On reflection, and as we get older, do you find there are always a lot of “what if” statements that come to mind? I try not to do it because what’s the point? There are no do-overs in this life but it would be fun just to imagine how life could have been knowing then what we know now. Don’t you agree?
For Linda G. Hill’s One Liner Wednesday
I pin my hopes and dreams
on a cork-less board
and watch them fall
empty and unfulfilled
to the floor below
Time after time I wonder,
was there a hiccup
in my biological make up
convincing me to believe
things that will never be?
In my mind’s eye is a vista
of a life of perfection
One I am meant to be living
But it never becomes reality
Patience stretched to snapping
Disillusioned but not beaten
I continue to pin hopes and dreams
wherever they might adhere
Because one day, perhaps
something will eventually stick
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All Rights Reserved
Pin - Stream of Consciousness
Biological - Word of the Day
Vista - RDP
Senryu Remnants of your life Scattered across our story Leaving painful scars Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved
It occurred to me that I my have used this once before. I don’t know when, but what the heck, it goes with my week. Yesterday I was pounded with lemons! How has your week been for you?
For Linda G. Hill’s One Liner Wednesday
Threads of life woven closely Connecting us to others In such beautiful patterns Of rich color and texture At times they’re stretched to breaking Or bound together in strength When a thread comes to an end We cling tightly to our own Or perhaps latch on to others To weave a new design Coordinated creations Connecting colorful strands Hoping it will become strong And remain unknotted The design harmonious in basic simplicity Sometimes it is rough and frayed Or intricate and complex When pulled from its given form It might distort or lose shape It will be what it will be But not for want of trying Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved Sanaa is hosting D'Verse Poets tonight and has asked us to look at Korean Poetry, in particular the form called Kasa. It calls for four couplets of seven syllables per line. You can read more about if at the D'verse.com page. This was the first time I attempted this form and I got carried away with the length and ended up with eleven couplets! Oh well. Image by PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay
I follow as a puppy to the ends of the earth, loving unconditionally and forgiving all your sins My time here is to please only you You smile at my idiosyncrasies Scratching your head at what I do Whether I chase my tail trying to find the answers or digging and digging away at something until I reach China I hope like me you will one day sniff out what’s new and different and travel with the windows down once in a while and never, ever hold a grudge We have so much to learn from each other but one thing we will never do is bite the hand that feeds us Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved Kim at Writing in North Norfolk is hosting D'Verse Poets tonight and has prompted us with writing a poem in the first person that compares some trait of ours with something animal. It should not be a whale, but another creature (mammal, fish, bird, insect, etc.) with which we have something in common. The title should be the animal thing, in the same way Marjorie Saiser chose ‘The Print the Whales Make’. Image by Nikki Luijpers from Pixabay
Unlike in our youth change comes quickly now Ability to choose overridden by health and age Geography playing its part as family concerns escalate Learning to embrace whatever comes difficult but necessary What goes around, comes around, as moving forward is the only option Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved Merril is hosting Monday Quadrille at D'Verse Poets and she has prompted us with the word "Embrace". This is how I chose to use it. A Quadrille is a poem of exactly 44 words excluding the title. Image by Kranich17 from Pixabay
Ever changing circle of life and love Growing and evolving with respect and honor Giving and receiving Supporting and leaning Loving and hating Sometimes crashing and burning with resentment and bitterness Futile arguments Begrudging compromise Sending each other in different directions Searching for emotional life rafts A place to breathe and heal from stinging words of anger hurled without thought More harshly spoken than truth in their meaning Uneven edges of a puzzle trying to fit any which way Sharp corners slicing softness leaving bloody lesions Healing but scarring Forever reminders of imperfections on each side of the equation A never-ending challenge Learning to live and love as one Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing © Word Prompts Futile - Word of the Day Begrudge - FOWC
You were my king my idol I worshipped you each day bringing you gifts of fruit and flowers touched by sunshine kissed with tears and made with my love You feasted on my bounty and reclined in the warmth of my passion Enjoying the relief of my rescue I filled the emptiness in your dark heart and became your doormat Fact Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing © Word Prompts King - Word of the Day Relief - RDP Fact - FOWC Image by Kris Åsard from Pixabay
The road is long
and not for the
faint-hearted
It will bend and twist
uphill and down
Unforgiving
and full of
pot holes
There is no choice
on this journey
of life
You will stumble
and fall
and at times
you will reach
a crossroads
where sometimes
you will stay
in neutral
Unsure
and unknowing
You will take
the wrong path
without question
but you will learn
from the mistake
and carry on
to the next junction
With experience
you will choose wisely
There are no shortcuts
on this road
called life
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
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