The Notebook
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princes and princesses in aprons and suits,
pirates on ships in the clouds,
half-forgotten hopes and dreams,
and a vow of patience—
scribbled in a 15-year old’s notebook,
in blue felt pen,
in joined up handwriting, summed in a phrase
‘Wait for the stars to align.’
when Mars came hard and the moon turned its back,
I forgot that notebook, and its plea,
when first love found its way through the eye of the storm,
and I accepted its course with bitter tack—
I no longer cared for that notebook, and its caution
when all was in shadow, and
love’s bitter fruit wrought its sweet poison,
and I was paralyzed by fear of loss and the barren vine.
I found a cure in the darkest sea,
beyond despair,
beyond hope
of a promise made long ago.
in a young girl's notebook
written in blue felt pen
in joined up handwriting
‘wait for the stars to align.’
And I did.
Copyright © Sara Etgen-Baker | Year Posted 2024
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