Poems 10 and 11 Continuing the Challenge to write 30 poems in 30 days of April

Poem # 10

Black Heart

It was like performing open heart surgery,

I dug the black heart shaped rock from the frozen earth.

It was my miracle.

Nature granted me a glimpse into her magic.

In that moment, I was suspended.

In that moment, I was grateful.

In that moment, I was happy.

I held it in my hand and gazed.

I passed it on.

Poem  # 11

The Bedroom

I want to paint these

 walls worn with time,

 anger, love…

 marked, cobwebs crowning glory

...smudges, scrapes, black, red, nicks, dents,

 come together celebrating

 where the chair meets the corner.

Dreams swirl torment, lust, elation…

beckoning worlds pull, yank at

the soul.

Go away

 ancestor;

 back from where you came…

this soul is not ready…to leave…quite yet!