Greeting Differently – The Day

I will never know the same sun
or moon
or river flowing

For I will be
shifted
transformed

With every new thought
idea

I will be new
when I meet you

Different still
when I lose you

I will never
be
complete
only
transformed

From a Foggy Window

What of life
if not to be
joyous
in the essence
of living

to experience
the true peace
of thrusting tides
upon a bank

or the breath of wind
carrying dandelion
across vacant meadows

to find
absolute serenity
in the act of being

and being with
those who envelop you
in the warmth of understanding

where the knowledge of you
is home

Kristen Jiannotti is a writer and poet living in Virginia. Her work examines
transformation, inner landscapes, and the quiet power of stillness.
Influenced by nature, memory, and contemplative practices, her writing
seeks meaning in the spaces between moments, where change unfolds
softly and without spectacle.

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