Sometimes the best form of meditation is taking time to actually see and hear nature
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Broken Dream – A Quadrille
Silence is golden until someone gets loud
The Cherita
Cherita is the Malay word for story or tale. A cherita consists of a single stanza of a one-line verse, followed by a two-line verse, and then finishing with a three-line verse
All Of You
Your smile lights The stars in a night skyAn embroidered blanket of sequinsYour grace warmsThe winter of my heartThawing the frozen ice always thereYour kindnessGives joy like a spring lambFilling me with hope for the futureYour deep loveLingers in scented bloomsOf vibrant perennial flowersCopyright © 2025 Christine Bolton – Poetry for HealingAll Rights ReservedLaura isContinue reading “All Of You”
Indigo Sky – A Quadrille
Indigo SkyEarly evening sundescends below the horizon Twilight lingersjust long enough to heraldan indigo skystudded with sequined starsAs it moves center stagethe day prepares to take its final bow A snow moon rises high above Applauding the final actCopyright © 2025 Christine Bolton – Poetry for HealingAll Rights ReservedLillian is hosting Monday Quadrille at D’VerseContinue reading “Indigo Sky – A Quadrille”
Haiku for Healing
I am wrapped in peaceNature’s embrace holds me tightand I become strongCopyright © 2025 Christine Bolton – Poetry for HealingAll Rights Reserved
Petals of Haiku – An Anthology Published by Literary Revelations
Back in the Spring when I was still on my leave of absence from blogging, Literary Revelations published Petals of Haiku, An Anthology and included four of my Haiku! It is a beautiful compilation of Haiku from poets around the world. The book is available on Amazon.com and is currently a best seller in the category.
Haiku for Healing
A few days ago the Category 3 Hurricane Helene came up the Gulf of Mexico along the Florida coast. We were lucky its path kept it over the water but we experienced its fierce and devastating strength as it went by. I watched three Wood Storks standing next to the lake in the driving wind. They were all standing to attention facing the same way, and barely moved.
Haiku for Healing
Feathery pink skyEscapes the clutch of nighttimeWelcome to the dayCopyright © 2024 Christine Bolton – Poetry for HealingAll Rights Reserved
Changing Of The Guard Tableau
The setting sun creates long shadows in the cooling air, signaling the arrival of autumn. Soon, leaves will change color and fall, blanketing the ground. The once vibrant landscape transforms into a tableau of muted hues, under a barren, grey sky, accompanied by the raucous cawing of crows.