Senryu Don’t let your fear win Be brave and find confidence Today you have this Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Daily Haiku – Thu. Jun 4, 2020
Tag: fear
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 ©
Captive
Captive
Eyes adjusted to the darkness
black as black could be
The key turning in the lock
Drowned the desperate plea
Unknowing and afraid
Of what would come next
Tears began to flow
Although having no effect
A tray pushed roughly
under the closet door
Scrambling to retrieve it
Slipping on the floor
Tired and hungry
Devouring the paltry feast
Maybe giving strength
To fight off the angry beast
A captive, but why?
It was still unclear
How many days had it been
since someone did appear?
Was it even known
that a prisoner was here?
Would anyone come
To quell the fear
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Word Prompts:
Feast
Closet
Paltry
Daily Haiku – Saturday, September 8, 2018
Fear of the unknown
Panic and desperation
Is it fight or flight?
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Courage
Courage
Pull yourself back up
When knocked down
Keep smiling
Although your heart is breaking
Never wearing a frown
Hold back the tears
Never let them see you sweat
Choose your battles
Aware of what you can win
Always appear to be the threat
Get the attention
of those you fear most
Be a warrior
Don’t let them knock you
from pillar to post
Know when to concede
If your fervor can cause damage
There’s always tomorrow
Try again then
If it’s the best you can manage
Primal and ferocious
Is only half of the task
Courage and kindness
Is needed
Underneath that mask
Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
In response to D’verse Poets – Because, Because, Because
I chose the Cowardly Lion for my inspiration.
Fall from Grace
The sound of your voice
Lingers in my head
Your words carved in stone
Like a gravestone for the dead
Breath caught between
My lungs and throat
Leaving me speechless
With no sound to emote
Encircling me as you fire
your ammunition
Not yet triumphant
Until my dissolution
Vex until prey exhausted
Seeing the fear in my eyes
Continue your blasting
Ever a reason to chastise
Always the possibility
Your feelings would turn
Ultimately rejecting me
Like the proverbial worm
An irritation to your delicate self
My face no longer fits your picture
I’m not stroking your ego
Nor resembling your descriptor
Drowning my livelihood
In the sea of your discontent
Regarded as your property
Finding a way to circumvent
Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
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