Be brave

The stormclouds above you open up
And the heavens rain down
Lightning striking, tendrils of energy snapping
Stand still, unflinching
Be brave

The ocean turns heavy and foreboding, the waves
Lurch around you, the wind
steals the sea from the surface into spray
Stand still, don't tremble
Be brave

The light disappears and throws you into darkness
Ensnaring you in its grip
Blinded, you stumble
Stand still, unafraid
Be brave

Life turns upside down, cataclysmic
Uncertainty, unfulfilled,
Caught in limbo between looking back and move forward
Stand still, collect
Be brave

Take a deep breath, and step forward

Serenata

Staccato, stentato
Erratic and eager
My soul steps out of time, discordant
the rhythm unlike anything I've felt before

Tremolo, scherzando
Keeping quiet in the shadows while
my heart beats to a different tempo, seeking
to match yours in the hidden unknown

Sotto, lento, poco a poco
Stolen moments, questions hanging
in the silence, hands grazing, in the fragile
creation of a new beginning

Serenata, un duetto
Composing in the heartsong of two
never heard before, harmonious
the end as yet

unwritten

Landscape

A tremor deep down
Unnerving, unsettling
Rattling you to your very core
An earthquake in your soul
Causing a tsunami
A landslide
An eruption
And everything has changed.

You emerge
The landscape is different, unfamiliar
Barren, untouched.
But in the empty echoes opportunity
New space, undefined, as yet unfulfilled
Space for growth, possibilities, opportunities
You walk forward into the unknown
Ready