Have you ever been in a new relationship and thought everything was going well and then there was that moment when you thought “OMG, what the heck just happened?” Uh huh, me too! I would love to hear your stories, so please share!
For Linda G. Hill’s One Liner Wednesday.
Swimming in your troubled waters I am caught in a riptide which pulls me from the safety of the shore Struggling in its undertow and unable to hold on to you any longer I feel you slipping through my arms as I am carried away from you and your tempestuous sea of anger Not knowing where I will be taken I am scared, my arms flailing to stay afloat My heart yearns for an emotional life raft to cling to before surrendering to the currents I pray for peace wherever the tide takes me Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved Bjorn is hosting Open Link Night at D’Verse Poets
Over time, with circumstances pushing us in different directions, our groove has been smoothed out We no longer fall into each other Instead with our balance regained we stand independently Me, strong without your weight pulling me down You, floundering because you never tried Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved De Jackson (aka Whimsy Gizmo) is hosting Monday Quadrille at D'Verse Poets She has prompted us with "Groove" Any which way we want to use it. A Quadrille is a poem of exactly 44 words, excluding the title.
You were awkward from the first conversation Opinionated and judgmental Understanding nothing of what I said Arranged to meet with many Reservations, but was intrigued Even bought a new dress And who would have believed it? No overstated opinions or arrogance I cannot even remember what I ate We talked and laughed until dawn Having sipped on many a martini We both had difficulty leaving And clung to each other, what was the harm? Sprinkled in fairy dust we floated in a fantasia Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved Lillian is hosting D'Verse Poets tonight and has prompted us with a puzzle and acrostic poetry. the first letter of each line spells out a word and if you write an acrostic plus poem the last letter of each line is the resulting word that brings it together. I hope mine makes sense to you ☺️ Image by StockSnap from Pixabay
Battle weary and scarred Yet neither side retreats Surrender off the table Warring sides of lovers Ugly and vicious Fighting for life For dignity For children For peace that never comes because there is no winner in a conflict of emotions Lawyers will ultimately award the prize of lost dreams Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved Bjorn is hosting D'Verse Poets Pub tonight and has prompted us with 'War" Image by Iván Tamás from Pixabay
Senryu Flexibility in a love relationship Both of you will win Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Ever changing circle of life and love Growing and evolving with respect and honor Giving and receiving Supporting and leaning Loving and hating Sometimes crashing and burning with resentment and bitterness Futile arguments Begrudging compromise Sending each other in different directions Searching for emotional life rafts A place to breathe and heal from stinging words of anger hurled without thought More harshly spoken than truth in their meaning Uneven edges of a puzzle trying to fit any which way Sharp corners slicing softness leaving bloody lesions Healing but scarring Forever reminders of imperfections on each side of the equation A never-ending challenge Learning to live and love as one Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing © Word Prompts Futile - Word of the Day Begrudge - FOWC
What happened to you?
Spouting allegations
I recognize you no more
You are a strange aberration
Like a two headed monster
With whom am I dealing
An anomaly of a man
Who can leave me reeling
Unable to collect myself
when you turn on a dime
My feelings muddled
Being slow is now a crime
Confidence has been lost
I bounce off your arrogance
Spinning and confused
I doubt my relevance
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
In response to V. J's Weekly Challenge - Anomaly
Image by Mystic Art Design from Pixabay
You are lonely you say, but you are with me
Settling for the status quo, you say, but you are with me
You are not where you want to be
Not alone, but not with me
Enamored with the thought of being with someone
But not with me
You had it once before, you said
But not with me
Is it a dream or a wish that you have?
But never of me
Maybe a desire for someone, anyone
But not for me
Am I a just a convenience? A replacement?
Sorry, that’s not me
I am not what you want
Because I am me
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
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Natálie Šteyerová from Pixabay
Grace at D'Verse Poets is supporting our Poetry Form Ghazal which was hosted by Gay Cannon two weeks ago. A Ghazal is a poem that is made up like an odd numbered chain of couplets, where each couplet is an independent poem. It should be natural to put a comma at the end of the first line. The Ghazal has a refrain of one to three words that repeat, and an inline rhyme that preceedes the refrain. Lines 1 and 2, then every second line, has this refrain and inline rhyme, and the last couplet should refer to the authors pen-name… The rhyming scheme is AA bA cA dA eA etc.
Our communication
is lacking, it’s almost nonexistent
Your attitude is that of
a scalded cat
When can we have a
conversation?
Surely we can do better
than that?
A hot tin roof
is where you’ve been
Time to come down
and settle the score
Harmony is what we need
in our relationship
Like it was
once before
Stop moving away from me
as if I’m not here
You are acting like
a stranger
Someone I don’t know
Come on darling talk to me
We are in clear
and present danger
Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
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