Transference The sky freckledwith tangerine cloudsThe sun’s last breathof the dayThe water glitteredwith diamondsand shadows grew longas the evening turned greyThrough the looking glassof twilightastral forms came into viewand under the stars we lay Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©Mish is hosting Monday Quadrille atD’Verse Poets tonight and has promptedus with “Freckles”A quadrille is aContinue reading “Transference – A Quadrille”
Author Archives: Christine Bolton
Imagination
Imagination Threads of moonlight streamingacross the night skyweaving an intricate web of lightSpilling into the darkness, creatingA reflection into my mind’s eyeand teasing my sight The bank of mist that was hoveringjust above the sea, short-livedand disappearing as it reached the landRevealing upright rocksreminiscent of lady fingerson a charlotte cake made from sand What visions play outContinue reading “Imagination”
Song Lyric Sunday – Sweet Home Alabama
Oh I love today’s prompt from Jim Adams at Song Lyric Sunday! We have been asked to choose a song featured prominently in a movie. I came up with a long list of possibilities but settled on a somewhat controversial song, Sweet Home Alabama, by Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd that first appeared in 1974 on their second album, SecondContinue reading “Song Lyric Sunday – Sweet Home Alabama”
Volatile
Volatile Her nature tempestuousLike a storm at seaYet in calm watersspeaking civilized wordsCarrying poison Delivered flawlesslyTaking down her preyWounding, but not slaying With a prepared agilitydelivering a soothing touchto those she injuredOffering words of comfortUnwittingly welcomedAny resistanceCould invoke ireShe was fragile like a bomb Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©Word PromptsAgile – WotDPrepare – RDPTouch – FOWCImageContinue reading “Volatile”
Poem of the Month – August 2019 – Repair
Repair To escape the chaosthat is youI must find fortitudeLashing backis no longer an optionNeeding solitude I lose myselfin the secret gardenof my mindWhere I am calmHealing can beginand justice is blind Floating on a seaof mundane thoughtsExorcising the discontentHere I countdownto the return of sanityThe storm to circumvent Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©PromptsLinda from CharmedContinue reading “Poem of the Month – August 2019 – Repair”
Unrequited Love
Unrequited Love Unrequited LoveIs it realor a fantasy?An unfulfilled wishthat will alwaysbe a fallacy? Convincedof its truthand sworn to its meritBlinded to realitygiving hopesand wishes credit Resolute in beliefs and sure ofthe final outcomeLove conquers alleven in dreamsand never succumbs Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©Word Prompts:UnrequitedResolute
One Liner Wednesday
Good Wednesday morning! I came across this cartoon that made me giggle and I submit it for Linda G Hill’s One Liner Wednesday. I hope you like it. Have a great day.
Living In The Past
Living In The Past She did not scoutthe darknessAllowing it to lureher into the passageof time Realizingthere was no going backBait and switchTrapped foreverliving in the past Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©Word Prompts:ScoutPassageSwitch
One Moonlit Night – Flash Fiction
One Moonlit Night You were young and beautiful, a breath of fresh air, and we all watched you with our jaws on the sidewalk. Anything was possible for someone like you. So perfect you could hang the moon and the stars. I was completely smitten and let you wrap me around your little finger. I would haveContinue reading “One Moonlit Night – Flash Fiction”
In Knots
In Knots Trying to untiethe macraméof my thoughtsKnotted every which way Tightly boundand resistantto my attemptsAll I can do is hopefor a fray The moreI strugglethe more it stingsWords no longercoherent A jumbled mindlooking for releasefrom thiscloud coveringobscurant Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©PromptsStingCoherentGo Dog Go Cafe – Promote Yourself Monday
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