The flocculent clouds
Puffed in the sky
Like giant marshmallows
Tempting the eye
The wind carrying them east
Beyond the line of vision
Dividing the horizon
With a precise incision
The sun covered momentarily
A showing of prediction
To only reappear
With courage of its conviction
As twilight arrives
At its recommended time
Nature’s shift begins
Its internal rhyme
Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
Word Prompts:
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What happened last night
I must have been moonstruck
I felt so giddy
My head was dizzy
Was it just good luck?
I met you for the first time
And something just clicked
I released my fears
And shed no tears
It was as if you were handpicked
My excitement I could barely contain
I wanted to broadcast from rooftops
To the entire population
But out came only a murmuration
I might be just a little insane
Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
Word Prompts:
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The crisp winter air
Snowflakes falling silently
A carpet of white
Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
Fruit dead on the vine
A symbol of man’s neglect
Disrespecting life
Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
A good dog you cannot spoil
Nor can you teach her
to wag her tail
She is an angel on earth
Sent to you so you’ll know
Things are not so frail
Unconditional love
is yours for the asking
Given freely for your avail
Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
In response to Lillian’s prompt at D’Verse Poets Spoil – A Quadrille
Quadrille is exactly 44 words, excluding the title
Photo courtesy of Grace
We are one and the same
My half matches yours
When you fall, I pick you up
Or we crawl on all fours
Get up my love
This is not the end
Together we can make it
On me you can depend
You are my precious jewel
A valued prize
I breathe your breath
Without you I’m paralyzed
You need me right now
and I will carry you to safety
Come now my dearest
It will always be you and me
Our haphazard limps in life
Are what balance us out
We lean on each other
That’s what we are about
Stabilizing and steadying
Each other we complement
Always there for each other
We seamlessly supplement
Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
In response to Reena’s Exploration Challenge #63 – Photo Prompt
Word Prompts:
Look to the night sky
For the answers are up there
Hiding behind stars
Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
Orion straddles the sky
His belt twinkling
In the darkness
Lighting the way
With stars sprinkling
The cheesy moon
Has passed
The halfway mark
A shadow of his smile
Slightly visible in the dark
The stars scattered
Across the expanse, winking
So silent is the night
Giving us pause to wonder
With wishful thinking
The nightly performance
Ensorcelled us with its splendor
The tryst between the stars and moon
A match made in heaven
Magnificent beauty it did render
Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
Word Prompts:
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A droplet of rain
Must fall millions of times
To become a stream
Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
A heart wandering
Aimless without direction
Is a waste of love
Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©