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Letting Go

Letting Go Draining me of energythis object of nonsensehas followed mefrom home to homeTime to release itand free my conscience So meaningful all those years agoNow it had becomea heavy burdendragging me downNo longer precious cargo An agonizing decisionto release it from my universeFondly looking backthe recollections treasuredIts use no longer importantMany memories will reimburse  Christine Bolton – PoetryContinue reading “Letting Go”

The Long Road

The Long Road Born from new beginningsA glimmer of hopeIn the bleakest of yearsThe darkest of timesA baby to love anddry the shedding tears A lonely widowwith a family ready madeHe, a man with an assurancePromising love and securityfor ever more, yet for herit became an endurance A straying spouseout until the small hourswith whiskey breathCheating onContinue reading “The Long Road”

Summer of ’74

Summer of ’74 It was spitting rainin the heavy morning airBig fat drops Spotting the pavement in polka dotted flair Hotter than a stolen tamaleThat summer of ‘74Sweltering days passingslower than molassesUntil you could take it no more Irritable and sweatyNo energy for muchTempers flared oftenAmong lovers and kinwho could barely touch Finally, the heavens openedand we danced in theContinue reading “Summer of ’74”

Unfiltered Thoughts

Unfiltered Thoughts Innermost thoughtsWithout filterFree to flowWherever they mayMaddened and irascibleThey come and go Hungry for an outletto spread through the airFinding a place to settleReaching out to anyoneor anything With the sting a nettle CantankerousSlicing like a knifeRousing screamsHeard above tree topsGratifying and satisfyingFostering dreams  Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©April is National Poetry Writing MonthNaPoWriMoDay 9Continue reading “Unfiltered Thoughts”

Dreaming

Dreaming The rain poundingon the windowslike stonesbeing thrownThe branchesshook hardand the leaveswere all blown Cold and miserablewas the commonfeeling of every dayLonging for sunshinebeaches andswaying palmsa beach and a bay Gazing into wishesStaring out the dreamHolding desiresclose to the chestA future comingInto focusEscaping the miseryhas become the quest A wish soonto be realizedJust a matter ofwhen and whereIs aContinue reading “Dreaming”

Song Lyric Sunday – Smoke

This week Jim Adams, our host of Song Lyric Sunday, has prompted us with Burn/Fire/Flame. I have chosen and old favorite that still sounds great – Smoke On The Water by Deep Purple. It has a memorable intro. The song was released in 1973 and there is a backstory. Roger Glover the bass guitarist, dreamedContinue reading “Song Lyric Sunday – Smoke”

What If?

What If? If the sky cracked openand I was swallowed upWould you miss me?If the moon one nightrefused to shine its lightCould you still see me? If the coast was swallowed by an angry ocean’s ragewould you care?If all the fabled storiesof Aesop were burnedWould that be fair? If one day I floatedaway like a balloonWould run afterContinue reading “What If?”

Forked Tongue – A Villanelle

Forked Tongue What is this language you speak?That I am pretty and I amuseYet no deeper do you seek Am I there to decorate and be sleekArm candy to enhance your egoWhat is this language you speak? Kiss me until my knees are weakI am more than your accessory  Yet no deeper do you seek My love is torridContinue reading “Forked Tongue – A Villanelle”

Thanks For Nothing – A Sonnet

Thanks For Nothing You didn’t just cause her pain You hurt me in the process You vowed to love each other But you chose to digress She suffered the pain you delivered With her head held high Always aware of her dignity Ignoring your every lie I was the fall-out of the war You twoContinue reading “Thanks For Nothing – A Sonnet”