Taken Standing in silver light of consumed moon Staring out to sea Hair, raven black Lifted by the wind Palmed rose, thorny Color of blood Clutched tightly to a heaving breast as tears flowed Skulls of saints calling to lost souls in watery graves Where pearls from tissue calcify in salty sea Continue reading “Taken -Poem of the Month – November 2020”
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More Than a Kiss – Poem of the Month – October 2020
More Than a Kiss You held my hand as we walked Hummingbirds hovered by bougainvillea tumbling over whitewashed walls Sun tingling tanned skin As we stopped to kiss a lightheadedness from shared wine released inhibitions You pulled me closer to you Biting my lip knowing I wanted more Loving, clawing, scratching at the air inContinue reading “More Than a Kiss – Poem of the Month – October 2020”
Time to Leave – Poem of the Month – August 2020
Time to Leave Inside a secret sorrow Sharp stabbing pains of a bleeding heart Thoughts jumbled unable to form words Feeling drawn to this spot The stillness of the water was meant to soothe The rambling hills Clear air to breathe and sadness to release But this was not the place to heal Raw memoriesContinue reading “Time to Leave – Poem of the Month – August 2020”
Sadness – Poem of the Month – September 2020
Sadness Another day bleeds into night as feelings of despondency once more hang in morbidity Excitement a faded memory of feelings long forgotten Eyes well with tears as the heart struggles to find it’s rhythm Love’s death a cross too heavy to bear and once more the darkness comes Christine Bolton – Poetry for HealingContinue reading “Sadness – Poem of the Month – September 2020”
After the Storm – Poem of the Month – July 2020
After the Storm Geography of sands shifted by the storm forming a river through the dunes Water collected in a cerulean bay of calmness after the rage Angry winds sweeping seaweed and driftwood ashore Remnants of horseshoe crabs Laid to rest on a beachy grave Coffee-colored sea grasses Pliable and resilient Standing tall, now wavingContinue reading “After the Storm – Poem of the Month – July 2020”
Rooted Deep – Poem of the Month – May 2020
Rooted Deep Days, weeks, months of verbal battles and silences Jockeying for post position in a race of insanity Who can shout the loudest? Who will be heard? Who can inflict the most pain? Where is the breaking point? and there it was The finality of action A divisive statement spat like venomContinue reading “Rooted Deep – Poem of the Month – May 2020”
Epiphany – Poem of the Month – March 2020
Epiphany Silent soundsmusicto a wounded soul Pure airoxygento a jumbled brain Birdsongsoothingto a fractured heart Perception enhancedby the senses An epiphanyneverto forget Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©In response to Sue Vincent’s weeklyWrite/Photo challengeDaily Word PromptsForget – Word of the DayAnimal sounds – Stream of ConsciousnessPerception – RDPEpiphany – FOWC
Tears – Poem of the Month – February 2020
Tears Salty, stinging tearsfilling eyesBursting forthin a cascadeof aesthetic emotionCathartically flushinga wounded heartwhich liesin piecesat your feetAs light entersthe dull, dimcoffin of my mindand the sobsof agony subside,a strange senseof peacebefalls my beingand I amagain calmKnowingIt is finishedChristine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©Word PromptsAesthetic – RDPStrange – FOWCFinished – JusJoJanImage -Pixabay Margo Deco
Touch – Poem of the Month – January, 2020
Touch The power of touchOne stroke of a handinfusing energyinto a worn-down bodyShooting through veinsA much neededeuphoria producing drugThe simplicityof the actyielding resultsImpossible to gaugethe enormityof the actionYet infrequently usedAs if too personalInvading another’s spaceWhen sometimesthe silent cry from withinmust be heard The humanity of actionto supersede the insanityof what we have become Christine Bolton – PoetryContinue reading “Touch – Poem of the Month – January, 2020”
Mirrored Dreams – Poem of the Month – December, 2019
Mirrored Dreams Today I dreamstaring at themirror lakeI watch as a familyof eider duckscores the glass surfaceThe serenityof movementin contrast to thelaboring belowWishing for thatsame veneerof self confidenceWhile insidequaking with frightTo project one sidewhile experiencingthe otherThe distinction seeminglyimperceptible My eyes lookto the drifting cloudsWhere faces areformed in theconstant motionColors changing predictingthe inevitability of rainfallready to releaseContinuing my reverietoContinue reading “Mirrored Dreams – Poem of the Month – December, 2019”
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