The forecast is bright
with no chance of showers
The sun shines
and birds sing
My world full of flowers
A spring in my step
and a steady gait
As I walk towards you
well prepared
and accepting of my fate
Determined to win you back
in this arena of possibility
My confidence level high
With balance of mind
Convinced of the feasibility
A heady combination
Of love and adoration
I bring you my heart
as my humble offering
and wait in anticipation
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Word Prompts:
Combine
Forecast
Arena
Balance
Determined
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Dare I dream
that one day I will be
playing on the beach
down by the sea
making sandcastles
catching fish
collecting shells
making a wish
Living in snow
more than half a year
heavy clothes
and winter gear
sunshine hidden
for most of the time
frozen world
it seems like a crime
I wish and hope
and want to be
warm and happy
under a palm tree
goodbye cold and snow
Please set me free
so I may live
down by the sea
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
In response to Hélène Vaillant's Was Do You See Prompt
Wearing his anger
Drinking his madness
Slowly drowning
Clawing for breath
Disappearing into blackness
Baptism by fire
He had drawn her into his trap
Willingly she had gone
High on the ride
Then it hit her like a thunderclap
Her life blood slowly drained
by his negativity
Escape was out of her grasp
Until that watershed moment
When she saw possibility
Retrieving her life
Piece by piece
Taking a different path
No longer his concubine
It was her only release
She shed the last remnants
of the painful memory
This one final action
Leaving her cleansed and shaken
Her spirit no longer in jeopardy
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
In response to D'Verse Poets Prompt - Using 'Shed' as a noun and a verb
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This Christmas will be white
But not with virgin snow
The tree is bedecked with tinsel
But it twinkles minus the glow
The festivities a non-event
The food just a necessity
The only present to unwrap
Was the gift of a penalty
Without someone to love
The holiday holds no appeal
A person alone can be
Regarded as a fifth wheel
Composing yourself for
The inevitable questions
Answering with white lies
Avoiding unwanted suggestions
Eventually it will be over
and be gone for another year
Next time it might be different
Perhaps I could disappear
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
This poem is for anyone who might be spending Christmas alone.
My heart is with you ❤️
Word Prompts:
White
Tinsel
Bedeck
Compose
Festive
As the winter solstice
Comes around once more
The season of illusion
Comes knocking at our door
For those children
Who still believe
That many gifts
They will receive
From the mystical man
Riding a sleigh in the sky
Pulled by reindeer and
No one ever sees them fly
The magic of Christmas
And stories from the past
Will live on for infinity
Until the very last
To those who are in need
And all the others in between
Bringing hope and wishes
Who would ever dare intervene
Merry Christmas
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Word Prompts
Solstice
Infinity
Intervene
Believe
I am living in denial
An island in a sea of fear
Immune from pain
Where no one can hear
the voices always in my head
Sometimes wishing
for a different feeling
and one not of dread
Too frightened to face
what I perceive as inevitable
What we once had
is now possibly irrevocable
How I wish to go back
to the state of happiness
When you loved me
and wrapped me in tenderness
For now I will remain
Neither here nor there
Persistent in this haven
Out of the cruel glare
Praying for an outcome
That I can withstand
To return to you or
forever be in the hinterland
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Word Prompts:
Wish
Persist
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Like kissing a train
Going down the tracks
Or catching a falling knife
So is the world with you
Danger wherever I look
Sometimes in fear for my life
Jump on the bandwagon
Or continue to boredom
What is life if not lived?
Dull and predictable
Lonely and missing
Better to be alive than dead
Your energy inspiring
Exciting and contagious
A miracle in the making
Getting into character
Each day is live theater
A slice of life for the taking
Adrenalin junkie
I’m not sure that I am
Just a need to be at your side
No matter the weather
We are better together
I’m along for the ride
Flying up to the high
Hanging on to your coat tails
And turning on a dime
Sharing your crazy world
Better or worse
Leaving would be a crime
Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
Word Prompts:
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The frost was nipping at my toes
So I knew how cold he was feeling
The lone, collarless dog by the lamp post
was undoubtedly shivering
I looked in the store windows
and scanned newspaper classifieds
Looking for Lost Dog pleas
Hoping to make someone gratified
I talked to passers by
and made some calls
there was no luck to be had
I was hitting brick walls
The dog looked up at me
with his sad doleful eyes
I picked him up holding him tight
and walked home with my star prize
Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
Word Prompts:
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This poem should warm your heart. Today’s Word Prompts got me thinking about all the stray dogs out there in ghastly winter weather. Bless them. I hope they find shelter ❤️
As we trudge life’s treacherous trail
That might be going nowhere
With you as my companion
We might just end up somewhere
For each blind leap of faith
I value our shared camaraderie
In your friendship I trust
It was never mandatory
When you are tired
I will take the lead
And carry you
If there is ever a need
Footsteps side by side
Shoulder to shoulder resilience
Leaning on each other
Impossible to outshine brilliance
Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
Word Prompts:
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