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The Earth Stood Still

When you left me the earth stood still The wind held its breath and trees stood silent A melon ball sun refused to smile and the sky cried no tears Feeling my pain it held me until I could release a gasp of disbelief Copyright © 2023 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved De provided tonight’s Quadrille prompt at D’Verse, and it is the word “Gasp”. Sanaa will be hosting and reading our submissions. A quadrille is a poem of exactly 44 words excluding the title.

Therapy

Drawing her strength
being in the elements
Her mentor had become nature
Walking at the golden crepuscule
when the sun disappeared
was her portraiture

Beauty surrounding her
her mind felt cleansed
The coolness of the evening
calming the activity of the day
Having ample space to breathe
the experience healing

With clarity of mind
She realized now
her street smarts never failed her
Her instincts were right
A wolf in disguise
His identity a saboteur

Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©

Word Prompts:

Element

Mentor

Crepuscule

Smart

Ample

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