The Soul in Words Quotes

“Like the moon
I have learned
to be beautiful
in darkness.”
― Collette O'Mahony, The Soul in Words: A collection of Poetry & Verse

“I swing like a pendulum between
the darkness and the light,
sometimes it feels like gallows
other times it feels like flight.”
― Collette O'Mahony, The Soul in Words: A collection of Poetry & Verse

“You hold me like a favored book
Pressing my spine with your fingers
Leafing through my pages
Anticipating each phrase
You rest me on your knee
As you ponder their meaning
Feeling me weave
Lyrically through your soul
And when you return to me
You devour me from cover to cover”
― Collette O'Mahony, The Soul in Words: A collection of Poetry & Verse

“If my eyes are covered by shadows
If my lips cannot utter a sound
The truth within me shall find you
By the light of our infinite bond”
― Collette O'Mahony, The Soul in Words: A collection of Poetry & Verse

“If I fall from love
And I am torn in two
Be gentle with my heart
Forgive my shadows
I must rest awhile
For my wings to spread
And fly back to you”
― Collette O'Mahony, The Soul in Words: A collection of Poetry & Verse

“As I tore myself from you
I heard a weeping sound
You thread a needle
to darn the hole I left
and embroider a new plan”
― Collette O'Mahony, The Soul in Words: A collection of Poetry & Verse

“There are days I am whole
Some days I feel bruised
A silhouette of verse emerges
To mirror my mood
And with every word
I undress my soul
Baring it to the world”
― Collette O'Mahony, The Soul in Words: A collection of Poetry & Verse

“You plucked me like a flower
from your secret garden;
pressing my petals to your lips,
inhaling deeply of my fragrance.
You placed me in your lapel
so you could feel my presence
close to your heart.
And when the flower faded,
you cast it aside
unaware that I had bloomed
in a million other ways.”
― Collette O'Mahony, The Soul in Words: A collection of Poetry & Verse

“She emerged out of darkness
To a serenade of divine music
‘What is this?’ she asked
‘It is the song of your soul’
He replied”
― Collette O'Mahony, The Soul in Words: A collection of Poetry & Verse

“Pilgrims

Tuscan reds and ochre hues
Olive greens and skies of blue
Sunlit valleys full of charm
Secluded homestead and hilltop farm

Over hills skim birds in flight
Aromas whet the appetite
Autumn rustle fills the air
Revealing grace of trees laid bare

Pathways meander through the vale
Inviting travelers its height to scale
Sunset rewards as evening ends
And pilgrims to the night descend”
― Collette O'Mahony, The Soul in Words: A collection of Poetry & Verse

“The chrysalis moves
in my solar plexus
fulfilling its mission
to quietly emerge...

then I see you and
a thousand butterflies
migrate into my heart.”
― Collette O'Mahony, The Soul in Words: A collection of Poetry & Verse

“The Fairy Bride

The fairy bride picked the lock
And tiptoed through the summer wood
She gave no mind to life behind
Or shadows thrown by bad or good

She gave no mind to wrong or right
Or screeching call of owls at night
She listened for the haunting cries
That called her from her blushing bud

Ferns unfurl a tickled fronds
Laughing at her slightest brush
Dewdrops glisten with green eyes
Meadows sway with lightest hush

A captive note arrests her breath
Dreamers weave intricate maze
Lithe and quick she shines the light
Illuminating shadow glades

She gives no mind to life and limb
Or captor’s hiss from deep within
Her purity will seize the thread
Dangling loose from dreamer’s web

She spins a silver spool of light
To catch the rays of stars at night
Now innocence can spread its wings
Making haste for freedom flight

She gives no mind to where they fly
Or how tall grasses lift her high
She clicks the lock and in she glides
All nature hails the fairy bride”
― Collette O'Mahony, The Soul in Words: A collection of Poetry & Verse

“I started
You finished
I ended
You began
I paused
You continued
I whispered
You sang
I thought
You knew
I lingered
You ran
I looked
You reflected
I am woman
You are man”
― Collette O'Mahony, The Soul in Words: A collection of Poetry & Verse

“We try to divorce our pain
by searching a sea of faces
to ease our inner ache.
Life’s challenge is to
transform our pain
and marry the beauty
within us.”
― Collette O'Mahony, The Soul in Words: A collection of Poetry & Verse

“I shall love you
With all my love
Not just a portion
Love’s vast expanse
Moves through me
Requiring infinity
To receive it
Expand your heart
Into the infinite
And when this
Body is dust we shall
Find each other
All over again”
― Collette O'Mahony, The Soul in Words: A collection of Poetry & Verse

“I am woven into you
You are woven into me
Through our combined vision
We can see Eternity”
― Collette O'Mahony, The Soul in Words: A collection of Poetry & Verse

“I write
I breathe
Words ebb and flow
An ocean of verse
Moves out on the current
To wash up on the shore
Of your infinite soul”
― Collette O'Mahony, The Soul in Words: A collection of Poetry & Verse

“I feel emotions well
Inside my heart
Pulsating in rhythm
Straining for expression
I reach for pen & paper
And I am set free
On a blank page”
― Collette O'Mahony, The Soul in Words: A collection of Poetry & Verse

“Perhaps if I kiss you with words
When you read them out loud
They shall vibrate on your lips
And my intention
Becomes your assertion
Uniting us in an ecstasy of sound”
― Collette O'Mahony, The Soul in Words: A collection of Poetry & Verse

“Beloved'

His eyes contain the history of the world
Of all its inhabitants who come and go
He yields his wisdom freely for all
So human hearts may follow his well-worn tracks

Peace and grace surround him
As Nature shields him in her protective embrace
She moves through him speaking softly
Enchanting tales of her wilderness

Quietly as a leaf finds the forest floor
She brushes his cheek with faintest touch
Reminding him she is his true home
Guarding his footsteps over all terrain

She brings him comfort when darkness falls
Through flickering flames and dancing moonlight
And when he closes his eyes to sleep
She guides his dreams to his soul’s remembrance
Of life as one with the Nature he loves”
― Collette O'Mahony, The Soul in Words: A collection of Poetry & Verse

“I weave around your heart
Drawing out your sorrow
In slow-releasing tendrils
I tend to your wounds
And bathe you in tender love”
― Collette O'Mahony, The Soul in Words: A collection of Poetry & Verse

“Even now
when I say your name
it leaves my mouth
in slow motion
like a winged prayer;
A hymn before
the altar of love.”
― Collette O'Mahony, The Soul in Words: A collection of Poetry & Verse

“I am repeated over & over
Like waves forming and
crashing to the shore -
once more I am washed up,
beached on your heart;
wondering if in this voyage
you will claim me before
the full tide takes me once more”
― Collette O'Mahony, The Soul in Words: A collection of Poetry & Verse