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Homepage > Online Content > Poetry > Poetry: Places I Have Been by Ann Christine Tabaka
July 19, 2023  |  By . In Online Content, Poetry

Poetry: Places I Have Been by Ann Christine Tabaka

View of woman sees sunset over blue ridge mountains from skyline

Places I Have Been

There are places in this world where time

stands still. Clouds stop drifting, and wind

no longer blows. I have walked among them.

 

Ancient spirits dwell there. They speak to

those who listen with their heart. Well-worn

dreams pull me back. I see behind closed eyes.

 

Painted walls and stone temples tell stories of

our past. Ageless caves open their wombs to

bleed out history. One touch and I live again.

 

Dreams plant themselves within us. We are

rooted in the rock. There is magic in these places.

Come take my hand and walk with me.

 


Ann Christine Tabaka was nominated for the 2017 Pushcart Prize in Poetry. Her bio is featured in the “Who’s Who of Emerging Writers 2020 and 2021,” by Sweetycat Press. She is the author of 16 poetry books.

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