My dear friend Nancy wrote this poem in her twenties. I liked it so much I asked permission to post it on my site. Check out more of her writing on the blog "Tidal Crossings" she just started (see the link on my main page)…

Transitions

penned Summer of ’88

by Nancy Sells (Nordstrom-Pawelek)

The sun rises

The soul awakes

Morning dawns innocently

Like an infant’s smile

Every flower noticed

Every touch new

Young children

Dream fantastic dreams

Midday ascends

Emitting life

Brilliant ideas

Seize the world

Youth has no limits

Each dream is prey

Afternoon advances

Laughter turns light

Conversation is profound

Inquiries convey discoveries

Twilight generates anxiety

Anxiety fear

Fear desperation

Visions wane

Desire decays

The enervated spirit

Struggles to survive

Midnight mystically

Erases lost hope

Restoring purity

With learned wisdom

The body lies

In peaceful slumber

The soul renewed

The moon rises

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