"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.

"Mother Luna" By Elexer Lyra

Mother Luna

By Elexer Lyra

Mother Luna,

love and light,

create the sky 

I see tonight.

Guide me through

my painful nights,

in hope that I will

be alright

in the end.

You are my forever 

friend 

of reflecting day.

Glistening the sorrows 

and mind trips away,

you listen 

to the inner creases 

of my mind.

Reminding me how

you are a kind

pool of whispers,

telling me now

that I am beautiful,

no matter what 

the thoughts

say.