Who hasn’t been there?
In response to Linda G Hill’s One Liner Wednesday
Happy Thanksgiving!
Infatuated
Infatuated
What happened last night
I must have been moonstruck
I felt so giddy
My head was dizzy
Was it just good luck?
I met you for the first time
And something just clicked
I released my fears
And shed no tears
It was as if you were handpicked
My excitement I could barely contain
I wanted to broadcast from rooftops
To the entire population
But out came only a murmuration
I might be just a little insane
Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
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Photo by Nathan McBride on Unsplash
Good Dog – A Quadrille
Good Dog
A good dog you cannot spoil
Nor can you teach her
to wag her tail
She is an angel on earth
Sent to you so you’ll know
Things are not so frail
Unconditional love
is yours for the asking
Given freely for your avail
Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
In response to Lillian’s prompt at D’Verse Poets Spoil – A Quadrille
Quadrille is exactly 44 words, excluding the title
Photo courtesy of Grace
One
One
We are one and the same
My half matches yours
When you fall, I pick you up
Or we crawl on all fours
Get up my love
This is not the end
Together we can make it
On me you can depend
You are my precious jewel
A valued prize
I breathe your breath
Without you I’m paralyzed
You need me right now
and I will carry you to safety
Come now my dearest
It will always be you and me
Our haphazard limps in life
Are what balance us out
We lean on each other
That’s what we are about
Stabilizing and steadying
Each other we complement
Always there for each other
We seamlessly supplement
Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
In response to Reena’s Exploration Challenge #63 – Photo Prompt
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Night Sky
Night Sky
Orion straddles the sky
His belt twinkling
In the darkness
Lighting the way
With stars sprinkling
The cheesy moon
Has passed
The halfway mark
A shadow of his smile
Slightly visible in the dark
The stars scattered
Across the expanse, winking
So silent is the night
Giving us pause to wonder
With wishful thinking
The nightly performance
Ensorcelled us with its splendor
The tryst between the stars and moon
A match made in heaven
Magnificent beauty it did render
Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
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Photo by Arnold Dogelis on Unsplash
Song Lyric Sunday – Listen
This week’s prompt is “Listen” for Song Lyric Sunday from Helen Vahdati
The song I chose jumped into my head immediately because the word ‘Listen’ runs all the way through it. It is a Beatles song, by Lennon & McCartney, from the Please, Please Me album in 1963 but it was best known in England as performed by Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas. I’m not sure he came to the USA with the British Invasion but he was a very handsome guy with a sweet style and had all the girls screaming hysterically.
I hope you enjoy it.
“Do You Want To Know A Secret”
You’ll never know how much I really love you
You’ll never know how much I really careListen
Do you want to know a secret
Do you promise not to tell, whoa oh, ohCloser
Let me whisper in your ear
Say the words you long to hear
I’m in love with youListen
Do you want to know a secret
Do you promise not to tell, whoa oh, ohCloser
Let me whisper in your ear
Say the words you long to hear
I’m in love with youI’ve known the secret for a week or two
Nobody knows, just we two
You’ll never know how much I really careListen
Do you want to know a secret
Do you promise not to tell, whoa oh, ohCloser
Let me whisper in your ear
Say the words you long to hear
I’m in love with youListen
Do you want to know a secret
Do you promise not to tell, whoa oh, ohCloser
Let me whisper in your ear
Say the words you long to hear
I’m in love with youI’ve known the secret for a week or two
Nobody knows, just we two
Listen
Do you want to know a secret
Do you promise not to tell, whoa oh, oh
Closer
Let me whisper in your ear
Say the words you long to h
I’m in love with you
Written by Lennon-McCartney
Role Playing
Role Playing
My role is unique
I’m somewhat of a freak
A drum roll I compose
No intention to impose
I play the part
With all my heart
Will I pass the audition?
My hard work come to fruition?
Thanks, but no thanks
No need to fill in the blanks
I didn’t get the job
Now my head begins to throb
No room for any sorrow
Back at it again tomorrow
Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
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Eyes Wide Open – Week #19
Good morning!
We had a much cooler week with temps in the low 80s and yesterday we had a cold snap and it dropped below 70! Brrrr! I checked out the beach and was happy to see the Red Tide had finally gone and there were no more sad remnants of sea life scattered on the shore. It certainly hurt tourism this summer when most Europeans like to visit. Thankfully everything is pristine again and ready for this coming winter season and the return of the northern snowbirds.
Enjoy your Saturday!
One of the Lifeguard huts on Siesta Beach
A couple of sailboats heading out from the bay
Siesta Key Beach and it’s pretty white quartz sand
The Gulf looking chilly (to me anyway!)
I don’t know what you call these things but they always make me smile!
We have an English Tea Shop here and they have a cutout of the Queen
welcoming everyone. I love it!
Seclusion
Seclusion
I am me and not you
My life is my own
My body out of reach
Stay out of my zone
I am not your property
Even though you’re hopeful
I need to sequester myself
I fear I will be woeful
Even if I just take a snooze
It will be for the shortest time
If you look at the percentage
It is not out of line
Such a small part of my day
To take for myself
Please just imagine me
As if I’m on a shelf
I’m so weary from challenges
Peace and quiet is what I yearn
Let me rest alone
I promise you I will not spurn
Sometimes I give too much
You become complacent
A little time for myself
And you become impatient
Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
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