Parable

In Summer
there is a field
where Golden Yarrow grows
covers Earth like a warm quilt

A quiet place awaits
outside the doorway to your heart
around you there are murmured secrets
they whisper of life
they are answers to
what is good
where am I going
what am I
we all wonder what will happen
when we arrive

There is a secret
that Eagle carries
somewhere between 
the field of Golden Yarrow 
and the sky

When He flies He tells stories
careful listeners are able
to unfold the secrets
let them back into your heart 

Charlotte Lee's Questions:

I originally had "yellow flowers" in place of "Golden Yarrow", however I found it to be bland.  I did research on the Internet and found that Golden Yarrow, and its meaning, works for this poem.  Would you consider this cheating, or is it okay to reach for a thesaurus or the Internet when you need help with images?

The Mime

I exist in nothing but a space
like a box where I can make
short and abrupt gestures
I am cursed with dreams 
in my desperation for understanding
my waking hours
I once was a mime
a voiceless prop on the streets
or in the fields of France
I lived a silent life
I had no voice
and I loved a man with no voice
we expressed ourselves
with wide concentrating eyes
and imagination
one day I learned to use my voice
and the world marveled at my genius
magnitudes would flock to see
the world's only talking mime
and I loved my voice.

Charlotte Lee's Questions:

In line 15 I use the word "imagination" instead of using imagery to describe the state of love, however; the poem is based on a dream I had which was a metaphor for feeling as though I had no outlet for expressing myself.  Would you suggest that I use imagery or does the poem confirm the metaphor on its own?