The Beckoning Moon

A day’s work comes to a close.
Driving down the highway, homeward bound,
Feeling content, peaceful, and happy.

The softly lit full moon, fringed with a fuzzy glow,
rests against a blanket of puffy faint clouds.
Tiny lightening bolts toss pink and yellow streaks across the sky.
Flashes of color decorate the tranquil masterpiece.
Shadowy outlines of trees draw lacy curtains over the moon.

The sweet fragrance of my perfume,
gentle sounds of jazz filling my ears,
winding around the curves,
rolling up and down the hills,
absorbed with nature’s expansive beauty.

Wishing you were here beside me
to share my joy and feel the beauty of this moment.

Author: Benita A. Esposito, M.A.

Written on 9/14/81 in the Ozark Mountains of southern Missouri.
Copyright 1981. All rights reserved. The Esposito Institute, Inc.

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Mountain Sunset

Walking across the dam tonight,Lake Chatuge, Hiawassee, GA
breathing in a full deep breath of
360 degree mountain views.
Misty clouds hover overhead
While the sparkling cloudburst
fires up the magenta sunset.
The full moon glistens
a streak of white light
across the quiet blue lake,
while the locusts sing a chant,
and fire flies
blink gold
on and off,
on and off.

Author: Benita A. Esposito, MA, LPC
7/28/07

Copyright 2007, All rights reserved. The Esposito Institute, Inc.

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Woman Emerging

Wouldn’t you love mepretty woman
for just who I am?

Wouldn’t you love me
for just who I am?

Behind this painted face
and every hair in place

Is a wild and crazy
Mean and angry
Clumsy and fragile
Strong and agile
Warm and gentle

Sentimental woman!

 

Authors: Priscilla Sabin and Benita Esposito

Copyright 1991, The Esposito Institute. All rights reserved. For permission to reprint, please use the “Contact Form” on this site.

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Contact: Benita A. Esposito, MA, Licensed Professional Counselor
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Specialties: Marriage counseling, individual psychotherapy. Divorce, emotional roots of disease, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, bipolar and success skills. Combining intuition and evidence-based practices, Benita gets to the bottom line quickly to help clients create flourishing personal and professional lives. Psychotherapy is available in Blairsville and Atlanta. Life coaching for high achievers is available worldwide via telephone and skype.

“Journal writing is a voyage to the interior.”  ~Christina Baldwin

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New Love Risking~Prose

Perhaps we will be together in many places,
in many phases of our lives:
Chatting with friends,
Swirling on the dance floor,
Competing in sports,
Delighting in intellectual conversations, Read more

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Trust Me~Prose

Loving you is like riding a giant roller coaster.
Slowly mounting anticipation
rushes into elevated excitement
that dips into deep sadness.

You draw near.
You stay.
You leave again. (Read more.) Read more

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Trusting Others~Prose

Sometimes in our darkest hours,
we have to rely on the knowledge
and perception of others.

We have to trust. Read more

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Prose

This section features posts from Benita’s prose.

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Feeling Safe~Prose

Feeling safe, secure, calm and quiet.
Even in the midst of trials and confusion,
The memories of your smiling eyes
and your gentle touch
soothe my troubled mind. Read more

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Your Gentle Constant Encouragement~Prose

Hibiscus, yellow

You are willing to give up what you are for the sake of what you can become.

In so doing, you flourish and thrive.

I search for the truth from some source external, and I endure the suffering of the struggle. Read more

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