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Poetry

October can

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Be spooky this time of year

As the once innocent pumpkins take on new faces

Becoming something scary as you light them up.

Sometimes the jack-o-lantern takes on a creepy vibe.

It makes you wish you hadn’t craved his face that way, as he scares you every night you walk by it.

And you swear it’s moved a little each day, and you can’t wait to smash him the day after Halloween.

So you can finally get some peace again.

Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2025 By Deirdre Stokes

Poetry

Am I ready

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To walk down the path to fall

And all its colorful leaves and welcome in the sight of beautiful change.

To feel the little chill of an autumn day blow through me.

A cold morning and then a warm afternoon

Then it all fades back to a chill night all around.

And I wonder if fall will ever stop amazing me.

The colors seem brighter each year.

Even though my fall walk this year will be different, I hope to take it as changing the leaves is my favorite sight to see.

As I snap photos after photo of the trees showing off their red, yellow, or a mix of both.

The colorful leaves on the ground you step on as you look all around, taking it in like a child again, and the excitement is still there as you smile again.

Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2025 By Deirdre Stokes

Poetry

Just let me be

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Like a butterfly

Free to fly

And brighten up ones day

To bring so much beauty into the world

To be small but still take your breath away

To do the unexpected

When I land on your shoulder, I will bring calm to your day.

To inspire you to want to be still and enjoy your day.

This moment, as you smile just from being surrounded by me and my friends.

Showing you butterflies know how to celebrate, too.

Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2025 By Deirdre Stokes

Poetry

Can you

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Capture my movement in its most beautiful form

Or do you, by chance, get caught in the movement, creating something even more breathtaking?

The movement of my body captured you, and your desire to capture it on the camera, creating something dark and smoky.

Like the sun, my body’s movement plays with light, creating something you never captured before.

I still feel like a piece of you got lost in that picture that day, as the smoke settled over you.

I tried to tell you something about that stage that felt off.

The light in your eyes has never shone as brightly since that day, and I wish you hadn’t taken that picture.

That haunted moment stays with you and changes how you capture movement.

Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2025 By Deirdre Stokes

Poetry

I release

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You for feeling guilty for staying comfortable

It’s okay, it was all you knew

Feeling stuck, you have to move and let the music guide you away.

And yes it’s going to be awkward and weird at first but once you get into the groove its going to change again and again.

Until you don’t know what comfort is, you won’t mind.

Standing out used to be something to fear, but now it’s worth showing up for.

So, as I blow away the many pieces of the old me, I finally embrace the new me.

Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2025 By Deirdre Stokes

Poetry

Oh how

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It was easy to create so freely as a child.

Now, so many emotions and things get in the way that art becomes complex.

Making it easier to come up with excuses like why you don’t have the time or I’m too tired to get the supplies out to create.

And so the canva sits empty and uninspired waiting for you to get up and create an imperfect piece of art.

To lose yourself as your fingers go this way and that way, creating something abstract but still art.

To listen to the very thing calling you to create, and you taking the time to do it.

Creating art for you sometimes feels like taking a breath and genuinely allowing yourself to be alive, free, and in your most authentic form.

Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2025 By Deirdre Stokes

Poetry

Music

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Get me away from the noises of this place

It’s too loud today, and as I lie down and put the music on.

The peace flows around me like a blanket of protection.

And I can finally feel the tension on my shoulders release, and I slowly relax for the first time today.

If only the song didn’t have to end. As I fall asleep, I hope the loud parts won’t scare me awake.

Soon, I knew I had drifted off when music became a part of my dreams.

Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2025 By Deirdre Stokes

Poetry

I didn’t

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Stand a chance that sunny cold day

I thought I could just show up and be me and everything would go smoothly.

But no, here I am, frozen by your icy look of dislike.

It is as if you wish Jimmy had lied and told me the gathering had been canceled.

But he didn’t, and here I am, staring at the one girl who dislikes me, and I still don’t know why.

And I still don’t care because everyone else seems to.

So I say, “Excuse me and walk right past you. Stand by Jimmy’s side.” When I look back, all I see is a girl who wants to fit in.

As the bigger person, I invite you back in. Now, the ice you once were has thawed out, and you are happily spreading joy.

Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2025 By Deirdre Stokes

Poetry

To slow down

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And smell the roses now that spring is here

Slow down and do not rush around doing too much, as you may become too overwhelmed to do anything at all.

To slow down and listen to your body and your heart.

To just be one with your feelings

To not stress anymore

To have a plan and stick with it.

To know that your word is your word.

Nothing will hold you back now, so take it slow so we can prepare for what is to come in a beautiful moment when we get there.

Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2025 By Deirdre Stokes

Poetry

To find

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My way back to you

With a cup of hot tea I begin to read books

I never finished because I got distracted by the many other things in this world.

To focus on the words in front of me with no desire to pick up my phone and get lost in the internet or my many phone games.

To breathe in the actual scent of printed paper.

To be inspired and delighted by the words in front of my face and to be able to take a sticky note and save some of that wisdom for another day.

I want to allow time to relax and be true as I get lost in a good book or two.

And even as I slip out of my present to be present with the words in front of me I know it isn’t all just for the pleasure of reading.

Because I’ve learned even in most fiction of books I still learn a thing or two.

Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2025 By Deirdre Stokes

Poetry

If only

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Life was sweet like a fairytale all the time

Where a life of maybe hardship turned into a story of love and strength.

A story of finding one’s self with a smile on their face no matter what came their way.

For having a fairytale reality is far more thrilling and exciting.

To dress up like a princess and stand among the flowers with no rush to go back inside.

To just be at peace once your story has gotten to the happy parts.

To be able to breathe and connect with nature.

If only life was a fairytale but then again what’s the fun of peace all the time.

Sometimes the moments of struggle or challenge is the moments you prove to yourself just how strong you are.

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To finally

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Hide outside and blend into the trees and bushes as the wind blows softly that day.

Oh, how I have missed these sweet moments with nature.

It’s like spring is here and I am home again wrapped in a warm embrace.

It fills me with joy and excitement that every day can feel this great, and even if it doesn’t, I can hold on to this memory and return to it on rainy days.

Oh, how lucky I am to see another spring day!

Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2025 By Deirdre Stokes

Poetry

I run to you

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Spring as the days slowly get warmer

But yet still the cold nips at my neck and head in hopes of staying.

I only want to feel the warmth of the sun shining down on me.

To load me up with joy and light so I can spread it all around.

Oh how nice it would be to run among the flowers and everything else blooming and coming out in the spring.

Maybe soon it will be spring and the sun will shine and everything will be warm again.

Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2025 By Deirdre Stokes

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Oh how

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I love the sun on my face

To feel the breeze in my hair

To feel cool and happy as the day

It is so beautiful and bright

I stand so tall and confident as I allow

The sun to wash down on me today.

Keeping this moment of my time with the sun with me even as the sky turns dark.

I know that brightness will shine in me when my days are long and difficult.

Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2025 By Deirdre Stokes

Poetry

Winter when

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Will you be gone

I haven’t had my full of hot chocolate and tea

But I’m done with your bitter coldness nipping at me as I go out into the night on my way to work.

Or as I come out of work and go home.

And even probably wrapped up I still feel you in my bones.

You have brought chaos this season with the snow and increased illnesses around.

It’s time you let us breathe the spring air and see the flowers again.

I know every season has its moment but I do think you are hogging the spotlight for a little too long.

So goodbye and I think I’ll skip you next year.

Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2025 By Deirdre Stokes