Blog, Hope Never Lose Hope by Christine Bolton • April 5, 2022 • 25 Comments Never Lose Hope Hope is the light at the end of the tunnel A glimmer of something outside of pain Hope is the thread you hang on to So life would not be in vain Hope is a hand keeping your head above water Someone saying a kind word Hope is breaking through the silence Like the gentle song of a bird Hope is the five-dollar bill in your jeans That made it through the wash Hope is you’re going to make it by any means Your dreams will not be squashed Hope is optimism in the face of adversity Don’t let them ever get you down Hope is always gentle and kind A big hug to wipe away that frown Hope is wishes to be granted A talk back from the ledge of despair Hope is the kindness of the invisible Who always send up a prayer Hope is a good wish from a stranger Someone unaware your heart aches Hope is a basket of food left at your door Or perhaps a homemade cake Hope is sometimes all we have When times make it hard to cope Life can take more that it will give But in the end, there is always hope Copyright © 2022 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved Sarah is hosting D'Verse Poets tonight and has prompted us with repetition. She asked us to choose from her selection and use them repeatedly throughout the poem. I chose "Hope" I have reworked a poem I wrote about hope four years ago as it was perfect for this challenge. I hope you like it. Share this:TweetEmailPrintLike this:Like Loading...
Blog, Hope Up on the Roof – An Ekphrastic Poem by Christine Bolton • March 2, 2022 • 18 Comments Up On The Roof As the last shirt was pegged to the line her hands went to her back and massaged the aching muscles that had borne the weight of her labor The wind was in full force and the sky bright She knew the linens would dry quickly this day Her spirits lifted briefly at the thought of an early finish to her day’s work but knowing by then the sun would be almost gone She wished for the wind to carry her away from this drudgery and servitude Young in age but weary in spirit These moments alone on the roof were precious times for her to dream of how life could perhaps be one day Copyright © 2022 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved Merrel is hosting D'Verse Poets tonight and has prompted us to write a 'March Wind Ekphrastic Poem' by selecting on of four paintings about the wind that she suggested and to use it as the prompt for our poem. I chose 'Sun and Wind on the Roof' by John Sloan. Enjoy Up On The Roof by The Drifters Share this:TweetEmailPrintLike this:Like Loading...
Blog, Hope Hope’s Flickering Flame by Christine Bolton • January 29, 2022 • 3 Comments Hope’s Flickering Flame Hope flickeringlike candlelightin a cool breezeOnce burning brightA beacon of beliefGuiding, gently pushingtowards dreamsNow waning like the moonlosing its fullnessHope’s flickering flameDoomed to be dousedLeaving a heavy heartCopyright © 2022 Christine Bolton - Poetry for HealingAll Rights ReservedWord PromptFlickering - RDP Share this:TweetEmailPrintLike this:Like Loading...
Blog, Hope Living In Hope by Christine Bolton • January 8, 2022 • 13 Comments One more angry wordfrom nowhereis another dose of arsenicpoisoning my soulLiving in the constant chaosOf your existenceI pray for evictionFreedom from your madnessTo write on a clean slateWith different wordsCreating a new storyof hope and happinessThe answer is therein my secret dreamsOne day I will findthe courage to flyCopyright © 2022 Christine Bolton - Poetry for HealingAll Rights ReservedPromptsClean Slate - RDPAnswer - FOWC Share this:TweetEmailPrintLike this:Like Loading...
Blog, Hope Resilient by Christine Bolton • October 6, 2021 • 20 Comments Resilient At the darkest of hours when nothing is left to be taken Stripped bare of dignity Pummeled into dirt The taste still lingering in your mouth even after you have wretched it from your body You dig even deeper than where you have been before Finding those special gifts bestowed on you by all who have beaten you down Resilience and resolve These are the things that lift you from the hell that was your life Your champions and saviors who always know where you are when you need them the most Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved Sanaa is hosting D'Verse poets and has asked us to write a panegyric poem in honor of someone or something. I looked within, grateful for my inner strength. Image by adelmo adelmo from Pixabay Share this:TweetEmailPrintLike this:Like Loading...
Blog, Hope Naïveté by Christine Bolton • October 2, 2021 • 10 Comments Naïveté A wave of the hand An inspiring conversation An expectant mind Who would lay blame for the Hope carried in a naïve heart Or was it just a figment of imagination Sending you on a path to nowhere? Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved Word Prompts Inspire - Stream of Consciousness Wave - RDP Blame - Word of the Day Figment - FOWC Share this:TweetEmailPrintLike this:Like Loading...
Blog, Hope Change Partners – A Novelinee by Christine Bolton • September 9, 2021 • 19 Comments Change Partners Dancing to your tune I move gingerly A misstep would be unwise causing pain and I’m careful to avoid injury fearing I’ll be your perennial bane Imagining a new movement sequence I pray for music to finally change as I choreograph a new frequence A change of partner giving me free range It seems to me to be a fair exchange Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved Laura Bloomsbury is hosting D'Verse Poets - Meet at the Bar tonight and as it is the ninth day of the ninth month she has prompted us with a form that is new to me called the Novelinee. It is a nine line poem with an a,b,a,b,c,d,c,d,d sequence. Image by Layers from Pixabay Share this:TweetEmailPrintLike this:Like Loading...
Blog, Hope Perfect Life by Christine Bolton • September 4, 2021 • 11 Comments Perfect Life I pin my hopes and dreamson a cork-less boardand watch them fallempty and unfulfilledto the floor belowTime after time I wonder,was there a hiccupin my biological make upconvincing me to believethings that will never be?In my mind’s eye is a vistaof a life of perfectionOne I am meant to be livingBut it never becomes realityPatience stretched to snappingDisillusioned but not beatenI continue to pin hopes and dreamswherever they might adhereBecause one day, perhapssomething will eventually stickCopyright © 2021 Christine Bolton - Poetry for HealingAll Rights ReservedPin - Stream of Consciousness Biological - Word of the DayVista - RDP Share this:TweetEmailPrintLike this:Like Loading...
Blog, Haiku, Hope Daily Haiku – Sun. August 22, 2021 by Christine Bolton • August 22, 2021 • 0 Comments Senryu The demon was stirred and he shot his flames at you Leaving a scarred heart Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved Share this:TweetEmailPrintLike this:Like Loading...
Blog, Hope Threads of Life by Christine Bolton • August 17, 2021 • 32 Comments Threads of Life Threads of life woven closely Connecting us to others In such beautiful patterns Of rich color and texture At times they’re stretched to breaking Or bound together in strength When a thread comes to an end We cling tightly to our own Or perhaps latch on to others To weave a new design Coordinated creations Connecting colorful strands Hoping it will become strong And remain unknotted The design harmonious in basic simplicity Sometimes it is rough and frayed Or intricate and complex When pulled from its given form It might distort or lose shape It will be what it will be But not for want of trying Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved Sanaa is hosting D'Verse Poets tonight and has asked us to look at Korean Poetry, in particular the form called Kasa. It calls for four couplets of seven syllables per line. You can read more about if at the D'verse.com page. This was the first time I attempted this form and I got carried away with the length and ended up with eleven couplets! Oh well. Image by PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay Share this:TweetEmailPrintLike this:Like Loading...