
Haiku Multiple rain days Producing many toadstools Scattered in the grass Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved
Haiku Multiple rain days Producing many toadstools Scattered in the grass Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved
Haiku Evening sky dappled With lemony silver clouds Cooling the day’s heat Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved
Haiku An armadillo waddled in oblivion Unaware of me Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved
Senryu Warm rain gently soothes This thundering headache pain That has engulfed me Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved
Senryu Lingering for days A heady fragrance of you Keeps you in my thoughts Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved
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
Haiku At last the sun comes Casting its light on darkness Waking the spirit Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved
She sat quietly in the small space she’d discovered on the top floor of her uncle’s house. A box room, probably meant for storage, but there was a chair, some old boxes of books and small window overlooking the lake.
She was reflecting on recent events that had brought her here. The hectic comings and goings of visitors had given her an excuse to disappear for a while.
Grateful for the solace of the tiny room, she let her mind wander wherever it chose to go. A sudden knock on the door made her jump.
“Ella. Are you in there?”, said her cousin Joel.
She wondered how long before someone came looking.
“What are you doing?” He demanded. “We need to talk”
She replied reluctantly, “Joel, if you are a dreamer, come on in. If not, then you can just let me be. OK?”
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Lillian is hosting Prosery Monday at D'Verse Poets tonight and has prompted us with the line "If you are a dreamer, come on in". The line is from Shel Silverstein’s poem, Invitation, as published in his wonderful book, Where the Sidewalk Ends. We are to write a piece of Flash Fiction no more that 144 words long, excluding the title, and MUST use the prompt line as stated. Image by Gaby Stein from Pixabay
Senryu I’m alone once more Sitting in peace with nature A perfect moment Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved
Haiku A big cheesy moon Shining brightly in night sky Another day ends Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved