Haiku Cornucopia Of golden grains and pumpkins The colors of Fall Copyright © 2022 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved
Daily Haiku – Thu. October 27, 2022
Tag: fall
Daily Haiku – Thu. October 7, 2021
Haiku Golden and red leaves Gracefully falling to earth A carpet for Fall Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved
The Turnover – A Quadrille
The Turnover
The fragrance of night jasmine lingers in the evening air leaving scented memories of sun-kissed days warming the skin Soft rustling of late summer leaves clinging tentatively to boughs as autumn winds begin to blow, heralding the inevitable change that is about to begin. Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved Linda Lee Lyberg is hosting Monday Quadrille at D’Verse Poets and has given us the prompt word ”Linger” A Quadrille is a poem of exactly 44 words excluding the title
Daily Haiku – Thu. October 8, 2020
Haiku Fall’s afternoon light Brushing earth with golden hues Before darkness comes Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Not Worth It
Not Worth It
She stood fearlessly
On the balcony wall
One more step
And she could end it all
Not that she would
She just wanted to scare
A brief moment of power
Silently saying a prayer
What is the point
of anything anymore
His hateful words
had cut her to the core
Time and again
she would acquiesce
Living with him
was like a game of chess
She always had to be
Two steps ahead
To know what was coming
Or fear to tread
This day was like
Just any other
She was only breathing air
But to him it was a bother
He was irritated as usual
With what she was doing
A fight ensued
It was always brewing
Emergency vehicle sirens
Sounding in the distance
Probably coming for her
To offer their assistance
Digging deep in her soul
Searching for serendipity
This is letting him win
She’d had an epiphany
Stepping down from the ledge
Her strength had returned
The power was hers
The tide had turned
Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
Word Prompts:
OctPoWriMo – Poem a Day #16 – Catch me when I fall
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Impromptu Haiku
Autumn – Poem of the Month – October 2018
Autumn
Acorns crunching under feet
Squirrels making a hasty retreat
Leaves of different colors fallen
This is now the season of Autumn
Humidity has finally left the air
The sun lies lower with less of a glare
A crispness now freshens the landscape
Summer has finally found her escape
Flower petals dying out on stems
Fall winds will perform the cleanse
Miles of fields recently mowed
Lined with hay rolls of colored gold
Illuminating the glorious landscape
Nature beginning to take shape
Sheaves of wheat standing propped
Not a sign of any left uncropped
A panoply of pumpkins hauled to a patch
Happy children hoping to catch
the biggest they can find
For a Jack-o-Lantern to be designed
Halloween approaching in a matter of weeks
Costume considerations and rosy cheeks
Trick or treats
Lots of sweets
Bottles of cider from apple orchards
Do clocks go back or forwards?
Thanksgiving turkey and sweet potato pie
Family visits and stomachs to satisfy
Obsequious children asking for cookies
Negotiating the odds like a bunch of bookies
Football games on television
When do we eat? Such indecision
Remembering what we are thankful for
Never forgetting those who went before
Dedications and gratitude
Private moments of solitude
A season of harvest and plenty to share
Someone is hungry in the world out there
Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
Prompts:
Fearless
A fearless warrior
Alone in her plight
Fighting for their existence
No one to help her and the child
Determined to go the distance
She walked through fire
but was not burnt by it
She circled her wagons
With her never ending fury
She slayed the dragons
She would fight tigers
For she was a mother
Crossing her you cannot afford
For the life of her daughter
She would fall on her sword
Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
In response to: Reena’s Exploration Challenge Week #48
Using the line She walked through fire but was not burnt by it