"Like I Am"
Like the settling of an old house
My soul creaks under the weight of its burden
Like the life of a river stone
I have weathered into beauty
Like the tree that drops its leaves for winter
I need no buffer from the cold
Like the delicate tulip bulb survives frozen earth
I am stronger than I might appear
Like the brook babbles anew in the spring thaw
My heart gives way to new beginnings
Like the eagle afloat on thermal winds
My spirit soars in the warmth of love
Like the yin and yang
I am the saved and the sinner
Like the parched branch thirsts for the monsoon
I crave that which delivers relief and pain
Like the orchid dependent on fragile conditions
My sustenance is not guaranteed
Like the heart can break and yet still beat…still love
I endure
written by Tracy Talbot, 2003
"My Glimpse"
I am saddened that it cannot be
Holding yourself back
Such an empty success in that control
If love could be yours for the taking
If you allowed yourself
Eruption of satisfaction without reigns
Scary thought for one like you
Never one to lose control
Or look to fill your own cup
I would pour myself on to you
Filling that cup a lifetime over
Without effort or want
If only you accept it freely
Alas, freedom is not ours
To be who we would be
To love as we would love
To experience such an embrace
So instead we stand,
My searching look lands on your avoiding glance
And sees the beauty that will not be, but is.
written by Tracy Talbot, 2002
"With Love"
So different than it's ever been
Strength replaced with softness
Certainty with searching
Bravado with sensitivity
What it is you thought you knew
No longer answers questions on your mind
Crisp lines are now shadows
As the fog sets in, you strain for vision
To see it clearly as a whole
Your conclusions are foreign
The emphasis a new hue
But for the first time you feel you've got it right
The simplicity appears deceptive
But you trust it more than life itself
It cannot lie to you like others have
And so you slowly loose your grip
Slipping comfortably without regret
Knowing now what was elusive a lifetime
Will carry you lovingly through eternity
written by Tracy Talbot, 2004
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