed upon my palm
There is no holding
Only its release
A butterfly finds its wing
Beauty fills me
Though I know it has always been
A waterfall fills the quiet pool
A wave on the ocean
A firefly light in the night
Completes me
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This day, like any other slips by me
Like a breeze through a screen door
A whisper roars in my ears
Like a thunder of wings
I find myself standing in a gale
The windows rattle and I laugh
Unmoved
Whisper or roar
When the wind lays down to rest
The waters grow quiet and return to glass
To reflect the moon there
Dancing a slow tango with the stars
Moving through the sky until daybreak
For now, quietly laughing
I do not know the light of tomorrow
Yet here, the sun still shines
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Wrapped in the evening sky
The moon lights a path
I climb through the tree branches
To walk among the stars
Wandering with no where to go
This freedom dresses me in
Silver and gossamer dew
Stepping over glittering jewels
In bare feet, I continue
My aimless trek
Until the moon slumbers
And morning light kisses the sky
Then, I will lay my head down
And rest.
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Light like a sigh
Spreads gently across
The mountain range
A breath that floats
And brushes against you
Barely there
Like standing in a gale
Wind blows, clouds dance
Then, in stillness
Waves rest
Blossoms unfold
In morning
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Sun sets on the water
Orange light spills everywhere
I sit on smooth rock
By the shore
Water like glass
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Flight of fire
Iridescent green
Last dance
Before sunset
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I feel this pause
Between breath, no breath
The sky is sapphire
And the birds play in the pines
Their songs float down
Around me like a misty musical rain
The pause lifts itself into the air
Curling and turning
In an upward dance
Like a feather caught on a breeze
The sun shines through the branches
I stand
Held
In this moment
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Space between
Words
Ice between
River and sunshine
Flame between
Candle and air
Here
I
Sit
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Snow falls
Serene dance
Soft yellow sunlight
Falls across my hand
What is this?
The question weaves itself
Between words
I reach out
To hold your hand
Fingers intertwined
Strong hold
What is this?
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