Solitude 2-4-2014

It's quiet,

densely quiet.

The only sound is the crunch

as I take a step.

I just want to  be at rest,

and keep the quiet, still.

Take in the silence 

and contemplate on my life.

And the simpleness 

That everything can be,

If we just let it.

By Paula Contreras

Youth Fade 4-3-2013

Youth Fade

I am old and fading,

My petals wilt away.

My makeup looks

Like war paint,

It looks old

And stained.

But within me

Still is beauty.

Just look and 

You will see.

Not far behind is glory,

Wisdom there is too.

The years I've lived

They show.

Like a worn out

Well read book.

But one that 

Was well loved

Open up and take 

A look.

P. Contreras

Cherry Blossoms 3-28-2013

Cherry Blossoms

Pink puffs on a branch

Pop like popcorn with color

The sweet smell waifs through

The air and hits me!

The Bee's love it too

They buzz endlessly around.

The sight, the smell, the sound

feels me with a feeling 

Of complete peace.

Quietly walking through

The Cherry Blossoms.

Flights of Freedom 9-24-2012

Juvenile Black-Crowned Heron

I am beauty in the
Eye of my beholder,
I am strong and free.
They wish that they could
Fly and 
Spread their wings like me.
I have no bounds to hold me,
I go wherever I want.
And if I should 
Need some sustenance,
I simply go and hunt.

I am beauty in the 
Eye of my beholder.
They are jealous tis true,
They wish they had
This simple life
Soaring in the open blue.

P. Contreras