You Were There by Cynthia Sharp

February 27, 2023
Poem title: You Were There Poet name: Cynthia Sharp Poem: You were there in lavender sunset swirls of paint on canvas through the grassy terrain to Sechelt beach in the cadence of royal blue shells the waves washed to shore the gentleness you are finding its way to me like the wind breathing cypress through the grace of long easy days. You were there in the tempo of waiting the lonely pages of chapters in time when I poured my longing into work loving through brokenness. You were there in the allegro of journeys through life the toddlers and labradors and sunflowers I nurtured as my own and in the crescendo of mountain trails leading to Eagle Bluffs. You are there out my bedroom window as auroras disappear into stars and the moon fills the night to watch over and guide and protect this exquisite gift of existence. End of poem. Credits and bio: Copyright © Cynthia Sharp Previously published in Lantern Magazine (Cactus Press, print, 2014), and Rainforest in Russet (Silver Bow Publishing, 2018). Cynthia Sharp received her MFA in creative writing in Washington, where she was on the editorial team of The Pitkin Review, and her Honours BA in literature in Toronto. She is a full member of the League of Canadian Poets, as well as The Writers’ Union of Canada. Cynthia was the Writers International Network Vancouver 2022 Poet Laureate, one of the Pandora’s Collective 2020 Poetry Contest judges, and the City of Richmond’s 2019 Writer in Residence. She enjoys being on the board of directors for the Burnaby Writers’ Society, in addition to having served two years on the executive of the Federation of British Columbia Writers as the blog editor, Greater Vancouver Regional Rep and local newsletter editor. Her poetry, reviews and creative nonfiction have been published and broadcast internationally in journals such as CV2, Prism, Quills, Pocket Lint, Toasted Cheese and untethered and nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net Anthology. Her poetry collections Ordinary Light and Rainforest in Russet are available in bookstores and libraries throughout the world.