Compassion A word proofof love so deepthat one would scalea mountain steepLove of oneselflaid asidetwo become oneimpossible to divide Bleeding loveEasing another’s painTireless, fearlessImpossible to feignShouldering a loadand releasing resentmentsFeelings harboredReaffirming commitments Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©In response to V. J’s Weekly Challenge – CompassionImage by M. Maggs from Pixabay Follow Poetry For Healing on WordPress.com (function(d){var fContinue reading “Compassion”
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One Liner Wednesday
Good Wednesday morning! I read on someone’s blog this week that they were having a challenge with the spell check function in WordPress. This funny e-card came to mind to share on this week’s One Liner Wednesday Have a great day!
Forgettable
Forgettable When you leftYou took awaythe morning sunshineThe verdant earthlay dying and the seashrank from the coastline A blanket of darknessObscuring and distortingEnveloping my worldA maelstrom in furyWhipping, lashingEmotions hurled Struggling to stabilizeBefore drowningin your wakeUnsteady, frightful Clinging to hopeIs this all a mistake? As I wallow in this mireI realize my errorI gave you free reinTo do asContinue reading “Forgettable”
Lost
Lost Little boyWhat are you doing?Are you hidingfrom someoneor just fooling? You are lost you sayas you look through tearsLet me help youWe’ll find mommyno need for fears You were playinghide and seekwith your siblingsYou forgot how to countso, you decided to peek No one was thereand off you wentcalling out loudnot finding anyoneas if you lost theContinue reading “Lost”
Crosshairs
Crosshairs I am innocent, yetyou raise your eyebrowsand shake your headI saw you pull a facethinking I didn’t noticeIt’s what you donever what I said I am in the crosshairsSecond time this weekI looked the wrong wayor maybe said somethingyou didn’t want to hearYou are bad-temperedand one of us will pay Always an excuseto justify your moodit’sContinue reading “Crosshairs”
Indulgence
Indulgence Like silk on my skinsoft and seductivean exquisite sensationand so very destructiveStroking my shoulderswith your nimble fingersfeathery, lightLetting the touch linger I want to sing hallelujahsTake me to the churchDrowning in eroticabefore you I do smirchGloried in the commonplacemade weird, I am at a loss for words to describethis, which I feared A hedonistic existenceof pleasures fulfilledregardlessContinue reading “Indulgence”
One Liner Wednesday
I have often wondered this myself. Have a great Wednesday! In response to Linda G. Hill’s One Liner Wednesday.
The Neutral Zone
The Neutral Zone There was a sadnessenveloping herthat could not be shakenShe knew whyand could not sharefor it would be mistaken It was always therejust below the surfaceA pool of emotionsOne comment deliveredthe wrong waycould spark an explosion The neutral zonein a divided familyThe burden heavier by the dayAllowing others their comfortWhile hers was ignoredGnawing and clawingContinue reading “The Neutral Zone”
Time To Get Up – A Quadrille
Time To Get Up A plangent chorusof early birdsMy wake up call this dayBusy at worksinging and feedingwithout hesitation or delay Sandhill cranesmoving slowlyalong the river bedTheir rattling bugle callcan be heard for milesenough to wake the dead Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©WimsyGizmo is hosting Monday Quadrilleat D’Verse Poets tonight. He has prompted us with theContinue reading “Time To Get Up – A Quadrille”
Stop Watering The Weeds
Stop Watering The Weeds Seeing the seasonscome and gowaiting and watchingwonderingif I’d ever know Preparing myselfpurging and clearingNothing to do nowbut waitfor your appearing That what is asked forwill certainly comePatience is a virtueFocusing positivelyThis is not yet done The road to fulfillmentnot for the faint of heart,is paved with obstaclesMistakes easily madeWhen blindly taking part Watering the weedsconsideringContinue reading “Stop Watering The Weeds”
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