Dancer in the Wind
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Fragile branches and
Delicate yellow budding blossoms,
Petals cascading copiously,
Always tearful,
Like falling rain,
At times, a deluge…
She fears a raging storm on a summer’s night.
On a spring day you shall
Meet her, as she gently sways
In a zephyr breeze,
Each and every branch, intertwining
Reaching out for solace and
Grasping for any chance at love.
All of the warmth she carries in her
Heart of silver
Melts the snow that covers the ground
She becomes a stark barren tree- though strong,
Bleak against the sky of Prussian blue
Mesmerized by nature’s wiles,
She remains scarred for life.
If I could only pick one branch,
I would fondle it lovingly, and would
Embrace it as if it were some innocent child, and
Kiss its supple petals,
Only to comfort her, as I whisk away the dewdrops which
Fell from heaven and settled upon her leaves in the very early morning.
Perhaps if one is quiet, one may find this tree
Dancing gracefully in an early spring’s draft
As she reaches out with her fragile branches, and
Upward towards the sky,
Only to capture a glimmer of warmth from the sun
That would dry her tears in less than an instant,
So that she may become strong enough to
Become the ruler of the forest
Never fearing a summer’s storm,
Neither a winter’s blizzard would cause her to fall, for
She would have become the most striking tree in all of the woods.
She would welcome every season with utmost joy,
Swaying in the wind but never falling.
Some day she would grow taller than the evergreens,
Queen of the backwoods, giving shade to the deer and any passers by, and
Generously offering her branches as a place for robins to nest.
Someday you may become stronger as did this tree,
Once lost and fearful, but now strong enough to nurture the children of this world,
Crying only tears of happiness, sought by others for guidance or
Just for a little love so pure and simple,
Reaching out with open arms having so much to give,
To catch a sunbeam in your hands
To dry the tears of everyone who follows you
To never fall, not even against the most powerful winter’s squall,
Contrasting so beautifully against that sky of Prussian blue
Mesmerized by nature’s wiles,
Those scars could possibly disappear.
Catch in your cupped hands every raindrop and every dewdrop that falls, for
There is no shame in crying, as
Tears have been known to cleanse and strengthen the soul, and
As every season comes and goes, as does that special tree,
You shall stand steadfast against any storm, regardless of the season,
You will keep on dancing in the wind…
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Claudia Krizay
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