Tricks of the Mind When the forest flooris bathed in moonlightI wait between the treesSoon you will comeCarefully and quietlyMoving with ease In the stillness of the nightYour silhouette appearsIn your hand I see a flowerMy heart skips a beatIn the distance the village clockstrikes the midnight hour How we like to play sillytricks with our mindsWishingContinue reading “Tricks of the Mind”
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A Fleeting Moment
A Fleeting Moment You touched my lifewith a stroke of a featherA fleeting moment in the moon shadowthat excited and tantalized Luring me to youlike a moth to the flameSingeing wingsburning desireNow all that remainsis a feelingA sensation that still tinglesA scratchyou can barely see Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©Word Prompts:Barely – WotDScratch – RDPGrace isContinue reading “A Fleeting Moment”
Impetuous
Impetuous The melodious soundof instrumentsbroke the still night airA soft rhythmic beatappealing and seducing daring to share Like a moth to a flameit lured and cajoledwith musical ingenuityLacking self-controlIt was easy to be temptedSuccumbing to promiscuity Heart racingand adrenalin flowingCaution thrown to the windThe course unchartedand on this whimall hopes were pinned Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©MishContinue reading “Impetuous”
Wall of Secrets
Wall of Secrets A place for a clandestine encounteror secrets hidden within its peripheryThis wall could tell storiesof trysts, surreptitious meetingsPerhaps even some bewitchery Traces of lichen and mossCovering the ancient rocksUnderneath, romantic messagesleft by star crossed lovers whosefootsteps are now covered with Phlox The old gate bearing initialsCarved with high expectationsYet thwarting courtshipblocking fate, destinyand undyingContinue reading “Wall of Secrets”
Escalation
Escalation The low hum of the air conditionerwas the only sound to be heardHe reclined on the bed, thoughts swirlingbut the lines were blurred Life had been full of possibilitiesuntil that fateful nightHe had loved her deeplybut she had been full of spite His history needing an overwriteHe had run to clear his headEvents had escalated quicklyHeContinue reading “Escalation”
Apparition
Apparition Often, she would come to the frozen pondA place of solaceFinding peace, courtesy ofNature’s magic wand She occasionally saw the pairon the ice arm in armSometimes they would danceHolding each otherSkating with such charm Sitting by the frosted treeMusic filtered through the airWhere could that be coming from?Looking closer at the coupleShe studied them with a stare TheirContinue reading “Apparition”
Spectre
Spectre She walked in the shadowsMoving up and down In, out and throughthe throngs of passers byWearing her blue gown Searching day after dayfor that oneShe would know himWhen she saw himThis time he would not run Adamant she would find himHer method was all she knewRepeat, repeat, all things repeatThis was no chore to herEven if sheContinue reading “Spectre”
White Lady of Kinsale – Poem of the Month – November 2018
White Lady of Kinsale The moon had risen in the black sky Giving an ethereal luminescence Silver shimmering ripples on the lake Magical in its quivering quintessence The place of myths and legends Mystery suspended in the cool night air A white vision stands at water’s edge A commanding presence with her long hair TheContinue reading “White Lady of Kinsale – Poem of the Month – November 2018”
Confusion
There are tears in my throat Drowning my voice Unable to surface It has no other choice I am emotionally catatonic As I walk in a trance Tripping over my own feet Unable to advance I steady myself Before moving any farther Desperately wanting to recall What prompted my departure Taking a giant step backwardsContinue reading “Confusion”
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