Alone
The moon is still dark
Where you once stood
Refusing to shine its light
Hiding under the cloud’s hood
The days are long
Nights full of shadows
You will never return
I am left to suppose
Emptiness lives where
My heart used to be
It went with you
When you chose to flee
Leaving me alone
Stripped of my soul
Naked and in darkness
It has taken its toll
Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
In response to Reena’s Exploration Challenge #62 – The moon is dark
Photo by Zohre Nemati on Unsplash
Really like the melancholy tone. Nice work!
Thank you so much! 🙂
Nice job 🙂 Once I’m not slogging through school and research papers, maybe I’ll get to try doing this more myself. Is it basically pasting the blog URL’s into each other’s post and comment section?
Great! I look forward to seeing you there! If you click on the link at the end of my poem it will take you to Reena’s site where the prompt was. She gave directions and you’ll be asked to create a pingback so when you link to her it will share your info automatically. Sometimes pingbacks don’t always go through and then you’ll post straight into the comments. Pingbacks are easier for you. Good luck! 🙂
No thank you Reena! Some words just don’t speak to me, but yours always do 🙂💕
Sad, but compelling! “You chose to flee” gave it a different twist, making me wonder what had actually happened.
Thanks for joining in, Christine, after battling the writers’ block and then letting it all flow.
This is beautifully woven Christine, so full of longing! 🙂❤️
Thank you as always…you’re so kind to me 💕💕
Your words always speak to me, dear Christine. You are so welcome. 😊❤️
This worked so well Christine. I have never tried using different prompts in my poetry. You are a pro at it. This poem is delightful.
Oh thank you Hélène. Yours tonight was beautiful 🙂💕 Don’t sell yourself short.
Yes, but that is only one prompt. Not many of them in one poem…hehehe..
It doesn’t matter at all. One or more, its all good 🙂
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Thanks you Christine. I will have to try several prompts in one poem sometime.
Poignant and nostalgic. Lovely poem
Thank you! I struggled all day on the other prompts. “Squirrel, Finesse, Unique”…ugh! Nothing was happening and then I saw Reena’s pretty first line 🙂👍
You nailed this one. Sometimes the prompts speak to you and sometimes, it’s a struggle. I don’t write if it’s not resonating with me.
Yes, I didn’t write yesterday for the same reason. I have noticed that the prompts have started to repeat themselves too. One site used a word last week and another site is suggesting it this week. 😔
That’s true. Or they are similar. Some people collect them for 4-5 days and use them I one post. That seems like fun too. 😊
I like to weave three or four into mine. Some days they just don’t go together! Like this weekend 😆
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