A Garden of Words
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A Garden of Words - Eden Roe
A
Garden of
Words
A Garden of Words
Poems and illustrations by
EDEN ROE
2015
A GARDEN OF WORDS
Copyright © 2015 by Eden Roe
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.
Cover illustration: Eden Roe
Cover design: Eden Roe
Illustrations: Eden Roe
ISBN 978-1-329-58082-4
Dedication
I humbly dedicate all of these beautiful moments to my family for all their constant support of my writing: bestowing natural, flowered journals upon me that inspired me to write endlessly.
Thank you. I will be forever grateful for your patience, intelligence, and love.
My family is my world.
A Message: Part I
OFF KILTER
How far a road must be traveled
Before the traveler realizes
That life is full of the surprise
And full of the old?
And how far must he go
Before he truly knows
The more he tries to understand the world,
The more there is to know?
IDENTITY WRITTEN
Sometimes
My own mind
Is my enemy.
The thoughts
It constantly
Tells my heart
Will never happen.
My mind is my own
Barrier.
It tells me
I cannot do it
When my heart
Says that I can,
But neither
Really understand
That it’s a pen
I hold in my hand…
MOONLIT OCEAN
It shines upon the clear blue water,
The tide drifts close and far,
The moon screaming songs of starlight rays
Reaching for the ocean’s ears,
Pulling it ever closer towards the stage,
So liquid may listen to nature’s way.
The stars applaud,
Reflecting in the depths,
Embracing the emotion of rounded waves.
The creatures within,
Speckled and dressed
In pin-point light,
Begin undulating in response
To the sight,
But then…
Arises another day.
The starlight spotted ocean fades away
To become one bright, gleaming reflector,
Patiently waiting upon the night,
To hear the song
Sung by the ocean’s moonlight.
EXPRESSION OF SELF
As society conforms beyond the blight,
The world toiling and danger at sight,
Many are rebelling in thoughtless ways,
Seeking perfection by defying the days.
For our children
Our generation must break the bonds
Of government realism over existential laws.
Blinded by technology,
Drifting through binomial thought,
They lack a care they certainly should not.
If we show our children
What fate, and hardship, and toil can bring,
Open their eyes to how the heart can sing,
Maybe then,
They’ll look the world in the eye
And announce that beauty can reside.
ALWAYS A LESSON
Occasionally escape,
Into the caverns of your mind,
And see what life’s lessons
Can help you find.
AWAKE
Hello new day!
Welcome to my mind,
Walk the path with me
To nature and design.
Journey to the edges of imagination,
Journey to curiosity and a world of grace,
Look a beautiful bird
A talented rose
A garden of lace!
Beauty etches the world
In awesome fabric traced.
Come with me, journeyer,
See the lack of haste…
Be calm, in serenity,
Dive into the peace,
For there are no worries here:
Only dreams.
LOVE WILL ALWAYS CURE
Do not cry.
Do not weep.
Do not feel sorry or sad.
Do not let your strength recede.
Do not let your heart break.
Do not bar yourself with immortal locks,
And throw away the only key.
Leave the welcome mat outside your door.
You’ll be surprised how simple a thing can
Actually cure.
A hug will cure.
A kiss will be cherished.
A little love won’t hurt.
Some cuddling with your dog, isn’t so wrong.
Just look and you’ll see
The precious things that’re free.
Let the warmth of love warm the cold inside,
And know that love is many-a-way disguised.
So here’s my prescription for you:
Take the medicine at least twice a day,
And embrace love to lead you on your way.
A THOUGHT
Maybe it doesn’t have to do with the two