INGE WESDIJK

INGE WESDIJK

ECHOES

Elmwood Valley ...

She always loves the herbal scent

and vivid colors of wildflowers,

the peaceful sound of the small rippling rill.

But today she feels nervous, tensed.

Why did she come here?

The place is full of bittersweet memories.

Passionate kisses, making love

in the shades of the tall majestic Elms.

Those delightful moments

of light-hearted laughter, re-echoed

by the hillsides of the valley.

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He wrote his last words per text message

'Sorry, it's over, I can't go on'.

A cowardly act, not even having

the guts to tell her face to face.

She stood there, caught

in a thousand frozen thoughts

while the echo wept.

THE HEALING POWER OF NATURE

Sparkling, foamy waves

playing tag on the shore

Boisterous chatting seagulls

are scattering the breakers

with their brisk plunge

The firm sea breeze disperses

a zestful salty fragrance

Clearing my troubled, chaotic mind

Floundering through the

drenched grains of sand

The tension in my muscles

diverts me of the vortex of emotions

that haunts me these days

Listening to the rippling murmur

of the waves causes a peaceful

feeling of calm serenity

The cauldron of embroiled thoughts

gradually transforms into

an amphora of pleasant musings

The healing power of nature

MOTHER'S EYES

I loved to watch her

when she made those eyes

She started with the upper eyelid

painting the lash line in black

and end up in a sharp wing

A true piece of art

I tried to make those eyes

on my dolls with a felt-tip pen

Messing up their beautiful faces

My later experiments to create

an equal aesthetic appearance

ended up in dark cloths and spots

I finally acknowledged I would

never reach this state of perfection

My mom told me today how proud

she always has been of me

We're not much alike my child, she said

except for the eyes, you really have your

Mother's eyes

©

 DAGINNE AIGNEND

INGE WESDIJK: Daginne Aignend is a pseudonym for the Dutch writer, poetess, photographic artist INGE WESDIJK. She likes hard rock music, fantasy books, and loves her animals. She has been published in many poetry journals, magazines, and anthologies. Daginne has a fun project website www.daginne.com