Emotions twirl and twirl

like dancing dust

so easily stirred up,

sometimes hard to settle down.

We go inside our bubbles

or take to bed,

hide away a bit

and wait for softening.

Emotions are like waves

reaching for the sands of thought,

we walk these lands barefoot

with nary a sign to guide our path.

We look for the signs

and when we see them

(a butterfly that lingers, a rainbow at dusk),

the dust settles,

the tides recede,

our hearts are uplifted,

calm is restored.