Relax your muscles beneath the surfaceof the water, trust it will hold youare weightless in this bodyunder the reflection distortsyour concept of time, the sunlightremains in your retinas longafter you go insideease back into the mirroringperception knowing you cantrust yourself despitethe messages from your self-doubt the heat slips off your skinwhen you release the stressContinue reading “Swimming”
Author Archives: Kelly Severseike
Art
Taking into account of what mattersletting go of expectationsaccepting what isshedding the dreams ofwhat wasn’t meant to beputting feelings into artappreciating the smallordinary momentsthe taste of a lavendermatcha calms my morningas conversation flowssmoothly
Looking Ahead
Winter is slowlydrawing to a close.The lessons it has taughtabout stillness and coldbrings a better appreciation of colorful flowers andlate summer hoursdoes not go unnoticed to those who pay attention.The delight in my bonestingles with anticipation for getting more timein the day which will leadto more possibilitiesof what’s left to say.
Gathering
The days of gathering in these cold monthsreminders of autumn dayswhere celebrations occurred in simpler ways.I stop for once catch my breathtake stock of whatI had and havereminders of what will remain unsaid.
Summer Days
In the field of flowersa distant memory of summera photo from my mothera gift from the futurefrom the southern hemisphere the pure joy of flowerstheir colors light upunder the cloudy daythe warmth of weatherallows them to staya delight I admirea pure warmth ofmy soul as snowfalls out my windowin the present.
Before Coffee
The rhythm of the morningbegins with the lightcoming in through closed blindsI catch inspirationthrough the magicof believing anything is possible…Before reality or the state of where I findmyself mentally comes inwith all the reasonswhy not to write.The weightlessness that comesfrom a glass of winehas long faded withanother version of meI will reckon with later.For now,Continue reading “Before Coffee”
Winter Light
The shift betweenmorning and nightthe beauty of winter lightthe touchstones of a mental shift the more I follow patterns the more I can sense the sudden changeawareness of reactionthe entering of depressionI greet with a loving gazeknowing it’s here to visitfor it will not staythe more I observe itthe shorter it will remainthe only hopeContinue reading “Winter Light”
January Snow
Snow used to causeso much anxiety in my body.I could never appreciate the beauty of January snow,all I focused on the harmit could bring to me.Now I pause to admirethe quiet of a morningwith the snow falling.The years have taught meto trust myself traveling.Roads will be clearedin time to venture out.Drive slow on snowy roadsIContinue reading “January Snow”
So It Goes
By the wateralong the roadI follow my stepsor so it goes.The little thingspass the timetry to findmagic in the ordinary sanity in the chaos. I find the magic but questions left unanswered for I cannot seethe full picture yet I remain steadyfor all I can control isme, myself, and Isomehow I have sanityout of theContinue reading “So It Goes”
Dial
Changing the dial on the stories we tell ourselves. Choosing positivity over spiraling. Embracing exhaustionwhen sleep doesn’t come, thankful for warmth of our bodies. Sometimes the mindchooses to race, let it run for eventually it will circle back around.
Kelly Severseike 