 Illuminate the Shadows of My Heart A whisper in the night caught by a gentle southern breeze... "I love you," Grazing across the wisteria laden treetops... "You heal me," Racing and fluttering against moonbeams... "Your scent," Tingling my senses to life... "Is intoxicating magic." A breath, two heartbeats in sync with an elemental clock, Set into motion centuries before the Earth began to spin on its axis... Eloquent words dance through the corners of my mind and bounce off of one another Creating sparks that illuminate the shadows of my heart. Precious moments stolen from the vestibules of ordinary days Imprint themselves like footsteps of light across my soul. Joy pours out of me like water from an ancient waterfall, Creating mist that glistens on everything it touches. I close my eyes and remember that you exist somewhere other than dreams. It is enough. by Amy Marie Schaefer 29 Aug. 2012 Dedicated in loving memory to Maya Angelou, whose words, light, and soul touched many lives. *Image from www.commons.wikimedia.org.
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I grew up in rural North Carolina. When I was only nineteen, I moved away and became a military wife. My only aspiration at that tender time in my life was to create an adult life that "fixed" all of the "injustices" of my childhood. Secretly, however, I wanted to reach for the sky! I wanted to be a writer and find ways to "save the world" (my mother used to say, "You have Save the World Syndrome".). Mostly, I wanted to matter. Archives
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