A Poem for a Child If the moon did everfall from the skyor the sun remainedhidden from view I would still love youas sure as your eyes are blue If the starsdisappeared one nightnever to returnOr the oceans dried up I would still love youmy little buttercup If the trees caught fireor the flowers droppedall their petals and laydyingContinue reading “A Poem for a Child”
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Found
Found Another Thursday rolls around and she walks to the village green slowly She will stand by the old oak tree Sure that today he will be there waiting This her new weekly ritual A pilgrimage to her lost love Longing Two years had passed since he left her to fight inContinue reading “Found”
Forbidden Love
Forbidden Love Clandestine meetingsSecrets and liesForbidden loveSlicing unbreakable tiesStealing lovefrom anotherIgnorance your blissAlways hiding in cover Blowing up livesCausing painYears of happinessNow down the drainExcitement disguised As love evermoreNothing can compete Like a rabid carnivore Passion turned to hateAnger and cruelty aboundSomeone’s marriage in tattersYou, continuing to confoundAs quick as it beganOne day you’re goneWithout a goodbye The end ofContinue reading “Forbidden Love”
Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places
Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places In this junglewhere love hides deepcamouflaged from scrutinyand preferring to sleepHarmony is rationedfor all but a lucky fewKill or be killedin a game for only two Beware the predatorsStalking their preyLike lambs to the slaughterand so easy to swaySliding downa slippery slopeKnow that in the endThere is alwaysContinue reading “Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places”
Are We Fools Enough?
This is a collaboration between Charles Lindholm, The Reluctant Poet, and myself. Charles was inspired by one of my Haikus in early January and added his own words to it. The result was a beautifully woven love poem. He said it was as if our words were on a date! Charles is a wonderful poet andContinue reading “Are We Fools Enough?”
Smitten
Smitten Hopes and fearsClutched tightly to the chestImpossible to shareUnless absolutely pressed Glimmers of hopeSprouting from roots of dreamsClose to the surfaceBursting at the seams Love, the intrepid journeyto an unknown destinationExcitement thrillingand willing, the captivation Dizzy and giddyStars in the eyesLove is the only answerThe ultimate prize Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©Word Prompts:ClutchSproutIntrepid Follow Poetry ForContinue reading “Smitten”
In A Daze
In A Daze Wandering aimlesslywith no destinationBumping into wallsLooking for affirmationSeeing stars fallingAppetite lostSmitten with infatuationFingers are crossed Intimate interactionwith hope of durabilityCrossed wires likelyIn all probabilityOne night of passionCausing one to gulpPierced with an arrowTurning the mind to pulp Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©In response to:Hélène Vaillant’s What do you See Photo PromptWord Prompts:SmittenIntimateDurablePassionContinue reading “In A Daze”
First Love
First Love We have always been togetherSince you were a little girland I was just a sapling You shared your deepest secretsand cried underneath my boughsI was here when you were grappling I loved you and protected youand I watched you grow intoa beautiful young woman To let go of you nowwhen you need me the mostwould beContinue reading “First Love”
He Says, She Says – A Sonnet
He Says, She Says – A Sonnet ’Tis the shard of glass you wieldThat will slice into my dignityCutting me where flesh does not yieldWhenever you have the opportunityI may have wronged you in the pastBut sir, it was not intentionalOnerous aspersions I did not castAlthough my actions unconventional I provided you with an inch ofContinue reading “He Says, She Says – A Sonnet”
Go with the Flow
Go with the Flow Love flows like the riverMeandering slowlyand raging rapidly Over life’s obstaclesAlong the way attractinginsignificant annoyancesand heated argumentsLatching on like barnacles In its wild torrent it will break your strengthand splinter hopeLeaving memories that stingWhen it is calm and stillAt its deepest pointThat is where the love is strongand this is where to cling Unimportant disagreementsNeverContinue reading “Go with the Flow”
Poetry For Healing 