c o n n e c t e d
stream of consciousness
in your
p r e s e n c e
i feel
you
aware of
me
words elude
us
s t i l l
i
h e a r
*
i n h a l e
*
e x h a l e
*
c o m m u n a l
*
i
s e e
light
s h i f t s
casting shadows
p l a y f u l l y
filtering
i l l u m i n a t i n g
that which
only soul
can
f a t h o m
wind moves
rustling
w h i s p e r i n g
songs
sung straight
to the
l a y e r s
of being
and
i
***
u n d e r s t a n d
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About the Creator
Kristen Balyeat
Words fly to me on the wind, bump into me as I'm strolling the city, splash me in the face while I rest by the river, and shake me awake in the middle of the night– I’m humbly one of the many vessels they use to come to life.
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I have been taking some time away from writing. I haven't forgotten about Vocal, the truth is I just have been too busy pursuing other things to write online and honestly, my little family and I just had a really hard month between the flu and a weird eye infection/cold circulating our house. I'm currently sipping some warm peppermint tea because my throat is sore.
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Comments (9)
This is a wonderful poem, Kristen... Well done
This was so romance, magical and beautifully written! Well done!
Ooh, your form fits this stream of consciousness so well! Those italics are working perfectly to create rhythm. Fantastic read!
To be filled with that sense of connection to all that is, was & will be.
Sheesh...everything you touch is poetic gold, Kristen! This is so dreamy and thoughtful. Every single damn word is doing heavy lifting! Well done and I expect this will be a Top Story before too long!
This felt like a long exhale :). So good, my friend.
A very dreamy stream of consciousness, but grounded in your last word.... really lovely 💙Anneliese
Omg I love where you took this for the ending!!! ❤️❤️❤️
“I feel you aware of me”..I can’t quite put the experience of that into words but the rest of the your poem illuminates this. Gosh I wish we could feel that all the time. Magical stuff! 😊👍