Andrea Rieck Poems

It’s autumn again
Leaves whisper the sound of our past
In loss they pay a descent
To the ground we fall
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Silence
No prayers
No songs
No voices
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On invisible wings, doth the moon rise
bringing to the black and violet sky its faithful hue
of magic bold, of life’s eternal dance
It burns the skies with enchantment strong
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Grow to wither
Laugh to cry
Watch time pass you by…
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Here at the river I sit
The sun is bleak
And the clouds are low
But beside me butterflies flutter to-and-froe
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It is after-dark
The sun has descended and the sky has turned purple and black
Now is when the shadow moves
Under the light of the stars and a dimly lit moon
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I feel I am on stage
I feel them watching me
I can’t leave this performance yard
But why do they have to stay?
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I’m the shadow that light casts away…
I’m the smoke that came after the fire
I’m the star that died the day it was born…
The one that cried for it after
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These are my streets
From my birth I knew these winds
Cold with pain
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Are you afraid?
Just let your soul take flight
Take my hand
Forget your woes tonight
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