The Soul in Words: A collection of Poetry & Verse
Collette O'Mahony
Top 10 Best Quotes
“Like the moon I have learned to be beautiful in darkness.”
“You hold me like a favored book Pressing my spine with your fingers Leafing through my pages Anticipating each phrase You rest me on your knee As you ponder their meaning Feeling me weave Lyrically through your soul And when you return to me You devour me from cover to cover”
“If I fall from love And I am torn in two Be gentle with my heart Forgive my shadows I must rest awhile For my wings to spread And fly back to you”
“As I tore myself from you I heard a weeping sound You thread a needle to darn the hole I left and embroider a new plan”
“You plucked me like a flower from your secret garden; pressing my petals to your lips, inhaling deeply of my fragrance. You placed me in your lapel so you could feel my presence close to your heart. And when the flower faded, you cast it aside unaware that I had bloomed in a million other ways.”
“There are days I am whole Some days I feel bruised A silhouette of verse emerges To mirror my mood And with every word I undress my soul Baring it to the world”
“The chrysalis moves in my solar plexus fulfilling its mission to quietly emerge... then I see you and a thousand butterflies migrate into my heart.”
“She emerged out of darkness To a serenade of divine music ‘What is this?’ she asked ‘It is the song of your soul’ He replied”
“Pilgrims Tuscan reds and ochre hues Olive greens and skies of blue Sunlit valleys full of charm Secluded homestead and hilltop farm Over hills skim birds in flight Aromas whet the appetite Autumn rustle fills the air Revealing grace of trees laid bare Pathways meander through the vale Inviting travelers its height to scale Sunset rewards as evening ends And pilgrims to the night descend”
“If my eyes are covered by shadows If my lips cannot utter a sound The truth within me shall find you By the light of our infinite bond”
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