Several of my poems...........

Alive*

I love blue green mixed against

soothing eggplant hues and

orange gold strands that stand up

the breath, smile, skin feel of him

the man who treasures each second

of our walk through time together

a furry bundle watching door,

so overjoyed she jumps beyond

eleven years to hug me with her eyes

the act of never giving up

through grasp for air,

bloodied knees, exhausted crawl

reaching one more time

for the best of futures

retraining muscles that could so easily

stop

freeze in place

to press through wrinkled stance

to try, to reach for hands, to smile

while all the while

thanking the light

for switches that work both ways.

Freed*

Steep holds my breath hostage.

Knees quiver, eyes stutter

and yet

a voice whispers

“Yes, “

A louder voice says,

“You own this!”

I move into

downward fall,

remembering the rhythm.

I am dancing

with gravity,

timing the steps

with my poles.

I am flying

across the sky.

Joy propels me.

I ascend above the clouds

of day to day.

Smile explodes

within me.

“I did it,” I say.

I can do anything.

Strength*

(For Henry)

He is the mountain around which my heart grows,

the man who swallows tears, because he knows

I slowly pass through white out.

Before his eyes, parts of me begin to fade.

There is no scream loud enough

to wake the gods, to stop the blizzard in its tracks.

And yet, he smiles.

He does not run; he does not hide.

He walks beside me, each caress a shield

against the never ending storm.

*All rights to poems above held by author M.G. McNew.