In response to Linda G. Hill’s One Liner Wednesday I came across this ecard about Pinterest. It is something I have felt for a long time! How about you? 🙂
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Predator – A Quadrille
Predator – A Quadrille The pattern I seeis pleasingand some variations in color attractive to the eyeBut do I trustmy judgementaccepting a giftthat stirs emotionswithoutunderstanding whyFor a leopard cannot changeits spotsNo matter how hardIt might try  Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©DeJackson, aka Whimsy Gizmo, is hostingMonday Quadrille at D’Verse Poets tonightand has prompted us with the wordContinue reading “Predator – A Quadrille”
Song Lyric Sunday – West End Girls
This week’s Song Lyric Sunday prompts from Jim Adams were pretty straightforward. North, South, East or West. The one I chose jumped into my mind immediately. “West End Girls” by The Pet Shop Boys. It’s a song from the 80s but it still gets plenty of air play. As I grew up in London thisContinue reading “Song Lyric Sunday – West End Girls”
Deluge
Deluge From my moutha torrent of angry wordsNonsensicalRunning furiouslyStored and stirredSimmered and boiledFinally releasedin a cathartic gushAn energy thatwill take downanything standingSwallowing allin its wakeThe dam has burstand now the riverof discontentwill flow out to seaand thosetempestuous wordswill drown  Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©In response to Sue Vincent’s WeeklyWrite/Photo ChallengeWord PromptWater – RDP
Sabotaged
Sabotaged I see in yourunforgiving eyesthe things thatyou will now never knowThe love I gave you freelyregardless of your faultsAn extended familythat loves withoutquestion or judgementFor you have never knownsuch a loveand do not recognize itInstead you fight it,scream at itand punish ituntil it perishes beforeyour eyesHappiness sabotagedand you reign triumphantfeeling vindicatedfor your actions  Christine BoltonContinue reading “Sabotaged”
One Liner Wednesday
Hello again, it is Wednesday and I came across this for Linda G. Hill’s One Liner Wednesday. I have often asked myself the same question. How about you? Have a great day!
Bad Apple
Bad Apple My instinctsscreamed at mebut I chosenot to listenYou,opinionatedand arrogant Rubbing methe wrong waybut charmingand smoothwith an engagingcharmI turned a blind eye Telling myself the positives outweighedthe negativesBut a bad applepoisons the barreland we dieda slow and painfuldeath  Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©Anmol, alias HA, is hosting D’Verse Poetstonight and has prompted us with writingabout an apple.Word PromptSmoothContinue reading “Bad Apple”
First Responder
First Responder I close my eyesbut the pictureremains imprintedin my brainThe sounds willnot ceaseThe criesring in my earsand the terrorscontinue I cometo this placeof peaceto shut outthe worldand its uglinessThe sadnessloss and agonyto whichI bear witness Sufferingthe atrocitiesof mankindthey cannot healSo how can I?With survivor’s guiltI carry the anguishof their ruined livesUnable to save or protect them   Christine BoltonContinue reading “First Responder”
Song Lyric Sunday- Listen To What The Man Said
This week the prompts for Song Lyric Sunday from Jim Adams are Listen, Hear, Talk and Speak. I went with a sweet Wings song that I particularly like called Listen To What The Man Said. I love the video of Paul and Linda McCartney along with their children. I hope you enjoy it too. TheContinue reading “Song Lyric Sunday- Listen To What The Man Said”
Faces
Faces Faces formingin fluffy cloudsclearly visibleto the mind’s eyeIs it only Iwho can seeand be the subjectof mockery? The pareidolia of creative sightwhether the surfaceof the moonor the trunkof a treeIs it only Iwho can see? Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©Word PromptsMockery – Word of the DayPareidolia – RDPPhoto by Michael Weidner on Unsplash
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