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She felt around in darkness

And pulled the ocean to her lips

Her mouth, so dry, let its vastness give her sips

And as the deep glossed water sank into her sand

She was able to reach out. To try and grasp a hand

She pushed through the surface to get a breath of air

Search for some familiar. But she wasn’t anywhere

© Alana Agerbo

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Time waits for no one. That’s what they say.

 

 

So we work really hard to keep up.

 

 

But time. In the meantime. Does what it wants. Has a mind of its own.

 

 

Its own drum to beat.

 

 

It runs.

 

 

It marches.

 

 

It walks.

 

 

But there’s a little thing you may not know.

 

If you find the right time. And listen very closely. You don’t need to chase it. Exhaust yourself trying to keep up.

 

 

Because the right time will stop. Match your pace. And whisper.

 

 

It’s okay. Hold my hand. I’ll walk a little slower.

 

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It’s pouring.

I can hear it over the din of the tv and three snoozing pups. Tickling the shingles. Tapping the leaves. Lashing out at whatever comes its way.

And it can feel like it’s beating you. Making everything heavy. Weighted. Pulling you across the pavement. Pouring you into the sewer.

Draining every drop of you.

But there’s another side to rain. A reviving. Replenishing. Quenching. And cleansing side.

It lights the world in a different way. New colours. New vibes. New life.

And sometimes. It’s not breaking your heart.

It’s blessing your windows.

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