Connections

On May 3, 2015April 13, 2017 By Lauren Scott, AuthorIn Poetry40 Comments

I pondered long and hard for the answer
wondering, wavering of emotions inside
How relative time has been in this journey
this crazy, happy, emotional ride

The voices unheard, yet heard of so clearly
in universal languages for all to hear
The faces unseen, yet seen in tiny glimpses
of those who opened their windows for air

How thoughtful the praise each time I read
How warm my hopeful heart became
How humble it felt from deep within
How grateful my soul will surely remain

Lauren Scott 2015
Photo: SabrinaFair

Empty

On April 1, 2015 By Lauren Scott, AuthorIn Poetry55 Comments

There are no words
to be penned
They caught a ride
on the last gust
of wind

A one-way ticket

Emptiness settles in

I’ve tried pulling
consonants and vowels
from anywhere and
everywhere,
hoping to reunite
them with emotions

but they’ve slipped
through my fingers
only to land on a
another poet’s
blank piece of
paper

Candor

On February 28, 2015April 19, 2018 By Lauren Scott, AuthorIn Poetry48 Comments

There are words
eager to be said
but they are stuck
in spaces
of uncertainty

I long for them
to roll out
with confidence
on their tail

but not this time

Actions
are
sometimes
frail

Perhaps the moment
will come
when honesty
will be yours
to hear

and the look in
your eyes
will allow
me to breathe
again

Besotted

On February 26, 2015February 14, 2016 By Lauren Scott, AuthorIn Poetry35 Comments

I’m not blaming you
for my eyes
seeing hearts
and my
temperature
off the charts

or for my muddled
mind
to which I have
resigned

and you’re not
at fault
for my tripping
feet or my sudden
desire to sing

at the top
of my lungs
for all to hear
without a drop
of fear

Then who’s
to blame
if not you
or me?

This is
unacceptable
for my
dignity!

Lauren Scott © 2015
🙂 ♥

Something to Say

On February 22, 2015February 22, 2015 By Lauren Scott, AuthorIn Humorous, Poetry33 Comments

I have a thought
anxious to be said
it’s been lingering for hours
inside of my head

It’s a very kind thought
I’m sure you’ll agree
so sit right down
and listen to me

It comes with words
to warm your heart
but listen intently
they’re not the best part

They’re only a fraction
of what this thought is
the words unsaid
you don’t want to miss

First let me just say
I appreciate your patience
sitting there nicely
attentive and gracious

Yet fearing a blunder
after all this preparation
I’m feeling distraught
with much exasperation

So I say with regret
and embarrassment this day
my thought, so important
has somehow slipped away!

Lineation

On February 20, 2015February 21, 2015 By Lauren Scott, AuthorIn Poetry32 Comments

You’ve drawn the line
and I can feel reality as
barbed wire pierces my
heart and blood stains
my outlook on us. It would
have been nice to see
more deeply into each
other’s worlds. I was living
in the clouds not seeing
this sketched out.
So for now,
I’ll continue walking
through fields
of what could have been

Winter’s Lane

On February 18, 2015February 18, 2015 By Lauren Scott, AuthorIn Poetry29 Comments

I decided to pull this poem from my 2012 archives
and dedicate it to my friends whose lives are
abundantly snowy. 🙂 Waking up to white blankets
of snow each morning sounds breathtaking, but
I know it can take a toll. So I wish my friends in
frozen lands much warmth from the sun when it
does peek through, staying focused on the arrival of
spring in another month and remember, cuddling
is also good for warming the heart. ♥

Whispering wind
Biting mountain air
Slushy footsteps
in laden boots
Sunbeams peeking
through cotton ball clouds
Shoulders touching
Parkas rubbing
Gloved hands holding
Red noses lead
icy cold to the touch
Eyelash icicles
forming in fantasy
Faces stinging
to wind’s embrace
Snowy ornaments
in towering trees
White blankets
on the ground
Glorious beauty
all around