Good Morning – A Quadrille

Good Morning Sleep slinked away like a thief in the night In the wee hours of the morning countless sheep filled a head waiting for dawn to break With it came brightness and clarity A palette of blazing orange with whisps of grey brushing the sky Copyright © 2022 Christine Bolton – Poetry for HealingContinue reading “Good Morning – A Quadrille”

Morning

Morning The sounds of skylarks and curlewsbreak the stillness of the morningThe sensory architect already at workA fading moon compromisesgiving way to the sun dawning Mist suspended over waterwaiting for warmth to dissipateThe rocks are bathed cleanGulls squawking in salty airA traveling east wind invigorates On a white capped speckled seaFisher boats already far from viewNight timeContinue reading “Morning”

Date

Date Early morning light Streaks through the curtain Another day dawning That’s all that is certain Sarah lies in her bed Remembering what occurred The events of the previous night Have left her somewhat disturbed “What happened?” she thought Everything was going so great Andrew was delightful Considering it was a blind date They hadContinue reading “Date”

Debilitating

The morning light was squinting Through the bedroom shades Few clouds in a sunny sky The birds singing their serenades Earl Grey in the teapot A light breakfast prepared Saying hello to the day I thought I was prepared It happened again Without any warning The monster reared its head Leaving me in mourning AContinue reading “Debilitating”