The shadow of pain....
               ... is the beginning of Happiness


© Christie Cote

Serenity

I hear the vibration of words cling to my ear.

The shouting whisper claims my attention.

Sending my heart pounding with fear.

Your voice echoes with the words you “forgot” to mention.

I feel the ground around me start to shake

Glass slices through me as the windows shatter.

The walls have fallen. I’m all that is left in its wake,

Leaving my lifeless body like it doesn’t matter.

I hear a faint enchanting voice as I lift my head

Fighting to keep my eyes open as darkness tries to claim them.

When the figure appears I realize I must be dead.

Gracing me with a smile, she hands me a radiant gem.

Gleaming brightly, the light engulfs me.

The serenity it offers is where I yearn to be.

© Christie Cote

April 10, 2011

Morning Sunlight

Morning sunlight ripples across the river’s surface

A picture perfect moment

That goes unnoticed.

Everyone is in a hurry,

Rushing to work, consuming their coffee

Never taking a second

To claim the beauty

That could be theirs to possess

We take the precious events for granted

Like being able to sit under the sun

Feeling the breeze swiftly passing you.

Not thinking that someday these luxuries may not be available

What if morning came without sun?

Then would we stop and notice,

Take our time to hear the bird’s story

That he sings to us each morning

Instead of hitting the snooze

Open yourself to the world outside

Appreciate what is waiting outside the door.

© Christie Cote

January 23, 2011