She was a long way from home
I knew the look I had seen it in the mirror more than once. Another cup of coffee A late night walk on the shore A cigarette with a friend Then off to the next town. Charity
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I found the place between tree branches and sky I took a moment and climbed inside I lost myself there And loved what came after the moment I lost myself there I became peace I became a branch high in the shadows of the tree I became a wisp of air that blew through those branches. I was the dirt that the roots dug in and clung to And I was the roots enjoying the deep cool of the earth surrounding me. I found the place between tree branches and sky I climbed inside and I stayed for the night I saw my breath against the morning light And I thanked the universe for encircling me Somewhere within the shadow of it’s wing And allowing me a moment of peace A moment of forgetting to be myself or anyone else in between… The dirt, the sky and the branches of that tree. Charity Trees ~ Photographs by Charity Janisse ©2016 Photos Taken in 2012/2013 With iPhone 4
He’d been on the road a long time.
Eventually his blue motorbike rusted and failed. It didn't stop him though, from going the way he meant to go. He left it in fallen leaves by the side of the road And walked instead The way he meant On down the trail. Charity Last night
the other world was so very real that the wake up caught me completely off gaurd the mood was so damn smooth and the light was green and white I felt so there that now the here surprises me and reality has remained so lucid today though I am relatively sure I am awake.... I'm wandering too deeply into thought and musings have me caught within a time between the before and there after with a soft ring of laughter that runs through my mind so pure, clear and calm like a stream or an evening walk through the wood by my old red house am I inside or am I out can I wrap my mind my hands around this moment and keep the mood that lingers from the other world I visited last night. Charity 2007 I fell fast and quick
just slipped right into love or something like that... with you. But the gates were closed your walls tall stone above my head with frozen snow dusting your chilly touch on my skin. The last girl that passed through had broken you... You built your iron gates and brick walls high after that then locked yourself into a painless, loveless hope for safety. And I'm sorry that I met you after her and not before. Charity 2013 It seams so rare that we have a chance in life to see the universe from a completely different perspective to explore a realm of life and humanity otherwise untraveled and unchosen by our selves. But it happens and we are pulled out of our element beyond our comfort zone into unchartered days called upon to live in ways we never imagined. It can be frightening and more difficult than it seems like life should be But I am beginning to realize having faced one just such experience that it is more of an opportunity than I would have previously thought. A chance to step outside myself see so far beyond my life and the path I thought I had chosen as if becoming so open suddenly released from the box I had agreed to live within not realizing how amazing all could be on the outside of my own reality. I think it has made me better I still have so much to learn but I am glad for the difference that I have seen because now I know how much more I am capable of How much more I can accomplish when the stakes are high How hard I can work for a purpose. It's so strange because now that this challenge is seemingly over atleast for the time being I cannot go back I cannot be who I was before And I am finally for the first time in my life becoming aware of the fact that if I had the chance I would not want to go back. Charity April 2005 I returned my halo, I gave back my wings. I was sent to be your angel and you would not let me be A help, a love, a hope... not anything. You closed your door, so eventually... I walked away. The assignment was too damn difficult... To bring happiness to one who would rather be sad. To love one that does not desire my love. To help one who is so sure he can do it all on his own. Why try to open eyes that are more comfortable sealed shut. You asked for me, chased after me and then chose not to let me be The one that walks with you. So I gave you back to the Universe And I trust with me or not You'll find your way to peace eventually my love We all do. Now Hear I am An unwanted angel visiting earth No halo no wings but I can fly when I need. And as you have no need of me I'm free So I am a traveler now, exploring this realm while I'm here Offering my open hand and heart to others that may have need of a girl That never fully belonged in this world And they do. They call me beautiful, accept my help and even say thank you. Through those others I've discovered An unwanted angel can be of some use in this restless realm after all. And because of that you were worth the fall. After ever, after all. And I am at peace if I am only to be An unwanted angel traveling the earth. Charity 2013 She sets herself aside in vacant moments with a whisper to remind herself of some sweet laughter on the air catch a favor touch the fabric let it run like water through your fingers while you linger on the presence of the essence in this moment. Charity 2008 Was that the sun
sneaking through the kitchen window casting it's yellow smile on the wall was that the wind teasing like hands through my hair with the faint smell of fall was that the morning that crept through my bedroom window announcing that another day has come was that the evening the darkening sky filled with stars as bright as a glistening look in your eye was that the world continuing to spin and the moon and the sun in the sky as they have always been was that life living still and time preceding onward without stopping could it be that days carry on and seasons change throughout the year and night turns into dawn even without you here and I would not have thought that the universe would continue or even I as small as I may be in the whole realm of all could wake and leave my dreams and step from one day to the next without you here with me was that the sun shining through my kitchen window casting it's yellow smile on my face was that smell of fall and the change of seasons continuing in this place... is it right that life should move forward and that I should go on too when I miss you more than ever before and my heart will not stop aching at the thought of autumn without you. Charity 2005 Through time
Through places Endless spaces I call Souls speak Over distances No one mind Can understand. Though Miles divide Body and mind Souls laugh And live And lay entwined In the sweet freedom Of Understanding. Charity 1995 This is an old poem I wrote. I cannot remember a line that was in the middle. But when it comes to me I will add it. Till then you get the idea. |
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