Waiting, Listening, Thinking: Poem

Waiting, Listening, Thinking

Waiting day by day
In the only possible way
The only plausible path
Lies straight, like an arrow
However rocky and narrow.

Oft in sundry guise
I dreamt of sunny skies; 
Reflecting on life and its turns; 
But to my great surprise
One learns and learns and learns.

Breathe the air, smell the wind; 
The earth has a heart and a mind; 
All that remains in the end
Is the love that we had to spend; 
All that remains when our lives are done
Is the earth, the sky, the stars and the sun.

Copyright: Rani Turton

Meanings And Definitions: Poem

Meanings And Definitons

I hear the world tapping at my window pane
Like urgent rain
Unwordly wordlessness. Bereft, undone
Empty, a shell the mind has become

Warm embrace, the touch of hands
Don't turn away thus;
Insipid wordlessness. Come back now
The sky speaks to the lake below.

Textual definitions are all very fine. Where do emotions hide?
Deep, deep inside.
How can you lock your feelings inside?
The body calls out your name and then tries to hide.

Copyright: Rani Turton