Nearest Reflections

by Jeanne Fiedler
(Washington Twp., NJ)

The spaces in my mind
take flight through the trees
endlessing roaming and wondering

My heart feels the pain
of a lonely and lost life
I try to catch my breath and move on

My spirit is needy and reaches
for the purpose of my being
The strong sparkle of the love I need to feel

My soul is light and airy
but sometimes dark and aching
The contrast leaves me lost somewhere in time

Living the spiritual and physical
Brings its good and bad
I fly and fall in beating moments

Up and down, true or false
The moods that will tempt me
into paradise or darkness under

The emotions must stay calm
The thoughts maintaining balance
Keeping me anchored at the shore

Living for the next expectation
of intensitiy of feeling
The fancy and fantasy of all good