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MOODSWINGS

the bitterness of rain
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destination unknown

​A thousand miles he rode
Staring through the panes of cold
Glass that masked
The cities before him--
Reality grew dim...
Where did he go wrong?
Was it that last turn
That made his heart burn
Like there was just
Something that didn't belong?
The questions to be asked
Became a task...
What was it that he sought or
Was it worth it to be fought for?
Or did he just sit still and take it?
It's not like he could fake it--
His words were true,
Like those eyes of blue, but
As for what was in his head,
Well, some things are better left unsaid...
c. ef grace
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the cab ride

​Pulling myself from his warm, wet arms
was hard enough...
out into the sunny snow-glared street--
 the slick rush of noonday traffic
 as I kiss the man who confuses me,
 my toy toying with me,
 playfully unsure...

Rumbling around in the backseat
...almost there...
fumbling around my purse for cab fare
--see, I've missed the bus again--
too busy wrapped in his body, unfolding his mind...

He wants to know what I tell them.
hell, people hear what they want to,
especially when you're not sure what to say...
damn, I don't even have time before work
to have my "calming cigarette"--
those cabs always come so quick...
meanwhile,
love leaves you waiting...
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parting

​He could see the clouds roll across her face
A storm about to pour
He said he couldn't wait, couldn't stay,
Couldn't talk about it anymore
Couldn't take her, couldn't feel her,
Couldn't hold her nearer,
So what was he lingering for?


If he could only see
Those pools of stone staring back at me...
What did he see
When he looked at me?
Something...
Something made him close the door
Sit back down
And talk to me a little more...
c. ef grace
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i forgave the rain

​I don't want to forget
The puddles of rain
How their soft grey ripples
Eased my pain
How they rinsed away the grime
Of time
How they bathed the grasses
And made them glow jade
Nature's sweet love made
In the periwinkle mist
That kissed me good morning
A new day was dawning...
I forgave the rain
And I didn't forget.
c. ef grace
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panes of glass

​There he goes again,
Shifting planes,
Shifting pains
Colors change
Like panes of glass
I tried to ask
When they would align
Hopefully sometime
In our lifetime...
Stepping back,
I see all of him
The colors bright
And the colors dim
The grimace and the joy
The man, and the boy
Always rushing fast
But still standing still
A stagnantly determined will...
Will he be the man
He wants to be
Who needs to be
Close to me
Or will he 
Change his face again,
Shifting like the wind
Moods sliding fast
Shielding him
Like panes of glass...?
c. ef grace
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fool me twice

Like love,
It's hard to trust the spring,
Smiling sweetly, 
Beckoning

I must say I've been fooled before
My skin left unprotected
And in the sudden shifting winds,
I was frozen and  rejected

But wearing too much blocks the touch
Of Love's caressing breath
Summer's promise is on Spring's lips
But it's not quite here just yet.

In the meantime, still I realize
I just have to take that chance
Spring's sun is irresistible,
Love's breeze is like a dance.

But I've been fooled by both before,
Those two experienced players
So I use an old New England trick:
Always dress in layers!

c. ef grace


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  • about
    • connect
    • news >
      • venues >
        • Arts Night Out: "The Sunny Choice"
        • Farmers' Market
    • about ef grace arts
    • about the artist
    • behind the scenes
    • archive >
      • blog branches >
        • the Visual Voice branch
        • Eve Continued branch
        • copper petal branch
        • Mama Said branch
  • the art gallery
    • art collections >
      • paintings and drawings >
        • the SUNNY CHOICE collection
        • the MIND THE TIDE collection
        • the PAINTED SKY collection
        • the EVE collection
        • the EMPOWERMENT collection
        • the ZONE e collection
        • the Vitality collection
        • the Passion Flower collection
      • digital visions >
        • THE ILLUSTRATED LIFE
        • DIGITAL PORTRAITS
        • DIGITAL GRAPHICS
      • blended collections >
        • veins
        • the Forgotten Romance collection
        • the Moments of Wonder collection
        • the Shimmer and Shine collection
        • the Life In Contrast collection
        • the Harvest Moon collection
        • the Fun and Fierce collection
        • the Pour Me a Melody collection
        • the Crickets Song collection
    • art shop
    • originals for sale
  • blog: good reads
    • embrace wellness >
      • Pursuing Wellness
      • Root Bound
    • commentary
    • essays
    • poetry >
      • Moodswings poetry >
        • a kiss on the breeze
        • vibrant tides
        • hidden visions
        • the bitterness of rain
  • Custom Services
    • Featured Custom Projects
    • 2019 Review