BENEDICTA Q. RUIZ

BENEDICTA

Q. RUIZ

...SLOW DOWN

as my thoughts

drift to the

end of the line

i slow down

to watch the light

of a flickering candle

that has lit

a darkened room

like a final breath

soon, it will be

extinguished.

i slow down

to watch the last

petal of a pink rose

when once its

beauty reigned

in a garden,

soon, it will fall

to the ground

like all life forms

must return

to earth.

I slow down

to listen

to the ending

lines of a song

once an uplifting

melody

now a melancholy tune

haunting

soon, its last note

will vibrate

goodbye.

Benedicta Q. Ruiz

(Musings before dawn)

Copyright: 11/20/2015

WHAT THEN?

wen all the shadows

have fallen asleep

and you are there pondering

how life has treated you

how much heartaches

you have endured

just being here

with people you thought

would care.

but no perfect

or imperfect beings

as you know them

can really be there

for you

they go out of their ways

at times to lift you up

when you are down

but mostly you have to rise

on your own

pick yourself up

flick the dirt off your arms

and step by step

move on.

you ask, what then?

move on

you must

until the shadows

are aroused to move

along with

you.

 (Musings before dawn)

Copyright: 12/25/2015

Benedicta q. Ruiz

A FOND MEMORY...

the sea surges

and the salty mists

dampen the air i breathe

the rushing waters

flooded the sand

where once we stood

no words to utter then

just two sets of eyes

gazing into each other

mindful

of two hearts beating

as one

of two souls merging

into a dream

we had let it float away

beyond retrieval

a fond memory

to cherish

and in this moment

the sea roars relentlessly

drowning my voice

as i say

goodbye.

 (Reflections '16)

Copyright: 4/11/16

BENEDICTA Q. RUIZ