Senryu Faces in the sky Look ominous to a child Who imagines fear Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved
Daily Haiku – Saturday, July 10, 2021
Tag: fear
Uncharted Waters
Uncharted Waters
Wading in your shallow I see clearly what is there as I sidestep small pebbles without surprise Inviting, gentle and warm Safe It is when I venture into the deep A pool of uncharted waters I find myself in danger Below the surface in the blackness riptides and dangerous currents pull me in opposing directions Confusing and taking breath I hit rocks with flailing legs Left bloodied and bruised Out of my depth I cannot survive the unknown and your tide consumes me Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved Image by Engin Akyurt from Pixabay
Stolen Moments
Stolen Moments
A mellow feeling of contentment Nourishing body and spirit Experienced for no more than fleeting seconds before being wildly dragged from a euphoric state Assaulted by angry words of dissension Vilifying the soul Destroying harmony in rage because the moment was not theirs Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved Words Prompts Mellow - RDP Wildly - Word of the Day Nourish - FOWC
Blindness
Blindness
Anger is the fortress protecting you Words weaponized Becoming knives Wielded in fury Slashing the air Until they reach their target and blood is drawn Your victim shrivels as breath is sucked from the life of love Once held as a gift to you in her open hands Now in powdered ash Slipping through grasping fingers If only you could see beyond the fear She is your armor Protecting you with moral obligation To love you and keep you safe But blindness remains your disability Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing © Word Prompts Obligation - Word of the Day Shrivel - RDP Image by ArtTower from Pixabay
Daily Haiku – Thu. Jun 4, 2020
Senryu Don’t let your fear win Be brave and find confidence Today you have this Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Hidden Enemy
Hidden Enemy
Bright silver moon Shine your light On poor souls Wandering In darkness of night Bewildered and confused Led like lambs to slaughter Forever Abused Plague ridden earth Unwelcome, infecting Blindly attacking Oblivious to race Cleansing, correcting Cruel and heartless Boundaries inconsistent Sucking air from lungs Drowning in phlegm The cure nonexistent Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing © Bjorn is hosting D’Verse Poets tonight and has prompted us with the Plague Image by chris s from Pixabay
Contagion
Contagion
It came from
somewhere
Unexpected
and remote
Invisible
to the eye
Moving quickly
Globally
Devastating
all in its path
Leaving bodies
breathless
Helpless
Those it could
not reach
left vulnerable
and ostracized
Living
in solitude
Collaboration
impossible
Stripped of
dignity
and left
inevitably
penniless
Who is
to blame?
A lesson
too late
for the
learning
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Word Prompts
Lesson - Word of the Day
Remote - RDP
Collaborate - FOWC
Image by Miguel Á. Padriñán from Pixabay
Fearfulness
Fearfulness
As darkness falls
who will light your shadows
when the moon
does not appear?
Fearful and afraid
of ghosts from the past
who will protect you?
It is still unclear
Who will guide
you with wisdom
through life’s
temporal minefields?
Lead you through
fire and fury
Harboring safely with
love’s assuring shield
As the sky lights
with daybreak
clarity and possibility
reign supreme
Anxieties wane,
fears subside and
unnecessary nightmares
become a daydream
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
In response to Sue Vincent's weekly Write/Photo challenge
Word Prompts
Wisdom - Word of the Day
Temporal - RDP
Possibility - JusJoJan
Promote Yourself Monday - GoDogGo Cafe
Caged
Caged
Why?
I ask
Yesterday’s
insanity
Was yet another nail in my coffin
You have now become the demon lover
a gilded cage
my prison
I am
trapped
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
OctPoWriMo Caged
I used double Tetractys form - 1,2,3,4,10.10.4.3.2.1
Word Prompts:
Yesterday - WotD
Insanity - RDP
The Demon Lover - Christine's Daily Writing Prompt
from Go Dog Go Cafe
Daily Haiku – Mon. September 23, 2019
Senryu
Don’t let fear stop you
Allow yourself to be brave
Always speak your truth
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©