Member Poem

A glimmering rivulet of light
Cascading in and settling on the yearning faces
Strikes the eyes, brown to gold
First steps, first words, first smile
A beat of the wings of a young bird wavering through the pure spring air
Capturing the moment of triumph like a blurry picture
Covering the eyes to make immune to the ceaselessly crashing of the treacherous waves
Lips curving toward the clouds with the near stop of the heart
Emotions swelling until they spill over and melt everything they touch
Reality intermingling with fantasy
Dreams once black and white turned golden
A dark color finding the urge to encapsulate your wonder
A twinkle of the star that holds your wishes at night
Twilight desires are the seed that grew the tree shading you from the fiery sun
Its striking light blinds you to the golden beauty
Your hand is stitched to the needle you used to bind yourself to your aspirations
The lack of risk is the tilted crown you want to upright
So you shattered the glass knowing it will never take its previous form
Never quite able to shake off the shackles that weigh too heavily
Yet after the war, the sun still rises
City lights, lanterns at night
The stars still shimmer like a display of hope, jewelry in the sky
Holding the wishes of the people below
Finally, they release them one by one
Tiny parachutes landing at the feet of the dreamers
Success