Heart of Sparks (Laura Pizzini)

She sat next to me
   and the air
      seemed to dance around her,
we traded words,
  conversations passing into the night
while the moon
  was cradled by the clouds
and that was when
    an ember landed on my heart,
burning away the cobwebs
that muttled my creativeness.

My pen sat stagnant for years,
  now it’s melted to my hand,
laying verse and poem
on anything that will hold ink.
So for this mystifying sprite,
     that has taken the last step,
my fingers will bleed
before I stop scribing.

In my art I will spread her soul
throughout the Earth,
    whether dark or light
I will scatter her sparks with each line,
igniting inspiration in hearts
    and comforting
with the gentleness
that flowed from her fingertips.

Her spirit glides above
as our hearts wilt
   and the flowers
bend their heads and cry.
Trees comfort one another
   with the rustling of their branches
and the wind
touches every back and cheek with grief.
The sun lays its warm hand
on the shoulders of the Earth
and our tears nourish the soil
where they fall,
       as we remember her crooked smile.

         Light giving soul
         Always there to help you through the dark
         Unusually compassionate to the unworthy
         Resting in a tree enclosed meadow
         An enchantment that enspelled us all



Laura Pizzini was taken from us 10/16/09
she will be missed
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Warren Avatar
March 10, 2010 at 8:08 AM
Hi, Mark. this is Jo from GF's. Do you mind if I share this poem with Laura"s Mom? It's beautiful.
Russo Avatar
October 23, 2009 at 11:28 AM
This is a beautiful poem. I wish I had known her.
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