Songs of Stones



Silent hearts
like stones
caressed by waters of love,
kissed by a whisper of wind;
ripples passing through
reflections of our souls;
Trees of Life
reaching into a river of joy and tears
flowing from heart to heart,
singing songs beyond time and tide,
and care,
returning to stillness;
a glimpse of eternity
where waters of love remain.
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Submitted on July 31, 2016

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Norma Odenthal

A transient traveller through space and time; a purveyor of perverse verse, expressing experiences in poems of darkness & light, and a singer of songs; Sending words to dance across the page, from age to age, with brief reflections of the music for which the heart longs. more…

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