Joanna Walter
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Seen and not heard, love?
It's okay to be lightning;
Thunder comes later.
Thunder (Haik...
Flowers
To get the best out of me let me flatter and tame To get the best out of me let me flatter and tame
I am pulled by the current, Ripped apart at every turn, I am pulled by the current, Ripped apart at every turn,
As dusk settles on the treetops My languid dreams perch on the sky's bosom. As dusk settles on the treetops My languid dreams perch on the sky's bosom.
That ember glow, It evokes something in me. That ember glow, It evokes something in me.
In a world ablaze with colors divine, Hope blooms anew, like flowers in line. In a world ablaze with colors divine, Hope blooms anew, like flowers in line.
But in reality, they are just caged birds with a meaningless existence. But in reality, they are just caged birds with a meaningless existence.
A poem on poetry, how meta is that? A poem on poetry, how meta is that?
You are a reminder of pain, A source of regret, You are a reminder of pain, A source of regret,
I opened it slowly, As if unwrapping a gift, I opened it slowly, As if unwrapping a gift,
My verses bask Under the cerulean sky My verses bask Under the cerulean sky
I look within and see a world, A place where thoughts and feelings swirl. I look within and see a world, A place where thoughts and feelings swirl.
God’s ways are strange, and stranger God’s ways are strange, and stranger
So let us cherish this newfound bliss, And never again take it for granted or dismiss, So let us cherish this newfound bliss, And never again take it for granted or...
I don’t look back I don’t look back
Trust me, I'm the shadowed figure, Cloaked in darkness, shrouded in fear. Trust me, I'm the shadowed figure, Cloaked in darkness, shrouded in fear.
No need for words, or outward show, The heart's sweet song, a silent glow, No need for words, or outward show, The heart's sweet song, a silent glow,
As memories of yesteryears caressed the heart. As memories of yesteryears caressed the heart.
In whispers of love, the roses unfurl, Their petals caressed by the moonlight's pearl. In whispers of love, the roses unfurl, Their petals caressed by the moonlight...
I've wandered through the mire, seeking the key, To unlock the treasure that's guarded inside of ... I've wandered through the mire, seeking the key, To unlock the treasure that'...
There is a time for me, and time for you to be an emotional fool again There is a time for me, and time for you to be an emotional fool again