Awakening Pitch black and blinding Darkness devours Slowly suffocating Suppressing breath Starving lungs Until that prayed-for moment when, gasping for air oxygen finally reaches the brain Shaking the spirit awake to witness day-breaking sun and feel its healing powers Proving that darkest moments are always before the dawn The new day brings hope for changeContinue reading “Awakening”
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Rocky Road
Rocky Road Safe surrounded by these ancient boulders Infused by their energy Calmed by their smoothness Coddled by their size Protected from harm Peacefully resting Mentally nourished Ready to resume the journey Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing © Written for Sue Vincent’s weekly write/photo challenge
Close the Door – A Quadrille
Close the Door As the day ends It is time to reflect on events that were less than perfect Annoyances, delays that did gnaw, irritate To be tossed away for it’s time to celebrate Door closed a day to forget My glass is full Wine’s my outlet Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing © DeContinue reading “Close the Door – A Quadrille”
Equalizer
Equalizer Finally the dregsof the day drainedaway withthe sunsetTaking with themthe sweat and tearsthat spilled ontothe remnants ofa dream crushedWriting the obituaryas it sinks beyondthe horizoninto another time But the moondoes rise highinto the night skyshining its lighton the darknessof what once was Infusing a delicate soulwith its energyand brightnessReassuringand remindingtomorrow willsurely come Christine Bolton – Poetry forContinue reading “Equalizer”
Written in the Stars
Written in the Stars If the starscould speakthey would saylet the sun intoyour black heartSo it may lightyour way backfrom darkness Stop hiding in shadowsdisguisingyour cynicismand fearYou were only safeuntil the moonate the dark Its silvery sheencasts its lighton scarsof healed woundsFading in timebut no longerinfected byyour pain Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©Written in response to theContinue reading “Written in the Stars”
Touch – Poem of the Month – January, 2020
Touch The power of touchOne stroke of a handinfusing energyinto a worn-down bodyShooting through veinsA much neededeuphoria producing drugThe simplicityof the actyielding resultsImpossible to gaugethe enormityof the actionYet infrequently usedAs if too personalInvading another’s spaceWhen sometimesthe silent cry from withinmust be heard The humanity of actionto supersede the insanityof what we have become Christine Bolton – PoetryContinue reading “Touch – Poem of the Month – January, 2020”
In Dreams
In Dreams That rare momentwhen you feel yourselfhanging betweensleep and awakeA euphoric stateyou never want to endStopping and startingdoing a retake Multiplying the climaxagain and againuntil sleep is triumphantfinally surrenderingThe mind relaxesand in dreams you travelto another worldof visions for remembering Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©Word Prompts:Climax – Word of the DayRare – FOWCSleep –Continue reading “In Dreams”
Restoration
Restoration Here I sitwhere troublesDo not followIn my solitudetears comeI sob and swallowThe crisp airregulatesmy uneven breathingCares float awayCleansing my soulFinally releasing I draw energyFrom the mountainsand warmth from the sunMy life feels balancedI am now readyA new day has begunChristine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©Sue Vincent’s Weekly Write/Photo
Resurgence
Resurgence Emerging from self-imposed imprisonmentA throne-less queenwalks naked and alonevulnerableremorsefulEyes watching herevery movement Her sparkle diminishedshe wears the grey garbof solitude and regretWishing nowfor sunlight towarm her coldness,liven her spirit andpump hope into her heart Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©Grace is hosting Open Link Nightat D’Verse PoetsWord Prompt:Sparkle – Word of the DayImage by Capri23auto from Pixabay
Bitter-Sweet
Bitter-Sweet Bitter thoughtsand sour wordsevoking intense reactionA tongue lashinghurling insultsIntimidating exaction A spoonful of sugarto sweeten the tartand acidulous vocabularySugar rushing to the headCalming the anxiouswith honeyed confectionery Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©OctPoWriMo – Tongue Image by Alexandra_Koch from Pixabay
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