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Nancy Maine Feb 13
In the quiet sky, as the day starts to fade,
The sun and the moon meet in a soft serenade.
The sun, with its warmth, a golden embrace,
Whispers goodbye with a tender grace.

The moon, in its glow, so gentle and bright,
Turns to the sun with a love full of light.
Their dance is a secret, a soft, silent song,
Two souls in the sky, where they've danced all along.

The sun, with a smile, begins to descend,
Leaving the sky as the daylight ends.
The moon stays behind, a lone heart in the blue,
Two souls now apart, but their love still true.

And then, like a laugh in the hush of a dream,
The stars start to twinkle, a sparkling stream.
They dance in the dark with a playful delight,
Stealing the moment and stealing the night.

"Forgive us," they giggle, as they twirl through the air,
Brushing the sky with their glow everywhere.
And the stars, with a song, begin to sing,
A melody soft, on a celestial wing.

For the love of the sun, and the moon so bright,
They serenade the sky through the quiet night.
Though the sun is gone, the moon still knows,
In the stars' gentle dance, love quietly grows.
Moon peeks from the east,
Admiring soft pinks and blues,
Loves the sun’s artwork.
Inspired by Cloudworks Sunset Artistry
Nancy Maine Feb 5
I close my eyes and I see
a tiny golden thread beckoning me.
I want to follow.
I want to go.

I smell the sweetness in the air
as gentle breezes brush my hair.
I want to follow.
I want to go.

My ears fill with melodious song.
It sings to my heart like I belong.
I want to follow.
I want to go.

I step forward, light as air.
Golden whispers everywhere.
I want to follow.
I want to go.

Through tangled woods and silver streams
Drifting softly into dreams.
I want to follow.
I want to go.

A voice so tender calls my name.
Like candlelight, a beckoning flame.
I want to follow.
I want to go.

So I follow, light and free,
Drifting where the thread leads me.
No fear, no weight just golden glow.
I just follow; I let go.

I open my eyes and I see
The world still holding onto me.
I want to run.
But I don’t go.

Shadows whisper, soft yet strong,
Reminding me where I belong.
Though golden light calls from afar
I just stay; I guard my heart.
Where the Indian paintbrush blooms,
and the mountain lupine sighs,
the world is draped in fire and dusk,
beneath cathedral skies.

The peaks rise up like silent songs,
in tones of stone and white,
where glaciers drink the breath of stars
and spill their silver light.

The rivers weave through meadowed gold,
soft ribbons, cool and bright,
they whisper tales of time and stone,
of shadow, love, and flight.

The wind, a ghost of ancient hymns,
runs wild through trembling pine,
it calls the heart to break, to mend,
to lose, to seek, to find.

Oh, wanderer, let yourself at ease,
look from where you came.
See the ancient, soul-kissed forest,
and remember...the earth still knows your name
Nancy Maine Feb 11
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Thank you CloudyDaze for filling my mind with frogs! lol
Nancy Maine Feb 20
Come, love, where foam wears a crown made of starlight,
where the sea hums a melody spun out of dreams.
The moon waltzes barefoot on tides ever restless,
and the wind whispers secrets it stole from the streams.

I have spun you a song from the breath of the ocean,
stitched it with pearls and the hush of the deep.
The dolphins have danced to the notes of my longing,
the jellyfish glimmer where my sorrows sleep.

I twine through the currents, I weave through the breakers,
a ribbon of longing, a whisper, a wraith.
I sing to the ghosts of lost sailors and lovers,
who answered my call with the hush of their faith.

They answered with sighs as they slipped beneath moonlight,
with hands outstretched to a promise unknown.
They followed the song like a tide-pulled surrender,
hearts spilling their echoes to waters below.

Still, there you stand, where the land meets the never,
feet traced by the waves, yet tangled in sand.
Oh, foolish beloved, the stars know far better;
you were never meant to be bound to the known.

Come tumble, come twirl, come be wild in the water!
Laugh as the minnows slip soft through your hands.
Let go of the weight that the earth placed upon you,
and waltz where the sea writes its love in the sands.

Love is not tethered, nor meant to be quiet,
It leaps like the tide and it sings like the foam!
So dance my beloved, where magic is boundless;
Where shipwrecks are cradled and sirens call home.

For love is not living when love is in waiting,
when longing outlasts even time’s cruel design.
And if you won’t have me in flesh or in waking,
then drown here in dreams…forever in mine.
Nancy Maine Feb 18
In the stillness of a misty morning,
The sea whispers its secrets,
The horizon softened by gray,
Like the world is holding its breath.

We walk, side by side,
Not in a hurry,
Just moving with the rhythm of the waves,
Our footsteps sinking into the cool sand,
Echoes of longing and love filling the space between us.

I don’t speak...
There’s no need for words.
The air is thick with anticipation,
The mist wraps us in its quiet embrace,
And all around us, time slows,
As if the world knows this moment is precious.

We wait.
Not for something to come,
But for everything to settle into place...
The softness of your hand near mine,
The shared silence that speaks louder than words,
The tender longing that feels like it’s been here forever,
Waiting to be understood.

And the love,
A pulse beneath the sound of the sea,
Constant, steady,
Unspoken, but known.

In this mist,
In this quiet space between us,
There is everything we need.
No need for more,
Just the sea, the fog,
And the soft, tender feeling
Of being here, together.
I fly, I run, I jump, I cry!
I somersault through the sky!
I am grace! I am doom! I am...wait, what was I saying?
Oh yes, the circus. It never stops playing.

Ring One:  The Debate of Doom!
Motivation tap dances onto the stage,
but Pessimism throws a banana peel in rage.
They wrestle, they scream...who will win?
(Don’t bet on Motivation. He’s napping again.)

Ring Two:  The Tightrope of Terror!
Step one...confidence! Step two...doubt.
Step three...wait, why is the ground so far out??
I wobble, I sway, I flail, I fall!
And land in a cannon that shoots me to Ring Three!

Ring Three:  The Lion of Conformity!
"Sit still!" it growls. "Follow the rules!"
But I’m juggling dynamite and riding a mule.
The mule has opinions. The dynamite ticks.
I wave at my sanity...she does backflips.

Meanwhile, the clowns are stealing my socks,
The ringmaster shouts, "TIME NEVER STOPS!"
The calliope wails like a ghost on fire,
And somewhere, somehow....I think I retire.

But NO! The monkeys arrive! The geese attack!
My brain does a cartwheel and never comes back.
I chase it, I trip, I spin, I flip!
And land in a pool of existential CRISIS!

Drumroll crashes! Spotlights explode!
Someone hands me a pineapple...why? Who knows?!
And yet, through the madness, through all the despair,
I swing on my trapeze...I’m still in the air!

Because this circus, this chaos, this mess so divine,
Isn’t just madness....it’s gloriously mine.
In the quiet shadows of bustling streets,  
Where smiles are painted, but sorrow repeats,  
A stranger passes, eyes lost in dreams,  
Behind their facade, a heart quietly screams.  
You cannot know what burdens they bear,  
The weight of the world, too heavy to share,  
Each step they take, a dance with their fears,  
Each laugh a mask, concealing lost years.  
What storms have they weathered, what nights spent alone?  
The echoes of silence, the ache of the unknown,  
You cannot see the tears that they've cried,  
Or the dreams that lie dormant, the hope that has died.  
Kindness, a whisper, a touch on the skin,  
A reminder of light in the depths of the din,  
A warm word, a gesture, in a world run cold,  
A gentleness offered when courage feels bold.  
So be kind, dear heart, for the cost is but small,  
A moment of grace can uplift through it all,  
For we are all fighting our own hidden wars,  
And kindness, like armor, can open up doors.  
When you reach for another, be mindful, be true,  
For the battles we bear, we’re not just passing through,  
In the tapestry woven of stories untold,  
We find threads of compassion, more precious than gold.  
So tread softly, dear soul, on this fragile terrain,  
And let kindness be the balm that eases the pain,  
Though you can’t see their struggle, their fight, or their art,  
Know that kindness can heal the unseen aching heart.
Nancy Maine Jan 28
Beneath the pines, where shadows weep,
The forest calls, a secret deep.
The wind it stirs, a quiet plea,
A mirror held to the soul in me.

The roots dig in, they twist, they bind,
Like threads of thought within my mind.
Each knot, a truth I’ve yet to face,
Each branch, a memory I can’t erase.

Needles fall, soft whispers of time,
Their gentle descent feels almost divine.
Each carries a secret, quiet and rare,
A fragment of self left lingering there.

The stillness speaks, a tender hymn,
Of light and shadow, thick and thin.
It strips me bare, it leaves me whole,
Revealing the core of my restless soul.

The forest hums with ancient grace,
Its breath a balm, its depth a space.
It draws the hidden wounds to light,
And grants me strength in the quiet night.

In the shadowed depths, I find my peace,
And in my heart, the thrum won't cease.
For though the forest mends and heals,
It sharpens truths that time reveals.

I walk the path, my spirit bends,
But in these trees, the breaking mends.
For in the pines, I’ve come to find,
The untamed echoes of my mind.
Nancy Maine Jan 31
The world turns heavy, rusted, worn,
its edges sharp, its promise torn.
I walk through days that don’t make sense,
where kindness feels like self-defense.

I see the cracks, the lost, the blind,
the weight of greed, the waste of time.
But deep inside, I know, I know,
the way the world was meant to go.

Where hands build up, not tear apart,
where words bring healing, truth, and heart.
Where justice walks with steady feet,
and love is not a thing to cheat.

I hold that dream, though storms may rise,
though shadows stretch across the skies.
For even if the road is long,
I'll keep the tune, I'll hum the song.

Because to see, to know, to fight...
is proof that hope still burns in light.
Nancy Maine Feb 4
Can you feel the pulse,  
Life breathes in each leaf and stone…
Nature's heartbeats throng
Nancy Maine Jan 28
I know the storm you're facing now,
Feels like it’s too much to allow,
But in this darkness, there’s a truth,
That strength is born from what you go through.

Though doubt may cloud your every thought,
And you may feel like you're distraught,
Remember, even in the night,
The dawn is waiting, full of light.

Your worth is not in struggle’s grasp,
It's in the quiet strength you clasp.
Though dreams may seem so far away,
They’re closer than you think today.

One step, one breath, one day at a time,
You’ll find your rhythm, you’ll find your climb.
And though the road feels hard to see,
You're stronger than you think to be.

In time, you’ll look back on this fight,
And see how you emerged from night.
The storm will pass, the sun will shine,
And you will find your peace, in time.
Writtten in response to a writers woeful poem about not knowing how to make another day.  Hoping it touches people and helps them look deep inside themself and see value...worth... and hope.
PART ONE:  THE UNBOUND GLORY OF HER HEART

Wild, untamed, and free she stands,
a tempest woven in golden strands.
The wind does not break but bows to her will,
as mountains whisper and rivers thrill.

She is the song of the open sky,
a fire that flickers but does not die.
No chain nor tether, no whispered plea
could bind the soul of one born to be free.

She loves like thunder, fierce and bright,
burning through sorrow, kissing the night.
Her laughter echoes where wild things run,
dancing with shadows, chasing the sun.

And though the world may beg her to stay,
to soften, to quiet, to turn away,
she will rise like dawn on the endless sea;
unbound, in the glory of all she can be.

PART TWO:  THE RECKLESS STORM OF HER SOUL

She runs with the wild, a reckless storm,
lightning in laughter, thunder in form.
No map, no master, no path made straight,
only the pull of an untamed fate.

She tastes the rain like a lover’s kiss,
spins with the wind, knows only this:
that life is fleeting, fierce, and bright,
meant to be lived, not caged in fright.

Yet love is a thread that tugs and twines,
soft as moonlight, strong as vines.
Will she yield? Will she stay?
Or will she vanish with the break of day?

PART THREE:  GENTLE RECKONING OF HER FIRE

She is the wildfire, the rolling tide,
but even storms have a place to hide.
A heart so free must also rest,
to find the ones who love it best.

Not bound in chains, nor clipped, nor tame,
but seen, embraced, called by name.
For freedom is not just the road unknown;
it’s choosing where the soul feels home.

So she stands, the wind still sings,
but now it knows...she has found her wings.

PART FOUR: THE ETERNAL ECHO OF HER SPIRIT

She has run with the wind, burned with the stars,
danced in the dark, healed in her scars.
She has tasted the edge of all that could be,
and now she stands, both fierce and free.

Not every journey is meant to roam,
sometimes the wild must build its home.
Not in stillness, nor in chains,
but where love and freedom share their names.

She is not tamed, she is not bound,
yet in love’s arms, she has been found.
For to be free is not to flee,
but to choose, with joy, where she will be.
Nancy Maine Feb 7
Victory in hand,
Winds of fate cannot undo,
Strength in every step.
Nancy Maine Feb 11
Cold and moonlit night
Frozen branches reaching high
Waiting for the sun
Nancy Maine Jan 29
I wonder, as you drift through silent air,
barefoot on the edges of twilight’s stare,
where do your thoughts like rivers run,
under the hush of a sinking sun?

Do echoes call you from distant years,
soft as whispers, thick with tears?
Do you trace the paths your heart once knew,
through meadows gold with morning dew?

Is it longing that lingers on your skin,
a ghost of laughter lost in the wind?
Or is it hope that fills your chest,
a quiet ache, a fleeting rest?

I wonder, as you wander there,
do you dream of hands that once held care?
Of voices warm, of love untold,
of stories spun in autumn’s gold?

Or do you dream of what may be,
a shore unseen beyond the sea?
A place where all the echoes fade,
and only light and longing stay.

I wonder.
I stand upon the precipice,
gazing back at a dream.
A thread once loose and wandering,
now woven into a seam.

A tapestry of longing,
stitched with hope and fear,
each moment spun in silence,
each choice now drawing near.

The picture forms before me,
a life I dared to weave,
but dreams demand a reckoning;
shall I stay, or shall I leave?

The depths below stretch wide, unspoken,
a hollow song, a siren’s call,
but somewhere past the fear, I wonder…
what if this is not a fall?

What if I was made to fly?
Nancy Maine Jan 28
Soft winds kiss the earth
Wheat sways like a quiet song
Heart beat in the soil
Nancy Maine Feb 19
Where love meets the hush of dawn,
where longing turns to belonging,
where fingers trace the echoes of forever
on the skin of fleeting moments.

Where love meets the salt of tears,
both joyful and aching,
where silence speaks in heartbeats
and laughter carves itself into time.

Where love meets the wind,
untamed and relentless,
carrying whispered promises
to the edges of the world.

Where love meets loss,
yet does not end,
where memory lingers like a flame,
gentle, unyielding, eternal.

Where love meets itself again,
in the eyes of a stranger,
in the hand that reaches,
in the soul that stays.

Where love meets the infinite
and chooses to stay.
The sea hums ancient songs in a voice of foam,
pulling me into its salt-laced poem.
Barefoot, reckless, wild and free,
I chase the whispers where mermaids flee.

Agates glimmer like trapped starfire,
golden veins of the ocean’s desire.
Driftwood wands, sea glass spells,
magic woven in moonlit swells.

Night unfurls with a velvet sigh,
stars like lanterns in the deep black sky.
And here I stand where the earth meets the sea,
unraveled, remade...where the tide carries me.
In anticipation of my weekend coming... I am going to the BEACH!!!
Nancy Maine Feb 13
Snow candles flicker
Scent of fir filling the air
Enchanting moonrise
Worn, but never gone,
each breath a battle fought slow.
strength lives in the scars.

— The End —