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"Beautiful Skies"
"Poetry Summer"
A few words...

"Beautiful Skies"
8-26-97

Looking up at the sunset,
Wishing to be nowhere else.
Swallowed by the beauty,
Loving nothing else.
The sun shoots through the clouds,
Nothing obstructs its beauty,
And then it happens,
The beauty overwhelms the soul.
Tears break out.
Nothing can stop them.
The sun slowly sinks,
And there is no sadness.
Hearts rejoice while eyes are amazed.
The orange and red hues of the sky,
They cannot be compared to anything else.
The sun dips below the horizon,
As the beauty gives its last gasp.
The tears are flowing now,
Sobbing and smiling at the beauty.
The day has ended, the beauty has left.
Then as the sky slowly darkens,
The moon rises,
Accompanied by the stars.
And the beauty has returned.
And the tears start again.
They fall all night.
And as it gets lighter,
The sun comes up again.
The day has begun.
And with the beauty,
The tears come also.
The beautiful skies are there.
They are there to comfort me,
They are there to make it beautiful,
They are there to make me smile.
But above all these things,
The skies are there as a constant reminder.
They stand as proof that there is someone who loves you.
And the beautiful skies, they bring me to tears.
Days come and go, but the beauty stays.

"Poetry Summer"
9-2-97

The nights are lonely, the sounds are distinct,
I’m alone in my chamber, with nothing to do,
I’m living life as I see it, I’m running on instinct.
I’m living in darkness, and I need the light.

I open the window, and pull back the shades,
The light streams in, and there isn’t enough room.
My spirit is bursting, it is full of vigor.
I need an outlet, I have to do something soon.

I am alone again, and searching for answers.
I look into my heart, and find what I need.
I look into my hands, and I discover it.
A pencil and paper, an outlet.

I am a writer, with a purpose now.
I want to show you my thoughts,
What is really going on behind the mask.
I want you to know. . . me.

You will know me,
If you read, if you listen.
If you think, and you realize,
That there are others like you.

I have had my "ups" and "downs".
I have sensed perfection in my soul.
And I have found a constant medium,
Which I can always venture back to.

I have found a "true me".
It’s not perfect; it isn’t always the best,
But it is me.
And there is nothing I can do to change that.

And as "poetry summer" comes to a close,
I know that expressing myself isn’t a "summer fling",
But it is here to last forever, and to remind,
The something has changed, and the change is me.

Throughout my life, putting things into words hasn’t been easy. I have found it difficult to express myself truthfully, and accurately. This last summer has changed me a lot, in many different ways: spiritually, emotionally, socially, physically, and mentally. I have had countless emotions, following the most influential experiences of my life. I have always been able to write, but I never was able to write. I had always found it difficult to express and emotion in my writing, whether it be: love, hate, confusion, sadness, or happiness, but this summer, that all changed. And this last summer, I began to write. . . .
As a memoir of this incredible time in my life, I cannot pass the chance to write about it in a poem. It is me, it is everything I think, it is everything I know, and it is everything I feel.

Dave Frederick (September 2, 1997)



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