"Falling Leaves of Wisdom" By Elexer Lyra

Falling Leaves of Wisdom

By Elexer Lyra

Leaves shine my soul

into a spotlight of wanderlust.

Their warmth contrasts the

wind giving them their voices-

full of crackling.

Invisible eyes have seen the

best and worst of this world.

As they fall they bring their wisdom

to us that everything ends

and everything returns to the Earth.

The body will one day sprout flowers.

"Remembrance and Humor" by Elexer Lyra

Remembrance and Humor

By Elexer Lyra

Will the witty wasp

sting me today with my

attempts at humor?

To try to make others laugh

in replacement for one's own

is a noble gift

in this month of reflection.

I see my own mortality

in the faces of those

now buried

or burned.

Mind in cycles of denial

and remembrance.

A break is needed

so let laughs

pull

at my cheeks.

"Adorable Strength" By Elexer Lyra

Adorable Strength

By Elexer Lyra

The light-hearted fever

of creating

adorable creatures of happiness

keeps the tealights

within my mind lit,   

to heat up my steam engine

Core.

“Keep moving forward”,

the pen speaks in

defiance as I hesitate

to change my approach.

Adorable does not

cheat the soul,

but builds it

as the chest expands

and heart conquers.

It is like the mistakes made

and learned from.

They pull me forward

with, hopefully, a cane

and not rope,

to bring me back to

my internal chalkboard.

Coloring my utensils pink

and lavender

I see new shapes

of futures not yet tested

under fear- which must be

overtaken.

"Today is a Beautiful Mess" By Elexer Lyra

Today is a Beautiful Mess

By Elexer Lyra

Today is a beautiful mess.

Desk full of useful clutter

given no place to officially be,

but a spot I know where it is.

Headphones are on one side

on top of small blankets of paper,

on the other a lamp is having a 

conversation with a stranded

bottle cap.

 Ginger candy is hiding under

a coupon sheet,

wanting to be eaten, 

but my mind rejects as

a slight throbbing occurs under

damp, long, and heavy hair. 

"Smells like Autumn" by Elexer Lyra

Smells like Autumn

By Elexer Lyra

Nutmeg and cinnamon,

pumpkin in pie shape,

silk touches taste buds

and glides down

with grace

like the tangerine,

lemon,

and cherry leaves.

"Twirling Petals" By Elexer Lyra

Twirling Petals

By Elexer Lyra

Swirling gusts

brush my hair-

twirling the strands

in sequence to

the flower petals

among the wind.

If only I

could be carried

off like those

petals

and experience

flight.

"A Contrasting World" By Elexer Lyra

A Contrasting World

By Elexer Lyra

The bright world 

around me

glistens.

Nature's contrast

pulls away darkness

from shadow.

Bricks of distortion

are placed in a haphazard

view

around consciousness.