Poetry Wednesday's: The Box by Shanna Sandmoen

This is a weekly series that I posted on my Enlightened by Books blog. Every week I would feature a new poem/poet. This month, I am participating in a 30 Day Poem a Day Challenge, so I thought I'd share a poem that came from that challenge. 

The Box 

by Shanna Sandmoen

I pulled out the box, encased in dust and lost memories, 

memories that will remain locked in mystery forever.

Beautiful photos; adventures never revealed.

My Grandma, holding a rifle, laughing, 

pictures of her dancing in the garden,

so free, gracious, beautiful, 

and her smile; I wish I had seen it personally.

She never shared her stories, not until

those final days in the nursing home.

Then she told me of a farm house, 

parents and great aunts and uncles I never knew.

Oh how I wish we could speak now!

The box teasing me with it's untold stories.

To my future generations I promise you this:

I will not take all my secrets to the grave. 

Poetry Wednesday's: Universal Truth

Love, the honey kissed wind sending hugs from the Universe across the stars,

embracing the serenity of the forests, the crashing of the ocean responds

with its ferocious beauty; the dolphins prance, dancing, mermaids by their side

Galloping through the forest, sending dreams of wonder to little girls across the galaxy,

the Unicorn, takes a bow and honors the fairies who guard Mother Earth,

precious, she communes with the Sun and Moon, spreading the Universal truth,

We are all Goddesses, basking in the glory of our physical natures.

Our Spirit, it sings; heart-songs travel the rivers, searching for peace.

As I stand naked before the skies, I pray, I pray for forgiveness,

for the ones trapped in darkness. I pray and the Universe answers,

you are worthy, you are loved...

and I believe, wrapped in gratitude, this life, a gift.

And the Angels sing my name, and I know I will never be alone again.