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Be proud of your roots.
Let them grow,
unruly,
wide and deep
where you are.

Be a shelter
for weary souls.
We all need to rest
from time to time.

A shade for travelers;
living can be hard.

Storms will come,
undeniably,
but stand firm.

They will make you stronger.

Just hold on.

We really only need
Sunlight,
Water
and Mother Earth.

The rest isn't needed
for you to truly grow.

And when you die,
die gracefully,
just as you lived,
with your heart open and with
outstretched limbs.

And
maybe... ..

most importantly,
remember...

like a tree,
you are beautiful in every season of your life.
 Jun 2019 Vanessa Gatley
Grace E
Forever I’ll be
Your dark romantic doubt
The one who lingers in your mind
When all the lights go out
I’ll appear in shadows
When you thought I was gone
You’ll replay every inch of me
Even if it’s wrong
You’ve moved on
Of course that’s not a sin
But I’ll haunt the deep of your soul
As you realize, you’ll never find love like mine again
Show me the colour
of your heart, eyes and your soul
so I may love you.

(16w haiku)
I once knew
an evil being.
His name
was Comparison.
He was shameless,
an unapologetic thief
of joy.
you can look at poetry
with a logical eye,
but you would miss
the message
with lack of wisdom.
It felt like the 70’s
Free love was alive
His eyes were golden
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