Remembering the Beautiful

By Kelly Elaine

This poetry collection grows from and is imbued with many themes of life, most prominently those of love, loss, and nature.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kelly Elaine
• Release date: Jun 15, 2015
• ISBN: 9781310911965

Kelly Elaine

I am artistic, dynamic, intuitive, introverted, introspective, and passionate. I am a beauty seeker, dreamer, learner, nature lover, poet, reader, and teacher.Some of my many interests include art (of various types), card making, cultures & languages, drag racing, going for walks & hiking, helping others, learning, listening, nature, photography, playing piano, reading, silence, singing, Spanish, spending time with family and friends, teaching, the color green, and writing.

Book preview

Time

I

There was

pain

numbness

painkillers refused

II

and I cried

for everything

everything broken

everything beautiful

I simply cried

III

There is intense suffering

yet wanting

to see past the pain

wanting

to remember

the beautiful

~ *ALIGHT* ~

Essence of Eve

bare shoulders

butterflies, more appropriately flutterbys

clean, lightly-scented skin

compassion and creativity

flowers

freshly-painted toenails

lockets worn ‘round neck or wrist

long hair let down or held loosely in bobby pins

makeup in natural tones

old-fashioned paper fans

pretty scarves

pearls worn in ears and ‘round neck

small hands

smooth legs softened by mildly-fragrant lotion

warm, scented bubble baths

words like cherish, darling, lovely, and precious

This is me

ash remains of

fragile tiger lilies, destroyed

by harsh dragon’s breath

embers un-kindled

heat tamed

ice to most

water to those who

are warm and patient

letting me melt

maple seed pod

papery membrane

not sugar maple

useful for syrup

but silver maple

strong and enduring

toes in summer grass

sun at zenith

my mind a massive map

Freckles

I

I noticed them today

a few new specks of brown

dotting my right index