jagged its peaks
traveling for miles
thin or expansive
they traverse land
blocking its flatlands
rugged formations
basalt and obsidian
frame its edges
as flora and fauna
fill in its gaps
wondrous views
distance provides
within its surroundings
lost in a maze
of trees, grasses and flowers
sheltering animals
living there
without direction
there is no way out
though your host
the mountain
always provides
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face value
kind, caring
second look
more to the eye
depends on who you are
is what is seen
what you know
governs your response
from someone
amongst levels of insight
start to wonder
what is the real
thought anyway?
-Jennie Nawrocki
sleek, smooth, rough
the outside lays patterns
for the content within
an open air surface
attached to four legs
becomes the table
whether for big events
small dinner parties
or becoming
project avenue
shorter with a few drawers
morphs into a desk
for handling business
personal and professional
though mostly general
correspondence completed
through an electrical attachment
exchanging drawers for shelves
extending throughout its borders
history, both fact and fiction
are held within the papers
of bound books
accented with do dads and treasures
becoming low to the ground
picture books and treasures
rest alongside cups and glasses
combined with snacks
support people congregating
while living daily
when made tall
and shelves are filled
occupied with drawers
they hold many things
only a few are invited to open
still leaving this
sleek, smooth, rough surface
as a stable frame
for all your needs
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faced with a storm
preparations begin
sorting knowledge
bringing insight
amongst possible outcomes
taping weak items
giving them strength
packing small items
in places unable
to find windows
in their cross paths
wind swirls around
never really impacting
those things
safe and sound
as rain pecks
in awkward ways
leaving water to find
level ground
flowing in sheaths
rinsing away
all debris in its path
it waits for no one
while leaving
marks behind
able to grow into
a home again
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scurrying around
gathering food
finding shelter
avoiding danger
it follows its senses
fulfilling duties
starting from a skeleton
of capabilities
for its importance
relays amongst
all living things
basic survival
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information talored
conversations guided
research manipulated
is there anywhere
agendas aren’t present
mind free to think
words objective
is there anywhere
signs are persuasive
recollections unskewed
through personal perspective
is there anywhere
one can learn
open is opportunities
all sides are given
is there anywhere
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as an action it’s passive
as communication it’s steady
as a meditative state it’s relaxing
seemingly impenetrable
its abilities are strong
as an emotion it’s stable
as a thought it’s everything
as a skill it’s necessary
seemingly the way to live
it’s zen
nothing like it
can’t compare
it is not mystical
either conjured in a dream
missing all aspects
where fairy tales are made
it is a wonder
how it came to be
for statistically
it wasn’t even an option
its rarity unbounded
across the air
creating something
fulfilling simple needs
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the rolling feet
begins with a heel
barely making contact
with the surface underneath
angled in position
lowering the bridge of stability
producing maximum support
broad in surface area
balancing the body
as the other
peels away to the toe
soon to be lifted
across the stable leg
a bodies width further
touching heal first
upon the ground
for the rolling feet
in succession
evolve into steps
progressing movement
through time and distance
leaving behind
the legacy of this walk
-Jennie Nawrocki
She sat still in the evening
guarded and vulnerable
gazing at the thoughts
swirling in her mind
the eyes deceiving the actual
physical objects within her view
there she is undecided
what to do, where to go
how she came here
sitting still in the evening
lives lived, travels made
seamlessly give no direction
career transitions
relationship roulette
garners her thoughts
sitting still in the evening
as to how to proceed
nothing is simple
anything ahead
lay unmapped, unguided
sitting still in the evening
motions frozen
for moving forward
questions personal strength
sitting still in the evening
working through fears
extinguishing bad habits
sitting still in the evening
she no longer is
sitting still in the evening
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