Illustration Friday....."Puzzled"

Puzzled

I climb the spiral staircase, one step at a time,

I seem to walk in circles, morning, noon and night.

Nothing ever changes, yet nothing is the same,

So subtle are my footsteps, yet I falter again.

Peaceful is the tread, slippery is the edge,

With laughter and joy, or despair sharp as a knife,

Every step leaves me puzzled,

On the spiral staircase of life.

Illustration Friday...."Gesture"

Walking by on a still night,

In the soft moonlight,

I saw a lady in a tree,

Or did the tree just gesture to me?

A dance of joy unfolded then,

In a moment all was silent again.

She is still there, the lady in the tree,

You would see her if you were me.

Illustration Friday......"Bottled"

 Bottles of perfume and fragrances galore, there's a special one, I'm looking for.

The essence of all my happy moments, memories of laughter and joy,

bottled forever for me to enjoy!

My bottle of happiness will be full to the brim (while that small one of sorrow will be rather slim)