Hope – Poetry For Healing

Haiku for Healing

In the end there is always hope

Daily Haiku – Thursday March 23, 2023

Hidden in Childhood – Now Available on Amazon

I am excited to share that I have two poems included in the new Anthology of Poetry called Hidden in Childhood edited by Gabriela Marie Milton. It is available for purchase now on Amazon. Below I am sharing the first poem Case Closed. Case Closed You carry melancholyin a suitcasefull of hopeIt is a familiartravelContinue reading “Hidden in Childhood – Now Available on Amazon”

Daily Haiku – Tuesday August 30, 2022

Never Lose Hope

Never Lose Hope Hope is the light at the end of the tunnel A glimmer of something outside of pain Hope is the thread you hang on to So life would not be in vain Hope is a hand keeping your head above water Someone saying a kind word Hope is breaking through the silenceContinue reading “Never Lose Hope”

Up on the Roof – An Ekphrastic Poem

Up On The Roof As the last shirt was pegged to the line her hands went to her back and massaged the aching muscles that had borne the weight of her labor The wind was in full force and the sky bright She knew the linens would dry quickly this day Her spirits lifted brieflyContinue reading “Up on the Roof – An Ekphrastic Poem”

Hope’s Flickering Flame

Hope flickering
like candlelight
in a cool breeze
Once burning bright
A beacon of belief
Guiding, gently pushing

Living In Hope

One more angry word from nowhere is another dose of arsenic poisoning my soul

Resilient

Resilient At the darkest of hours when nothing is left to be taken Stripped bare of dignity Pummeled into dirt The taste still lingering in your mouth even after you have wretched it from your body You dig even deeper than where you have been before Finding those special gifts bestowed on you by allContinue reading “Resilient”

Naïveté

Naïveté A wave of the hand An inspiring conversation An expectant mind Who would lay blame for the Hope carried in a naïve heart Or was it just a figment of imagination Sending you on a path to nowhere? Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved Word Prompts Inspire –Continue reading “Naïveté “

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