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AnnaBanasiak

I'm a poet and literary critic

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Orchard’s Metaphysics

I'm a tree

in my orchard of moods

suspended in time

introverted

I'm moved by the gust of wind

calmed

by soundless sound

rooted I taste life

with the language of metaphysics

bark-free naked

with crushed interior

shrouded in the mystery of duration

stained glass of leaves

in the cathedral of roots

moved by touch

of untouchables

among people

in the middle of existence

I'm a tree

The Clouds

the sky is flying

like the light echo of time

life is infinite

Challenge of the Week CLXIX

Stress. For some, it's an ally, a critical force of survival. For others, it's precisely the opposite. Write about stress, or a stressful situation. Fiction or non-fiction, poetry or Prose.

Meditation

The heart beats faster and faster louder

sounds words and thoughts quiet down

I drift off to the islands of childhood

body and soul are still muted

they float on the other side

thoughts merge with water

I swim deep into myself

wandering without tips

for transformation

I drift off

getting ahead further

deeper and deeper

heart beats more slowly

becoming quieter

Dream

the rustle of autumn leaves

lulled cats

cuddled on the porch

under the dark blue sky

full of stars

in the moonlight

I see my children

sing them lullabies

read poems

happy

in my real home

hugging my love

listened to the croaking in the pond

the dance of leaves

dreamy

slowly I find myself

in the dark and bright

future

salsa

set me free

in the summer salsa

calm the heat

sway

in the sounds

of the summer

I'm fragile

like the porcelain doll

hide me

from the world

The Wall of dreams

Daddy

where are You

I can’t fall asleep

will You show me a film

on the wall

tell the story

of the golden duck

together we will find

the enchanted pencil

and we will write from the start

my dreams

furry philosophers

cats at the table

purr at the poetry book

as if playing jazz:

furry philosophers

analyzing human art?

Birds

You're a breath of eternity

in a timeless space

the sense of my existence

I'm wandering without You

in the desert of nothingness

I remember Your kiss

light as the sky

love me

with Your eternal touch

and set me free

from the cage

of loneliness

describe awkward silence

The Metamorphosis

life fell apart

hid

in the shade

of being

in silence

I'm

music

I play

stopped

in existence

over

time

Why do you write?

Poetry

thoughtfully

slowly I grow up

to myself

I distort time

with words

I turn the world

upside down

stopped

in the land of my childhood