Haiku From behind the clouds A new dawn and a new day Giving hope to all Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
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Smile
Smile Waking to his smile A cherished gift The frown no longer there lifting her challenged spirits Giving hope the malaise has gone forever Whatever ailed his heart and hardened it with ice Had robbed his face of its charm The twisted agony of pronounced pain consuming his body and mind Filling it with angerContinue reading “Smile”
Together
Together In its final burst of energy the setting sun leaves the day with its warmth and glow Taking nothing from us other than the memories it championed With its flickering light slipping slowly below the horizon the remains of the day gently turn to night A sense of oneness with the universe A flickerContinue reading “Together”
Happiness in Installments
Happiness in Installments Impossibleto survive one weekwithout shedding tearsTogetherness for a day or twobut never seven,The sum of all fears Happiness serializedin installmentsEach one intenseGasping for breathWishing for the nextto ease the suspense Carried along with romance butdashed by the dramaticEach episodea mysteryEndings climactic Hopea distant dreamin a future seriesFeaturing a new castof characters andconspiracy theories Christine Bolton – PoetryContinue reading “Happiness in Installments”
New Beginning – A Haibun
I remember writing the D’Verse Haibun a year ago and sharing that January had always been a sad time for me. Each year I was consumed with melancholy and regarded it as a black month. Little did I now then that 2019 would be one of the worst years of my life. In January within daysContinue reading “New Beginning – A Haibun”
Aura
Aura Her aura redwith shades of blueand goldBringing loveand positivitysignifyinga higher lovewaiting for me The calminginfluencesshe brings to mein a cupfrom whichI drink thirstilywith passionfor what will come Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©In response to Sue Vincent’s Weekly Write/Photo
Finish Line
Finish Line The light at the endof the tunnelcomes into view under a guiding starAn end anda beginningI now knowwhere we are Unwaveringand resolutewith an open eyeon the prizeThe finish line nearsA fugacious year endsLeaving us more wise Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©Word Prompts:Star – Word of the DayFugacious – RDPOpen – FOWCImage by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay
Guiding Light
Guiding Light At herdarkest momentfeeling lostand aloneThe sun burstthroughA signa beaconto followout of the fogA guiding lightswathing herin comfortingwarmthTaking her handleading her fromdespondency Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©In responce to Sadje’sWhat Do You See Photo Challenge
Anticipation
Anticipation As the last rays of sunstretch down to touch the earthand the final leaf falls from the treeI will still be here, waitingfor you and all that it is worth Let the darkness comeand smother me with dreadFor I will soon knowwhether you will finally comeor my fear will tear me to shreds A lifetime spentContinue reading “Anticipation”
Still Hoping
Still Hoping Through the layersof your mindI sometimes see hopeHidden between the angerand hurt that you cling torefusing to let go But it is weakstarved of nourishmentIgnored, in favorof the animosity you harborYour life blood, you thinkYet it drains your existence I wait and wishfor its survivalbecause then I mightbe able to stay, foreverHowever, if you ignoreContinue reading “Still Hoping”
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