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Colleen McCarthy

Me

When I look at me
What do I see?
What do I see?
Joy and Laughter
Sadness and Pain
Ideas and Delight
I am never the same
But things that I cherish
That I hold so dear
Fall out of my pen
Become increasingly clear
Rainbows on a bubble
A smile that lights your face
Voices of many cultures
A cloth made of lace
A tear on a cheekbone
A harvest moon
Thunderstorms rumbling
The whole month of June
Each precious flower
Each voice put to tune
Each flash of many colors
The call of the loon
Each path in the woods
Each leaf on the tree
Each cotton candy
The buzz of the bee
Building and Helping
Growing in love
The white dove among us
The clouds from above
Lost in my thoughts
The day flashes by
Awaiting your touch
Just to say hi.