Poetry

Fall Colors

by Kristi Hines on November 5, 2008 · 18 comments

Your colors changed
When you drew near
That final moment of life
Like leaves on the trees
After the summer season
Had come and passed
But the colors were
Not bright nor radiant…

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I think this is the perfect piece of writing to help us evaluate the relationships we have had in our lives. Maybe the people we have lost were just put in our lives for a reason, or a season. Once that reason had been filled, or the season had passed, they have to move on to continue fulfilling their purpose, whether in this world or beyond. The loss of their presence in our lives is painful, but once the mourning and longing for them has passed, we have to be thankful for all of the wonderful things they shared with us, and we with them.

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The Sweetest Drug

by KristiH on October 22, 2008 · 15 comments

Love is a drug
It comes in many forms
As there are varieties
Of potential lovers

You begin feeling strong
That you do not need it
Until you get a taste
By choice or by accident…

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Light Switch

by Kristi Hines on October 13, 2008 · 5 comments

Like a light switch
flipped off
an illuminated room
quickly goes dark

I cannot see
although so much
surrounds me
it feels like only
emptiness exists…

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Waking

by Kristi Hines on October 11, 2008 · 7 comments

What a wonderful feeling
Waking up in yours arms
I pretended to stay asleep
Just so I could enjoy the
Warmth and the comfort
Of being in that moment…

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