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 Jul 25 Anais Vionet
Maddy
Not saying goodbye or farewell just yet
Fifty year friendships should be treaured
Alas there is tarnish and strange vibes around it now
Calls are lessened and get togethers far and few between
When next time comes play it by ear?
We will see how it goes
Drastic change so hard to know you
Who are you?
You are unrecognizable
Not sure that I want to continue this
Fond next time
You tell us, ‘Fix your eyes on me,’
Yet, I let them wander...
To others, to socials;
To the eternal slumber —
To anything that will distract,
What is this hole in me that gnaws at
me so deep?
Fought so hard to be alive;
even in sleep* —
Lord, open my eyes,
Yes, awaken me again
from this earthly  ‘freeze’
so that I can live,
thrive and fix my eyes on thee.
A poem from the archives.
*the 40-day coma
 Jul 25 Anais Vionet
BEEZEE
He is the light
breaking through the trees
at dawn.

The dust
that falls softly
from the stars.

The wind
that blows leaves
into the air.

And the moon
beaming
on her skin
so fair.

Subtleties
with remarkable beauty.

His love
lives within the universe—
so truly.

He is the light
breaking through the trees
at dawn.

She will cherish a love
until she is gone.
Nov 21 2020
A quiet tribute to my (now) husband
We had only been dating 7 months when I wrote this.
Today is our 2 year wedding anniversary
We are not the most intelligent
Species on Earth
But brilliance is found
In all things
Everywhere

Whether we refuse
to use  
Our brains
The heart knows

it was designed
that way
by the divine
cloak of darkness
In the shadows
Where possibility grows
Down in the fertile valley
of quiet

Trees saving trees thru
Root of the root
Or bees doing
Their diligence as
Written within their
Tiny bodies

As caretakers of Earth
We cannot escape
natural law

Nature is delicate
She must be revered

The next level is not optional
Sentience has spoken
The new age is subtle and
Silently here
to stay
Shhhhhh…
always the child
who never got appreciated
just an unwanted child
trying her hardest
to be the perfect one—
just once.
trying her hardest
to be appreciated,
dying to hear:
“you did a great job,”
“the dish you cooked was very nice,”
“i’m proud of you,”
“you scored 98% in maths,”
“i’m proud of my daughter.”
she just wanted
to be loved.
to be seen.
to be appreciated.
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