~Cherry Wine~

A simple act

of caring

creates an

endless ripple

We carry
Crystal teardrops

The river

Flowing nowhere

The flint

That sparks

The lighter

we close

our eyes
I thought

we turned

a corner

See the way

You hold me

When the lights

go low

I’ve forgotten

how wonderful it is
To breathe in time

with someone

You know

Heart don’t break

Around here

Would a cup of tea

unruffle those feathers?

Holding my

Breath

Or drowning

How can you

Really tell

You don’t have

To play

The part

Life isn’t

A beach yet

But there is

A tang of salt

Hanging in the air

You were

so smart then

In your jacket

and coat
My softest

red scarf

was warming

your throat

But the river

Still hasn’t

Lost it’s charm

We’ll drink

Cherry wine

Watching

It flow

The violet waves

Will deliver us

straight out of harm
Scary when

we feel this calm,

i think were

supposed to try

This is

What happens

When you’re busy

Making other plans

Dragging you down

Some things

Are better left

Until morning

Pull me up

My friend
Perish the

sacrament
Swallow but

nothing's forgiven

Which of us

was taken

for granted

Make amends

Too many times

we've let it come to this
Step inside

You gotta love

like there’s no such thing

as a broken heart
Can’t keep the ground from shaking

or the sunsets from fading

~Sarah Mahina Calvello~

~View~

“Where do we begin? The rubble or the sin”

If we closed

our eyes

nothing will

change at all
Lost souls

memories,

Rubies

In the dust

Fool's gold

that’s lost

its shine

renegades

pioneers

come close lend an ear
Map out

Patterns

Of the stars

Two people

Bending over

Paths diverged

We both go together

fall down,

if you shake

hearts enough,

The story

Unfolds

I hate attractiveness

When your life

Is a mess

Underneath my skin

I waited so long
If everyone swept

outside their door,

the whole world would be clean

Hold on darling,

this mess is yours

this mess is mine

I won’t

waste your

time with my

Revalations

hello mystery

it’s all the same

my dear come again,

I’m sick

of all this

black and blue

in the laundry bin

I found my innocence again

So call

Your siren’s call

it was just a dream,

just a moment ago
Never felt

so high,

Thoughts not

remembered right

tears yet

To come

down with the sky

Never let me fall
They said

what goes up

must come down,

but don’t

let me fall

Too long to see
Words can be

like knives

they can cut you open
Or bring

You together

silence surrounds
I think I might

have inhaled you

Among the

winter pines
I’m just

enjoying

the view

~Sarah Mahina Calvello~

~Home~

whena door
is not
a door
it's ajar

home's still 
here it's
just misplaced
changing shape
no more
hiding
life is
for the living

go melt
back into
the night
go at
your own
chosen speed

every night
leaves a
new memory
a new
beautiful scar
take whatever
time will
allow

love is
saved for
those who
stayed even
when you 
weren't as
shiny as you
would like
to be

even though
I can see
crystal clear
don't underestimate
me thats
your mistake

sorrow turns
into treasured
gold expect
the unexpected

~Sarah Mahina Calvello

~Flames~

Sometimes strained

Stretched,

but never cut

Sweet

Like sandalwood

Like a memory

You can’t tell

what twists

and turns

your life

will take

can you?

only the good

ones from now on
You all stumble,

but you have

to know what

to reach out with

You were

in freefall,

Expecting me

to catch you

Don’t look back, baby

don’t look back now
You think

you were

flying

all the while

you were falling

faster than a stone

In everyone’s life

there are

stumbles and falls

If you’re lucky,

there will be

Someone

to catch you,

pick you up,

give you a rub

help you get back

on your feet

Sometimes

you fall,

and no one

comes running

Doors open

where is it

going to lead
I don’t know

what’s scarier,

naked emotion

or naked truth

We worked

on a lot of doors

most times

we didn’t know

where they were headed

My heads

in a bit of a spin
Don’t you love

those mornings

laying in bed

listening to

the rain

outside

all cozy

in your cocoon

and everything

is right with the world

Dark eyes

burning

the know
What else

Is there to know

Those who

have been

broken can

become an expert

at mending

You got a new spell,

thats whats going on

I Hear you laugh

and the lonesome

sparrow sings,

pick up

your breadcrumb sins

You woke up

my neighborhood
Wild place,

as I recollect,

hard to forget

As Maya Angelou said,

"When someone

shows you who they are,

believe them."

Only divides

light from dark,

chose a side

or don’t cross

I’ll embrace

your company

as long

as I have it

It remains

behind our eyes

a memory

Another day

in the path

I fear to tread

Nobody can

tell you

there is a road

you take by yourself
When I’m searching

for the brightest star,

there you are
into the sea

of waking dreams

I’ll plunge
Close your eyes, dear
Chasing the past

I stumbled onto the future

People get

so caught up

in the rat race,

Pretending they’re not
Enjoy what’s right

in front of you

before you acclimate

to the beauty

You don’t want

to stumble over

your first hurdle
I guess that’s

the downside

of having it all,

Sometimes

you end up with nothing

Whatever makes

you sit up

and rattle your cage

that’s where you put your focus

Angel at my table,

my cage had been rattled

The future

accumulates like oh, wait, the past
Build a bridge, move on

Flowers

a save to our senses
Don’t get caught

up in your own storm
You’re the one

Thar could mirror

The sky with flames

~Sarah Mahina Calvello~