In Due Course

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Audrey Dawn - Oldest Daughter Redheaded Sister

After driving fourteen hours
Yesterday; a cloudy crisp rainy span,
I listened intently,
Searched every lyric
Each deep note
Not one brought you
To my already wandering mind.
Where are the words
Which describe what I need,
Probably who I crave you to be?
I wrote 14 sonnets,
Between various musical genres,
Not one found itself upon paper
With both hands on the wheel.
I’ve immortalized
Who you’ll be when you meet me.
I fear for you,
A little,
My giggle followed by a wide smile
And it was still raining, cold
When I finally reached home,
Warm under my cool bedding
Hot hand upon my hip,
It was there that I found you,
Hurry.

Unintended

Posted on March 24, 2017 by Audrey Dawn - Oldest Daughter Redheaded Sister

I laugh
because I knew.
I was thankful
For your retreat.
I identified completely,
With your need.
I understood
The purpose.
I wasn’t the manifestation,
Of your childhood dream.
I have always been,
Oddly unexpected, in the end.

Within Me

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Audrey Dawn - Oldest Daughter Redheaded Sister

Pristine nightfall ends
Even before my dawning
The want is there, love

Reality

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Audrey Dawn - Oldest Daughter Redheaded Sister

There, if you listen surely

You will hear a siren’s song for mercy

The tone as mesmerizing as she is

It will cause you to question this reality

Her reality, and

The reality of those who do not hear her.

You’ll wonder

Who is the chosen one?

He who hears, understands the song and watches over her,

Or the others who are blessed with the ability to move along, oblivious?

Might it be them.

No battle sworn into, not fated through the sea, nor deprived of who she really is…

For eternity.

Existence

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Audrey Dawn - Oldest Daughter Redheaded Sister

To create genuine happiness could be sealed in the simplest of moments

There would be nothing to their bliss, really:

He’d understand her crooked grin

And fight forever to see it again

Along with the dimples, and the sound which create them,

Causing the wink in his eye to stay

And it being the reason for her

Changed

Posted on March 16, 2017 by Audrey Dawn - Oldest Daughter Redheaded Sister

My heart found closure
Over words left unsaid
I can’t force my mind
To lie in your bed

When trust is broken
It’s never the same
We can wish yesterday back
But already, she’s changed

Mentor

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Audrey Dawn - Oldest Daughter Redheaded Sister

Untied to what caused me
To go beyond what I believed,
Past what I stood for
Lost sight for the trees.
I hurt you, but you caused pain first.
You lead me towards evil opportunity,
In the end, I was who I wasn’t,
You knew better, yet allowed me.

As The Wind Blows

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Audrey Dawn - Oldest Daughter Redheaded Sister

Attention seeker…
Yes, you, Wind!
Am I too close?
Push me away,
Or slam against me;
I need to feel: here.

Amends

Posted on March 12, 2017 by Audrey Dawn - Oldest Daughter Redheaded Sister

You’re always right.
Not usually.
Our day over yet?
What do you think?
Stop… just tell me.
Not tonight.
Okay, fine.
I miss you.
I was right over there.
I saw you.
I figured.
Do I get an explanation?
Negative.
Will I ever?
Sit with me.

Searching For What Isn’t There

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Audrey Dawn - Oldest Daughter Redheaded Sister

sometimes I count each word
other times it’s the syllables

there are days I mark possibilities
i’ve even measured the outcome

wasted, unnoticed attempts
of a woman grasping at straws

the neon ones, not the bendy.
strange. even I would have bet on the curvy one

Life Experience

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Audrey Dawn - Oldest Daughter Redheaded Sister

Surprise foundation
Weave each other into place
Grasping together

Grit and Honesty

Posted on February 25, 2017 by Audrey Dawn - Oldest Daughter Redheaded Sister

What appears scattered and
Left behind, always contains
A story.
Curious,
Superficial sees a nobody,
Welcomed to pass along by,
Wind blows a bit, she nods,
Fully accepting their shortcomings,
Expects nothing, aware.
Astute, is she dressed in commonly.
Yet, most eminent, she
Has use, furthermore, ability.
And she’ll wait
Longer than anyone ever
Thought possible,
For the one who sees
True grit and honesty,
In a lady.

Soft Signs of Soon

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Audrey Dawn - Oldest Daughter Redheaded Sister

Soft signs of soon
Soon, signs of soft
Signs soft, of soon
Of soft, soon signs
Soft soon, signs of

*Taking four words and writing poetry.

The phrase “soft signs of soon” caused such comfort this morning. Curious to see when placing them in a different order would body and mind react differently. Comfort, anxiousness, hopefulness, reflection, and peace were felt after each line.

I’m focusing on language and how it causes the poet in me to react. I’m happy with the outcome of this exercise and wanted to share it with y’all.

Does this make any sense to you or have I arrived at the Cliff of Rediculusness? Smiles. So what if I have…

***
A quick glance into my today. I do hope all is well in WordPress land. Thank you for continuing to read my poetry, as of late. I’ve shared much of what was written over the past year. There will continue to be some of that, please take caution when reading and don’t worry too much about me, as not all will reflect the moment.

I’m full-time mom, full-time employee, and full-time single household juggling, so please know I appreciate you being here in my space and leaving an encouraging word.

Your understanding and support means more than you will ever know. I recognize how difficult it can be to write while continuing to be present enough to encourage your peers. You never go unnoticed. I want you to believe this most importantly.

Thankful you still see the remnants of a Poetess about, as she is the woman who inspires me and the one I will crawl on my knees, however the distance, to find once again.

Always,
Aud