Cycle As the sun sinks from viewand the green flash expiresA crimson canvas bleeds its last light The remains of the dayplays its trickery on the eyesbefore being swallowed by night A big silvery moonrises high in the velvet skycasting its blanket bright As stillness descendsthe earth transitionsin fascinating delight Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©Word Prompts:MoonTrickeryFascinatedPhoto by FabrizioContinue reading “Cycle”
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Perplexed
Perplexed You came to meIn the flash of an eyeA port in stormy weatherSeeing your faceKnowing instantly We would be together Wilderness daysand nightmares slowly fading awayAs we meld into one a clear horizon andthe future in play Yet moments of darknessconfuse and stunFrom where do they come?To understand, impossibleExplanations insufficient Yet I always succumb Blindsided by the rage andstruggling to compromiseItContinue reading “Perplexed”
From Where I Am Sitting
From Where I Am Sitting Sitting herewaiting for that one lookWatching you,adoring youI am an open book Acknowledgmentof my existenceIs that too muchto expect?If only you knewThere is no resistance I know you are busyand your time is limitedBut I beg for you to lingera little longer with meI will stay riveted I have the perfect anecdoteif youContinue reading “From Where I Am Sitting”
One Liner Wednesday
Good Wednesday Morning! It must be springtime because everyone is out in the warm sunshine and anxious to make contact with others. Living in a resort town brings many seasonal residents and visitors here for the weather and they love to stop and chat … and chat, and chat … 😳 Remind me to walkContinue reading “One Liner Wednesday”
Lost Forever
Lost Forever The wind tousled her hairas she stood at the empty dock A she-bird in exotic plumageGazing at the shrinking ferry as it sailed around the rock The tide-looped harbornow void of vesselEmpty like her heartcold and vacantfeelings still to wrestle Dropped in the oceanon this darkest of nightGone now was her loveSwallowed by the ringed-seain the moon’sContinue reading “Lost Forever”
Dance with Me
Dance With Me Dance with meto music only I can hearhold me tightso I have no fearDance with meby the sea shorewait and listenfor the waves’ roarDance with meon the cliff’s edgeStaring downfrom the rocky ledgeDance with mein the silvery moonlightThat I may look at youpast the stroke of midnight Dance with meand turnover your heartIContinue reading “Dance with Me”
Crossroads
Crossroads Thinking my journey was overI stand facing another decisionAnd I haven’t a clueDo I go left or right?Which way do I choose?I cannot go straight through An unexpected twistA bump in this roadfor which I was not ready Confusing, mystifying All these things do bodeI am feeling unsteady This crossroads in lifewill make me sit awhilePondering my ownContinue reading “Crossroads”
Song Lyric Sunday – Cold Wind In August
This week Jim Adams has prompted us with Freeze/Cold/Ice for Song Lyric Sunday. For some reason I found this very difficult. I found some songs but they weren’t speaking to me. After some digging I come up with this early Van Morrison number called “Cold Wind In August” from his 1977 Period of Transition album.Continue reading “Song Lyric Sunday – Cold Wind In August”
The Gathering
The Gathering The sun beckoned themto the top of the hillHand in hand in a circleExperiencing the thrill They felt each other’s bloodas it coursed through their veinsAs if all one organismSimultaneously breaking chains As the sun rose in the skyIts early light kissed the groundInfusing its energy into them alland the day was crowned One sun, oneContinue reading “The Gathering”
Iced Latte – What Pegman Saw
Iced Latte It was 2:45 PM and he was early. He took a tall iced latte and sat away from the door. Sitting carefully, he straightened the legs of his freshly cleaned khaki pants. Flipping through his phone he looked again at her photo. Pretty, outdoorsy and her profile said she owned her own company. Looking down againContinue reading “Iced Latte – What Pegman Saw”
Poetry For Healing 