Senryu
Listening closely
To the gentle breeze of night
I hear your whispers
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Daily Haiku – Thu. May 9, 2019
One Liner Wednesday
I have often wondered this myself. Have a great Wednesday!
In response to Linda G. Hill’s One Liner Wednesday.
Daily Haiku – Wed. May 8, 2019
A flower bursts forth
After the heavy showers
Grateful for its drink
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
The Neutral Zone
The Neutral Zone
There was a sadness
enveloping her
that could not be shaken
She knew why
and could not share
for it would be mistaken
It was always there
just below the surface
A pool of emotions
One comment delivered
the wrong way
could spark an explosion
The neutral zone
in a divided family
The burden heavier by the day
Allowing others their comfort
While hers was ignored
Gnawing and clawing away
Suspended in limbo
Going neither this way or that
Appeasing each side
Tears shed only in private
Good for everyone, when
her feelings she’d hide
Not having a solution
for the awful predicament
She let it ride
One day someone
would notice
how hard she tried
An inability to be forthright
with the parties involved
Her plight repressive
Fearful to alienate
those she loved
Her symptoms now depressive
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
In response to V.J's Weekly Challenge - In Between
Word Prompt:
Forthright
Daily Haiku – Tue. May 7, 2019
Senryu
The essence of you
Is all around me, right here
Always lingering
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Time To Get Up – A Quadrille
Time To Get Up
A plangent chorus
of early birds
My wake up call this day
Busy at work
singing and feeding
without hesitation or delay
Sandhill cranes
moving slowly
along the river bed
Their rattling bugle call
can be heard for miles
enough to wake the dead
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
WimsyGizmo is hosting Monday Quadrille
at D'Verse Poets tonight. He has prompted us
with the word "Up"
Word Prompts:
Plagent
River
Image by skeeze from Pixabay
Daily Haiku – Mon. May 6, 2019
Polka dot patterns
Dab the late afternoon sky
With cotton ball clouds
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Stop Watering The Weeds
Stop Watering The Weeds
Seeing the seasons
come and go
waiting and watching
wondering
if I’d ever know
Preparing myself
purging and clearing
Nothing to do now
but wait
for your appearing
That what is asked for
will certainly come
Patience is a virtue
Focusing positively
This is not yet done
The road to fulfillment
not for the faint of heart,
is paved with obstacles
Mistakes easily made
When blindly taking part
Watering the weeds
considering all possible
A trap laid by despondency
Stop and take the time
The behavior illogical
Waiting, trusting
you have heard the call
I am ready
Your arrival now imminent
I have let down the wall
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
MindLoveMisery's Menagerie Prompt - Arrivals
Word Prompts:
Road
Image by InspiredImages from Pixabay
Song Lyric Sunday – Love The Way You Lie
This week’s Song Lyric Sunday from Jim Adams has prompted us with Hurt/Pain/Agony/Suffer. I have chosen ‘Love The way You Lie’ by Eminem, featuring Rhianna. It’s full of pain and hurt. The collaboration of Eminem and Rihanna is heavily influenced by their past experiences in difficult relationships with their respective ex-lovers Kimberly Scott and Chris Brown.
I hope you enjoy it! Have a great Sunday!
“Love The Way You Lie”
(feat. Rihanna)
[Rihanna:]
Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
Well, that’s alright because I like the way it hurts
Just gonna stand there and hear me cry
Well, that’s alright because I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie
[Eminem:]
I can’t tell you what it really is
I can only tell you what it feels like
And right now, it’s a steel knife in my windpipe
I can’t breathe but I still fight while I can fight
As long as the wrong feels right it’s like I’m in flight
High off her love, drunk from her hate
It’s like I’m huffing paint and I love her the more I suffer, I suffocate
And right before I’m about to drown, she resuscitates me
She fucking hates me and I love it
“Wait! Where you going?”
“I’m leaving you!”
“No you ain’t. Come back”
We’re running right back
Here we go again
It’s so insane ’cause when it’s going good, it’s going great
I’m Superman with the wind at his back, she’s Lois Lane
But when it’s bad it’s awful, I feel so ashamed I snap
“Who’s that dude?”
“I don’t even know his name”
I laid hands on her, I’ll never stoop so low again
I guess I don’t know my own strength
[Rihanna:]
Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
Well, that’s alright because I like the way it hurts
Just gonna stand there and hear me cry
Well, that’s alright because I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie
[Eminem:]
You ever love somebody so much you can barely breathe when you’re with ’em
You meet and neither one of you even know what hit ’em
Got that warm fuzzy feeling
Yeah, them chills used to get ’em
Now you’re getting fucking sick of looking at ’em
You swore you’d never hit ’em; never do nothing to hurt ’em
Now you’re in each other’s face spewing venom in your words when you spit them
You push, pull each other’s hair, scratch, claw, bit ’em
Throw ’em down, pin ’em
So lost in the moments when you’re in them
It’s the rage that took over
It controls you both
So they say it’s best to go your separate ways
Guess that they don’t know you ’cause today that was yesterday
Yesterday is over, it’s a different day
Sound like broken records playing over but you promised her
Next time you’d show restraint
You don’t get another chance
Life is no Nintendo game
But you lied again
Now you get to watch her leave out the window
Guess that’s why they call it window pane
[Rihanna:]
Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
Well, that’s alright because I like the way it hurts
Just gonna stand there and hear me cry
Well, that’s alright because I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie
[Eminem:]
Now I know we said things, did things that we didn’t mean
And we fall back into the same patterns, same routines
But your temper’s just as bad as mine is
You’re the same as me
When it comes to love you’re just as blinded
Baby, please come back
It wasn’t you, baby it was me
Maybe our relationship isn’t as crazy as it seems
Maybe that’s what happens when a tornado meets a volcano
All I know is I love you too much to walk away though
Come inside, pick up your bags off the sidewalk
Don’t you hear sincerity in my voice when I talk
Told you this is my fault
Look me in the eyeball
Next time I’m pissed, I’ll aim my fist at the drywall
Next time? There won’t be no next time!
I apologize even though I know it’s lies
I’m tired of the games I just want her back
I know I’m a liar
If she ever tries to fucking leave again
I’mma tie her to the bed and set this house on fire
I’m just gonna
[Rihanna:]
Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
Well, that’s alright because I like the way it hurts
Just gonna stand there and hear me cry
Well, that’s alright because I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie
Writer(s): Marshall B. Iii Mathers, Alexander Junior Grant
Copyright: Songs Of Universal Inc., Shroom Shady Music
Daily Haiku – Sun. May 5, 2019
Senryu
The depth of your love
And the feelings that you have
Are enough for me
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©