Poem: Lost in the Moment

I’m lost in the moment
With the passing of the day
Thinking of the path of life
As I’m taking a boardwalk stroll
Beneath the wonder of the moon
Crying out to the everlasting presence
The one of a kind
Message in the stars
A reminder of the magical moment
Between you and me
And our passionate words
An awakening of another tomorrow

Written May 10, 2021

© 2021 by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only.

Poem: I Think of You

As the hot sun sets
I think of you
And your heartwarming smile
As you sing note after passionate note
Transporting me into another world
Where only happiness surrounds
And all the worries are in the past

Written May 24, 2021  

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Poem: Yearnings

I look out into the distance
At the rows of tombstones
Spread out over the giant field
And I have this yearning to see you
To wrap my arms around you
To tell you about my day
And ask you about yours
To sit with you in the kitchen
And enjoy a delicious meal
Along with some refreshing tea
But all of these things are not to be
As you have moved to a different place
Beneath the rows of tombstones
That have become my constant view
All I can do now is go past that fence
Walk up to your forever home
And imagine us together in my mind
Doing all of the things I yearn for
That can no longer be real

Written June 7, 2021  

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Poem: Tears of Red

There’s no way I can forget

All these moments ever-lasting
Tears of red forever shed
Fragile heart in need of mending
When I think of those near
Yet so far from me to know
When I think of those held dear
That I lost so long ago
They’ll forever live inside me
Be a part of me through life
And together they will guide me
Past the age of ninety-five

Written October 30, 2017 for new poetry book I am working on.

© 2017 by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only.

Poem: Alone in an Empty House

She finds herself alone in an empty house

As darkness settles in outside

She is no longer a child

Yet every noise she hears in the silent night

Fills her with anxiety and fear

Unable to fall asleep

She tightly hugs her plush dog and cries

Trying not to let screams escape her

There is no ghost or monster to be found

But there might as well be

Because she doesn’t feel safe inside these walls

And worries that her story

May not have a happy ending

Written April 21, 2016

© 2016 by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only.

Poem: Lost In The Moment

Soft whisper in the wind
The day of hidden clouds
Just the weightless flow of tranquility

Written Spring 2005 

This poem is featured in my book Pieces of Me

© Copyright 2005 Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only.