Test three is a test poem

that may not win a literary prize

but should serve well as a placeholder

I love the morning fog

The temperature is cool

It feels like I’m covered in water

With no chance of drowning

I can’t see anything else around me

But I feel safe, relaxed, and free

As if the world around me never existed

This is how you made me feel

Lotus Flowers

Lotus flowers are one of my favorite flowers

They are a symbol of resilience, growth, and strength

I’m drawn to its purity

Even when you have lost your way

Just like this flower

I know your intentions are true

It’s one of the things I love most about you

With all that was said,
With all that lingering grief,
Dare I say, with all that is dead,
This power, from root to leaf.

I can hardly stand the taste,
My words blister on my tongue.
So many bid their hearts to waste,
When the moment came, it stung.

But I chose to hear the sound—
The sound of one more song,
A song that called me homeward bound,
Where nothing felt so wrong.

Lifted high among the clouds,
I raised my head and cried.
The silence after was so loud,
A pelican flew by my side.

By then, all was said and done,
No more running, nothing more.
No burdens left, no heavy chores,
The tree stands free as we finally soar.

And with all that said, she called for tea,
I set my course upon the sea,
Arms as sails, the wind set free—
At last, at peace with energy.