Rules Change

Rules Change


When did you stop caring
Wondering how your actions
and all the distractions
would ultimately affect me
 
So caught up in your own drama
Impossible to see another’s pain
Blinded by your own disdain
This is not how it should be
 
Putting my feelings in boxes
As if that’s where they belong
Expecting me to play along
Yet you threw away the key
 
You have become a caricature
An ugly distorted likeness
Our relationship is now in crisis
Your indulgence being free
 
You have become such a fool
Creating a tradition
and showing no contrition
There will be no more you and me
 
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©

Word Prompts:

Boxing

Caricature

Tradition

Indulgence

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One Liner Wednesday

Good morning! I do hope everyone is enjoying the holiday and did not let it stress you out too much. Just so you know you are not alone I’m sharing this One Liner with you.

Have a great day!

In response to Linda G Hill’s One Liner Wednesday







	


	





	

		
Good Samaritan
	


	
			

				
			


		
	

		






Good Samaritan





 
Her footprints left tracks
on the snowy road
The frost clung to the trees
Her gait began to slow
 
The journey was challenging
She hadn’t come very far
Looking behind her
She could see her car
 
Why had she been negligent
Letting it run out of gas
In her haste to get to her destination
She had created this impasse
 
Something up ahead shone bright
But then seemed to disappear
She regarded it as a guiding light
and began to persevere
 
Intrigued by the light
She was drawn to its brightness
Pushing on in the crisp air
A beacon in the whiteness
 
She missed her footing
Falling to the ground
Crying out in pain
No one there to hear the sound
 
She lay in the snow
for what seemed an age
No traffic passed by
Her decision had not been sage
 
Through the falling snow
She saw the light glow brighter
As fatigued as she was
Her heart felt lighter
 
She could not see a face
As the shadow appeared
She sensed a feeling of peace
and was not afeared
 
She looked up and saw
a man with a big white beard
He was wearing a red velvet suit
No, this is too weird
 
I saw you struggle, said he
I brought you what you need
Let’s go and fill up your car
So you can proceed
 
He helped her into the sleigh
and clicked at the reindeer
A feeling of harmony encircled her
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
 
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing © 


Word Prompts:

Harmony

Frost

Intrigue

Snowy

Photo by Anderson W Rangel on Unsplash
 




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Song Lyric Sunday – Time of the Season
	


	
	

		






Good morning!





Today, Helen Vahdati’s Song Lyric Sunday prompt is “Season”.  This is an old favorite of mine from the 60s by The Zombies, called Time of the Season.  It was written by the lead singer Rod Argent.  I hope you enjoy it.







Have a great day!





Lyrics
Time of the Season

It's the time of the season
When the love runs high
In this time, give it to me easy
And let me try
With pleasured hands

To take you and the sun to
Promised lands
To show you every one
It's the time of the season for loving

What's your name?
(What's your name?)
Who's your daddy?
(Who's your daddy? He rich?)
Is he rich like me?

Has he taken
(Has he taken)
Any time
(Any time to show)
To show you what you need to live?
Tell it to me slowly
Tell you what?
I really want to know
It's the time of the season for loving

What's your name?
(What's your name?)
Who's your daddy?
(Who's your daddy? He rich?)
Is he rich like me?

Has he taken
(Has he taken)
Any time
(Any time to show)
To show you what you need to live?
Tell it to me slowly
Tell you what?
I really want to know
It's the time of the season for loving
 
Songwriters: Rod Argent
Time Of The Season lyrics © MARQUIS SONGS USA
 




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White Lies
	


	
			

				
			


		
	

		






White Lies





This Christmas will be white
But not with virgin snow
The tree is bedecked with tinsel
But it twinkles minus the glow
The festivities a non-event
The food just a necessity
The only present to unwrap
Was the gift of a penalty
Without someone to love
The holiday holds no appeal
A person alone can be
Regarded as a fifth wheel
Composing yourself for
The inevitable questions
Answering with white lies
Avoiding unwanted suggestions
Eventually it will be over
and be gone for another year
Next time it might be different
Perhaps I could disappear 


Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©

This poem is for anyone who might be spending Christmas alone.
 My heart is with you ❤️

Word Prompts:

White

Tinsel

Bedeck

Compose

Festive

 




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Eyes Wide Open – Week #24
	


	
			

				
			


		
	

		

Good Saturday morning!  I hope you have enjoyed your
week.  The weather was as little crazy here in Florida,
a little chilly for December, and a lot of rain too.  On Thursday
there was even a Tornado that swept through a community just
north of here. Yikes!

Anyway, here are some photos that I took on my iPhone when
the weather was favorable.  Hope you enjoy them.
Have a great day!










A beautiful Florida sunset was a lovely sight this week










This isn't a UFO!  It was a spider on her web clutching some kind
of crustacean that was bigger than she was!  It was just above
my head










An assortment of Ibis and Herons sitting on the mangroves










My dog Grace looking very interested in the wading Heron










Buddha contemplating among the Bamboo trees










This house has been empty for some time (someone's second home)
however, I can't help thinking those Buzzards that are usually
perched there, aren't exactly helping the realtor trying to sell it




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Magic
	


	
			

				
			


		
	

		






Magic






 As the winter solstice
 Comes around once more
 The season of illusion
 Comes knocking at our door
 
For those children
 Who still believe
 That many gifts
 They will receive
 
From the mystical man
 Riding a sleigh in the sky
 Pulled by reindeer and
 No one ever sees them fly
 
The magic of Christmas
 And stories from the past
 Will live on for infinity
 Until the very last
 
To those who are in need
 And all the others in between
 Bringing hope and wishes
 Who would ever dare intervene

 Merry Christmas


Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©

Word Prompts

Solstice

Infinity

Intervene

Believe







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Facts
	


	
			

				
			


		
	

		






Facts






Easy Peasy
Peas in a pod
Pods of belongings
Outside a house of God
Gods worshipped
all over the globe
Global economy
and the Mueller probe
Probing facts
Fake news isn’t real
Clear and concise
Ready to deal
Cards on the table 
Keep that poker face
Place your bets
Just in case
Amazing Grace
How sweet the sound
Silent Night
With words profound
Knowledge is power
But a little is dangerous
Shoot the messenger
Before he injures us
We the people
Huddled masses
Catholic Churches
With rose-colored glasses
Half empty or half full
Full of wonder
White bread America 
An embarrassing blunder

 
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©

Word Prompts:

Wonder

Easy

Pod

I struggled a little with the prompts today and this is where my mind
wanted to go!  I hope you enjoy it 🙂




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Druid Queen
	


	
			

				
			


		
	

		






Druid Queen






She weaved the mistletoe
into her golden hair
Slipping on the long white dress
 
While waiting for the mist
To clear from the morning air
Her finger twisted a loose tress
 
At the circle of stones
The secret order assembled 
Impatient for the sun to break
 
Waiting in the darkness
Her body trembled
and her hands began to shake
 
At dawn’s first light 
The music broke the hush
and they began to dance
 
In and out of the stones
she was feeling the rush
It was as if she were in a trance
 
As the sun rose from the horizon
The maiden’s dance did captivate
Her body moving unfettered
 
The naysayers were denounced
Her image now the Druid queen incarnate
and into another time she entered
 

Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing

Word Prompts:

Secretive

Denounce

Mistletoe




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One Liner Wednesday
	


	
			

				
			


		
	

		

Another hump day rolls around and time for Linda G Hill’s One Liner Wednesday!  Getting ready for Christmas I found another Gary Larson cartoon for you.  Have a great day!