Something green takes me
Back to then
When there were forests
Made of pine
And the Lilac grew
From tree roots.
The canopy so lush
The birds sang
From branches
And the Cranes ate
Among moss laden pine
Where the water was plentiful.
When the Earth was green
There were few waiting to leave –
Always wanting to bathe in its warmth.
The sun shone bright
Over the horizon
Where the Mountains sat
Beneath an orange sky.
When I think of green,
Before I became the night sky,
I want to go back to then
Before the prison bars took me away –
Being homeless did not matter
Because I would lick
Frost from my fingers
When I could still touch the Earth.
Death isn’t necessarily an eerie place
But all the newness
Isn’t from long ago
Like the Earth.
I like it here among the Heavens –
When the lights go out
There is stillness here
Like an essence and I like
The richness of memory
Where I lay beneath a hot sun.
The temperature doesn’t change here.
I’m mad some days
When I cannot smell the Lilac
But I can still see the moss
Most days because a mind never forgets
Whereas the senses may have died too.
I relish in the idea of feeling
Skin again that is damp like the trees.
I feel the moss with my feet –
If I just think long and hard enough.
Basking now as a body of light
Has its advantages
Where one becomes a star
And then things are alright. Awhile.
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When Things are Alright Awhile
by Candace Meredith
BIO: Candace Meredith earned her Bachelor of Science degree in English Creative Writing from Frostburg State University in the spring of 2008. Her works of poetry, photography and fiction have appeared in literary journals Bittersweet, The Backbone Mountain Review, The Broadkill Review, In God’s Hands/Writers of Grace, A Flash of Dark, Greensilk Journal, Saltfront, Mojave River Press and Review, Scryptic Magazine, Unlikely Stories Mark V, The Sirens Call, The Great Void, BAM Writes, Foreign Literary, Lion and Lilac Magazine, The Green Shoe Sanctuary Literary Journal, Setu Magazine, Impspired Magazine and various others. Candace lives in Virginia with her two sons and her daughter and fiancé. She earned her Master of Science degree in Marketing and Communications from West Virginia University. Candace is the author of various books titled Contemplation: Imagery, sound and Form in Lyricism (a collection of poetry), Losing You (a novella collection), Winter Solstice (book 1 of a 4 book series): The Crone (book 2), The Lady of Brighton (book 3), Summer Solstice (book 4 in progress) and her recently published children’s books A-Hoy Frankie! Your Riverboat Captain, Matilda Gets Adopted, Who Farted?, Andre the Broken Tea Cup Goes to the Market and forthcoming Nola Plays Baseball, Little Blue Shoe and Girls Drive Jeeps. Candace is also the author of several novels and stories being adapted for film.
Check out her website at www.candacemeredithbooks.com
