Carissa Galow's Blog – March 2013 Archive (5)

The birds sing

The sound echos all around me

I try to trap the music in a jar

To listen to it at a later date

The snow melts, more and more each day

Bright and warm, the sun comes to greet me

Squirrels scamper to and fro

So it would seem that Spring is here

Winter’s chill still…

A seemingly quiet beach I roamed

Warm sand beneath my feet

Quieting my mind of all thoughts

Seeking peace and tranquility

No worries, cares, or voices to tug at me

It’s easier to find a quiet place

Than it is to quiet the mind

The voices try to break free

Emotions try to overwhelm me

“SEE ME!”, they all cry

Sometimes we just need a moment totally alone

Fully free from everything

Even…

It’s been a rough day

Nothing has gone right

I want to make the stress go away

Forget today and let’s call it a night

You walk through the door

With that adorable half smile on your face

Oh how you make my heart soar

Don’t you know you’re my happy place?

It’s easy for you to tell it’s been a…

Who is this staring at me?

I don't recognize the face I see

Time has changed so much

The way I smile, laugh, and touch

Deep within, I'm still the same

My faith, my heart, my name

One's core can remain in tact

So much else changes, that's a fact

My nature has always been to love

That was instilled in my soul from above

The way that I show it now has grown

In ways that are well…

There was a time long ago

Or maybe not so long ago at all

When I couldn't feel Your presence

Though You were right there with me

Upon a tornardo, I spun

Wreckless, I tore through town

Doing as I pleased

Never fully facing the consequences

Giving into peer pressure

Partying it up

Staying up late

Hey let me take another hit

The lines between my realities blurred

A yearning for…