This week’s Song Lyric Sunday from Jim Adams has prompted us with Hurt/Pain/Agony/Suffer. I have chosen ‘Love The way You Lie’ by Eminem, featuring Rhianna. It’s full of pain and hurt. The collaboration of Eminem and Rihanna is heavily influenced by their past experiences in difficult relationships with their respective ex-lovers Kimberly Scott and Chris Brown. I hopeContinue reading “Song Lyric Sunday – Love The Way You Lie”
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A Poem for a Child
A Poem for a Child If the moon did everfall from the skyor the sun remainedhidden from view I would still love youas sure as your eyes are blue If the starsdisappeared one nightnever to returnOr the oceans dried up I would still love youmy little buttercup If the trees caught fireor the flowers droppedall their petals and laydyingContinue reading “A Poem for a Child”
Devil Incarnate
Devil Incarnate He orderedthe finest whiskyas he sat at the barand buried his headThe time had comeIt would be a long nightLoomingHe considered in dread His clothes were ill fittingThey had seen better daysHe looked disheveled he knew, but couldn’t careHis thoughts on his purposeAs he nursed his drinkFocusedAvoiding the glare Nine fifteen, his mark enteredthe noisy barFullContinue reading “Devil Incarnate”
Monochrome – Poem of the Month – May 2019
Monochrome Light filtering throughthe gauze-like skySilvery whiteagainst the black of treesThe water calmon the surface of the lakeMist clearing too slowlyin the cool of the breeze The drilling of an earlymorning woodpeckerIn the distancewas the only soundSurroundings reflectiveof what is most times bleakA monochrome lifewhere happiness drowned Living in grey tonesof black mixed with whiteNo clear definitionorContinue reading “Monochrome – Poem of the Month – May 2019”
One Liner Wednesday
It’s Wednesday again and I wanted to share another cartoon with you. The first thing I like to do in the morning is to catch up with the news, like many of you, and this one cracked me up. Hope you enjoy it and have a great day! In response to Linda G. Hill’s OneContinue reading “One Liner Wednesday”
Crying – Micro Poetry
CryingShe weptand the sky cried with herChristine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©National Poetry Writing MonthDay 30 – NaPoWriMoAnd last but not least, now for our final prompt for this year!I’d like you to try your hand at a minimalist poem. What’s that?Well, a poem that is quite short, and that doesn’t really try totellContinue reading “Crying – Micro Poetry”
Teddy Bears Picnic – A Haibun
Tonight Gina is hosting Haibun Monday at D’Verse Poets. She has prompted us to write about a picnic memory. Growing up my family always used any day out in the country as picnic time. However, my very own favorite one was a Teddy Bears Picnic that I would have at home with my favorite teddies.Continue reading “Teddy Bears Picnic – A Haibun”
The Clearing
The Clearing The sound of hooves on gravelnow in the distant pastThe ground underfoot became softas she reached the clearing at last Shelter from the noon day sunwas a welcome retreatShe nimbly dismounted her horseContent to be out of the heat It was not as she rememberedThe foliage thicker, outstretchedShe searched for the oak treeWhere their initialsContinue reading “The Clearing”
Poetry In Motion
Poetry In Motion In this warped and crazy worldwhere the peculiar reign supremeI lose myself in wordsto live in my chosen daydream In a bucolic existencewriting poetry and proseStories of escape and freedomallow me to transpose Away from the insanityof a world gone haywireSeeking tranquilityMy writings do inspire Transported to a placeof pastoral idyllwhere stanzas evolveinto poetry unbridled AContinue reading “Poetry In Motion”
Song Lyric Sunday
This week Jim Adams has prompted us with Boogie/Rock/Rolling Stone for Song Lyric Sunday. Can’t wait to see what everyone comes up with! I have a feeling a lot of old favorites will be shared. Here is my pick from my favorite band from the 70s – We Will Rock You by Queen. I loveContinue reading “Song Lyric Sunday”
Poetry For Healing 