Does anyone disagree with this statement? I didn’t think so! In response to Linda G. Hill’s One Liner Wednesday.
Author Archives: Christine Bolton
Red Cardinal
Drops of blood
on virgin snow
Cardinals
vivid in beauty
of plumage
drawing the eye
to magnificence
Red swatches
of boldness
on leafless boughs
Looking Back – A Haibun
Just a few weeks ago it was the 35th anniversary of my living in the US. I came from England, with my first husband and our baby son, to settle in Virginia where he was to begin a new job. We knew a lot of the States fairly well having visited numerous times however leavingContinue reading “Looking Back – A Haibun”
Blurred View
Blurred View Seeing the broken pieces of what is left of this fractured life laying before me I am unable to make sense of what is happening Uncontrollable tears blur my view It matters not what is presented to me but how I feel inside my heart Did I feel it slipping throughContinue reading “Blurred View”
Song Lyric Sunday – I Gotta Feeling
I was happy to see this week’s prompts for Song Lyric Sunday hosted by Jim Adams. He asked us to find songs or lyrics with Touch and Feel. That gave me the opportunity to share a really happy song with you by the Black Eyed Peas. I Gotta Feeling. Enjoy! The single “I Gotta Feeling”Continue reading “Song Lyric Sunday – I Gotta Feeling”
Acid Trip – A Couplet
Acid Trip The sky cries its tears of acid rainand the earth screams out in constant painChristine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©Frank is hosting D’Verse Poets tonightand has prompted us with a Couplet.
Lost at Sea
Lost at Sea A watery scapeflooded with tearsclinging tocountless branches Salted soresstill stingingfrom woundsinflicted by reason Hope drifting awayon a sea of cloudsSoon lostforever A fractured heartsinking heavilyinto the fathomless deepwhere it will hurt no more Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©Image by Pam Patterson from Pixabay Word PromptCountless Branches – RDP
One Liner Wednesday
I swear this was me the other day with a password. By the time I had every letter and symbol they asked for I could no longer recall what the heck I had typed in. Does this happen to you too? In response to Linda G. Hill’s One Liner Wednesday
The First Step
The First Step The road is longand not for thefaint-heartedIt will bend and twistuphill and downUnforgivingand full ofpot holesThere is no choiceon this journeyof lifeYou will stumbleand falland at timesyou will reacha crossroadswhere sometimesyou will stayin neutralUnsureand unknowingYou will takethe wrong pathwithout questionbut you will learnfrom the mistakeand carry onto the next junctionWith experienceyou willContinue reading “The First Step”
Equalizer
Equalizer Finally the dregsof the day drainedaway withthe sunsetTaking with themthe sweat and tearsthat spilled ontothe remnants ofa dream crushedWriting the obituaryas it sinks beyondthe horizoninto another time But the moondoes rise highinto the night skyshining its lighton the darknessof what once was Infusing a delicate soulwith its energyand brightnessReassuringand remindingtomorrow willsurely come Christine Bolton – Poetry forContinue reading “Equalizer”
Poetry For Healing 