Author Archives: Christine Bolton

A Thousand Pieces

A Thousand Pieces First a crackthen a chipuntil it is shatteredMy body in piecesof broken glassleft strewn and scattered My heart wassliced through likebutter on a heady nightBody nowUnrecognizableLifeless, with no more fight This your punishmentYou havemastered your skillIn shock I am thrownBewildered and stunnedLeft like roadkill Abandoned to rot,which is your desire,as I am of no moreContinue reading “A Thousand Pieces”

Cleansing

Cleansing Water refreshing skinwashing away tears,dirt and grimeThe ocean carries meCleansing my souland erasing timeForgetful of sorrowDrifting away on wavesSoaking in its energyA magical sensationFeeling bewitchedAbsorbing the synergyTouching the horizonFloating in rhythmwith the birdsSeeing faces in cloudsEscaping madnessNo need for wordsChristine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©Word Prompts:Ocean – OctPoWriMoForgetful – RDPHorizon – FOWCBewitched – Christine’s Daily WritingContinue reading “Cleansing”

Song Lyric Sunday – I’ll Stand By You

Good Sunday morning! This week’s prompts for Song Lyric Sunday hosted by Jim Adams, are Lean, Sit and Stand. I have several favorites for each prompt and I’m sure they will all get picked today. I will wait in anticipation! Today I have chosen “I’ll Stand By You“. The song recorded by the Pretenders is from theirContinue reading “Song Lyric Sunday – I’ll Stand By You”

Colors of the Heart

Colors of the Heart Purple has becomethe new color of my heartOnce red with passionnow bruised with your bluesA splattered abstract artThe combination of colorsis resulting in a different hueThe mix is not compatibleand a coalescence will not forminto a heart that will remain trueA perfect blending of shadeswould bring harmony to the soulBalancing theContinue reading “Colors of the Heart”

First Date

First Date Feeling jittery and excitedIn my stomachthere were butterfliesYou will be here soonI imagine how it might beand allow myself to fantasize It is seven o’ clockand then seven thirtyanother 30 minutes go byWaiting by the windowAnticipating your arrivaland then I begin to cry Where are you?Did I get the time wrongYou said you would comeMyContinue reading “First Date”

Missing You

Missing You Under the night starsI lay awake searchingthe black, flickering skyThe answers are out theresomewhere hiddenOnly seen in my mind’s eye Sleep does not come easyMy head is fullof crazy notionsAre you looking at the samecloudless canopyfeeling the same emotions? Why are we still separated?So much time has passedsince we were togetherWe always vowedNever to beContinue reading “Missing You”

Tricks of the Mind

Tricks of the Mind When the forest flooris bathed in moonlightI wait between the treesSoon you will comeCarefully and quietlyMoving with ease In the stillness of the nightYour silhouette appearsIn your hand I see a flowerMy heart skips a beatIn the distance the village clockstrikes the midnight hour How we like to play sillytricks with our mindsWishingContinue reading “Tricks of the Mind”

Majestic Mountains

Majestic Mountains Living in aweof your majestic forceTowering into the cloudsPeaks invisibleto us mere mortalsdown here in the crowds Capped with snowlike a jeweled crownBefitting your regalityYour slopes drapinglike royal robesin all its formality Your range stretchesmiles across the horizonIts sheer expanse intimidatingWorthy of our worshipand a need to conquerYour existence exhilarating  Christine Bolton – Poetry for HealingContinue reading “Majestic Mountains”