Bitter-Sweet Bitter thoughtsand sour wordsevoking intense reactionA tongue lashinghurling insultsIntimidating exaction A spoonful of sugarto sweeten the tartand acidulous vocabularySugar rushing to the headCalming the anxiouswith honeyed confectionery Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©OctPoWriMo – Tongue Image by Alexandra_Koch from Pixabay
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Sunbeam
Sunbeam Like dust in a sunbeamYour closeness is ubiquitousUnseen, but in every particleOnly visible in lightYour essence omnipresent You nest in my mindWishful thoughts conjuredon my darkest daysWhen wild horses cannotdrag me from sadness I lose myself in you and our memoriesof special moments sharedSignificant to only usCherished forever Even though you are goneYou remain here with meYour strengthContinue reading “Sunbeam”
Zen Moments
Zen Moments Slowly but surelyBit by bitConcentration comesClosing off the worldContemplating, meditatingFingers touching thumbs Judicious use of thoughtsContained and controlledAbsorbing the environmentLooking outward to NatureSearching for the answerson a path to enlightenment Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©Word Prompts:Zen – WotDJudicious – FOWCBit -Daily AddictionsImage by Elias Sch. from Pixabay
Wise Up
Wise Up When something isn’t right it is a shoe that blisters the heel So why do you put up with that when you don’t like the way it feels? If it makes you sad and frightened to speak Then it is wrong and you are being weak Doing the same thing over and againContinue reading “Wise Up”
Justified
Justified In the wake of your furorI come up for airbreathing it deepinto my lungsuntil the oxygencalms my brainand I can think clearly again I remain inconspicuouson the perimeter of yourstruggle for senseHere I can observeyour body languageand know that thisis on you, not meand I owe no apology Sorry will neverbe uttered as itis never feltWords willContinue reading “Justified”
Imagination
Imagination Threads of moonlight streamingacross the night skyweaving an intricate web of lightSpilling into the darkness, creatingA reflection into my mind’s eyeand teasing my sight The bank of mist that was hoveringjust above the sea, short-livedand disappearing as it reached the landRevealing upright rocksreminiscent of lady fingerson a charlotte cake made from sand What visions play outContinue reading “Imagination”
Poem of the Month – August 2019 – Repair
Repair To escape the chaosthat is youI must find fortitudeLashing backis no longer an optionNeeding solitude I lose myselfin the secret gardenof my mindWhere I am calmHealing can beginand justice is blind Floating on a seaof mundane thoughtsExorcising the discontentHere I countdownto the return of sanityThe storm to circumvent Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©PromptsLinda from CharmedContinue reading “Poem of the Month – August 2019 – Repair”
Waterfall – A Cascade Poem
Waterfall in the quietnessof my mindmy escape complete water fallingsoothingin the quietness lofty treessheltering, protectingof my mind the beating heartof my stag, silentmy escape complete Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©In response to Jane Dougherty’s Poetry Challenge#33 – Silent – A Cascade A Cascade is four three-line stanzas, without rhyme.Three lines of the first verse used successively aslast linesContinue reading “Waterfall – A Cascade Poem”
Earth Angel
Earth Angel A rose among the thornsher beauty a beacon of hopeto those down in the mireand at the end of their rope She was a good womansacrificing for those in needThe hungry and poor at the mercyof the rich man’s greed With no thought of selfher own agenda delayedWorking for the less fortunateA duty no oneContinue reading “Earth Angel”
Silver Lining
Silver Lining A droplet of rain trickleddown the window paneThe sky had darkenedand the light began to waneThoughts of the dayrelived again in her headShuddering she turnedback towards the bed Sleep would remedy alland she craved the escapeTime to heal and repair and her life to reshapeThe room felt dark and oppressiveTrapping her somewhere in betweenand justContinue reading “Silver Lining”
Poetry For Healing 