Lea Gagliardo

Smiling into the Wind

Smiling into the Wind  

 

The rippling shimmer, 

Of a breeze on water. 

 

A bench across the water, 

Begs for a silent visitor. 

 

Turtles as green as water, 

Paddle silently by her. 

 

With one earbud in, 

She sits and writes. 

 

The words flow out, 

As thick as honey. 

 

A lock of brown hair falls, 

Onto her thoughtful face. 

 

Brushing it back, 

She smiles into the wind. 

 

Dreaming to one day, 

Share her own poems. 

 

With a sweet boy, 

That God sent just for her.