A Fleeting Moment

A Fleeting Moment

You touched my life
with a stroke of a feather
A fleeting moment 
in the moon shadow
that excited and tantalized 
Luring me to you
like a moth to the flame
Singeing wings
burning desire
Now all that remains
is a feeling
A sensation that still tingles
A scratch
you can barely see
 
 
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©

Word Prompts:

Barely - WotD
Scratch - RDP

Grace is hosting at D'Verse Poets
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  25 comments for “A Fleeting Moment

  1. October 6, 2019 at 11:44 am

    As the moth and the fire
    there with desire
    and then after
    left with the ash
    of your wings

    • Christine Bolton
      October 6, 2019 at 12:42 pm

      Love it!

  2. October 4, 2019 at 8:43 am

    How wonderful.

    • Christine Bolton
      October 4, 2019 at 7:33 pm

      Thanks Philip 🙂

  3. October 3, 2019 at 10:43 pm

    Lovely.

    • Christine Bolton
      October 4, 2019 at 7:31 pm

      Thank you Sadje🙂💕

      • October 4, 2019 at 8:11 pm

        You’re welcome Christine.

  4. October 3, 2019 at 10:42 pm

    Very nice Christine! Love the ending …. a scratch… a scar barely seen! Like a tattoo it fades but is always there.

    • Christine Bolton
      October 4, 2019 at 7:31 pm

      Yes, that is true. Thanks Dwight🙂

  5. October 3, 2019 at 10:37 pm

    S/He left a mark/reminder, I see.

    • Christine Bolton
      October 4, 2019 at 7:30 pm

      Indeed! 🙂💕

  6. October 3, 2019 at 9:53 pm

    That moment can be tantalizingly agonizing, sweet but all too fleeting.

    • Christine Bolton
      October 3, 2019 at 10:13 pm

      Yes! Thanks Grace 🙂

  7. sanaarizvi
    October 3, 2019 at 8:17 pm

    So gorgeous!! ❤️

    • Christine Bolton
      October 3, 2019 at 9:29 pm

      Thank you! I really appreciate it 🙂💕

  8. October 3, 2019 at 7:45 pm

    I like the subtlety (is that a word?), Christine. Lovely.

    • Christine Bolton
      October 3, 2019 at 9:30 pm

      Yes it is! …I really appreciate it. Thanks Tracy 🙂💕

  9. October 3, 2019 at 6:41 pm

    Very lovely. I like the last line a lot and feels it adds to the poem.

    • Christine Bolton
      October 3, 2019 at 6:54 pm

      Thank you! It’s like those very special moments that you want to hang onto but memories fade like scars

  10. Rob Kistner
    October 3, 2019 at 5:53 pm

    Very tenderly sensuous Christine — wonderful!

    • Christine Bolton
      October 3, 2019 at 6:33 pm

      Thanks so much Rob. I really appreciate it 🙂

    • October 4, 2019 at 10:33 am

      Agreed.

      • Christine Bolton
        October 4, 2019 at 7:43 pm

        Thank you both 🙂

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