The Dog Days of Summer The Summer began in early Spring this yearBringing merciless heat scorching body and earth Cranking air conditioners and spinning fansBeaches and pools crowded with soulsSearching for cooling comfortThe solstice came and wentand the arrival of rainy season gifted reliefAs it slipped into its seasonal patternNow deep into August the skyContinue reading “The Dog Days of Summer”
Category Archives: Nature
Blood On Our Hands
Blood On Our Hands The smooth sands of a silent desert now a windstorm of grit burrowing into every orifice Blinding and scratching eyes Tasting and choking on the bitterness of unannounced fury The still waters of windless waves become a raging, angry ocean Swallowing the body whole and regurgitating denialism with each turbulent flowContinue reading “Blood On Our Hands”
Magic Moment
Magic Moment The late afternoon aircarried a scent of rainfallDried and thirsty grassfinally refreshedSunshine cast its spellin dramatic fashionreflecting moisture Impacting the landscapewith a rainbow paintedagainst the grey cloudsand that magic moment was completeCopyright © 2022 Christine Bolton – Poetry for HealingAll Rights ReservedWord PromptsRainbow – RDPImpact – FOWCScent – Stream of ConsciousnessOpen link –Continue reading “Magic Moment”
Disagreeable Dissonance
Disagreeable Dissonance A peaceful, sunny afternoon rudely disturbed by a cacophony of cackling caws A mockingbird duo swooped and darted mercilessly at and around the solitary crow as he walked, peacefully on the grass He took flight avoiding their swift air maneuvers They dive-bombed and climbed back up and then drove him back to theContinue reading “Disagreeable Dissonance”
Stolen Moments – A Quadrille
Stolen Moments Today I stole precious moments Sitting for half hour Choosing to defy summer heat Longing for sun’s warmth And the scent of summer flowers I browse the book on my lap that tells me to take time and smell the roses … so I did Copyright © 2022 Christine Bolton – Poetry forContinue reading “Stolen Moments – A Quadrille”
Winter’s End – Poem of the Month – March 2022
Bare trees of March stand spindly against the backdrop of a darkened sky
Summer’s Eve – A Quadrille
Summer’s Eve As day sits on the cusp of dusk a slight movement catches the eye The silent, single silhouette of a cottontail enthralls Nibbling grass in the garden Eyes of the hunted moving restlessly while appearing calm A soothing sight on a quiet summer’s eve Copyright © 2022 Christine Bolton – Poetry for HealingContinue reading “Summer’s Eve – A Quadrille”
Flying South – The Wayra
Flying South Whooshing of wings flap In the early morning air Constant quacking breaks silence Too numerous to count Snowbirds have returned with a splash Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved Grace is hosting D’Verse Poets tonight and has prompted us with form I am not familiar with. TheContinue reading “Flying South – The Wayra”
Sun – Compound Word Verse
Sun Breaking the night in orange glow Rising in the sky but still slow is sunlight Streaking though the limbs of oak trees Catching dust particles with ease are sunbeams Dancing on water’s gentle waves Sparkling diamonds memory saves as sun-kissed Tanning bodies on sandy shores Skin soaking in lotion one pours for sunburn AsContinue reading “Sun – Compound Word Verse”
Artist’s Impression
Artist’s Impression Rain clouds slowly moved on after resolving their differences with an impatient evening sky anxiously waiting to throw a star-spangled velvet cover on the remains of the day If the full moon could speak he would gently ask for the wind to refrain That the sea might remain calm and allow its lightContinue reading “Artist’s Impression”
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