Senryu Pretty white roses An apology given A most welcome gift Copyright © 2023 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved
Daily Haiku – Friday July 7, 2023
Tag: roses
Stolen Moments – A Quadrille
Stolen Moments
Today I stole precious moments Sitting for half hour Choosing to defy summer heat Longing for sun’s warmth And the scent of summer flowers I browse the book on my lap that tells me to take time and smell the roses … so I did Copyright © 2022 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved Linda Lee Lyberg is hosting Monday Quadrille at D’Verse Poets and has prompted us to use the word ’Browse’ A Quadrille is a poem of exactly 44 words excluding the title Image Pixabay
Daily Haiku – Mon. May 10, 2021
Haiku May flowers delight With help from gentle showers Roses are in bloom Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved
Daily Haiku – Fri. September 11, 2020
Haiku Sweet smelling roses Pungent in the night time air Memories evoked Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Crimson Roses
Crimson Roses
Deep crimson roses
begin to curl and dry
life slowly drains
from their dying stems
with a final sigh
Flowers of love
in ribbons of ivory silk
Clutched tightly
Dreaming of eternity
Living on honey and milk
A symbol of hope
Sonnets of love spoken
Honoring a relationship
A commitment made and
a bond never to be broken
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Lover’s Legacy
Lover’s Legacy
I bury my face in your shirt
Smelling your cologne
Still lingering on the fabric
Laundered clean since then
Yet you are there touching my senses
The ritual almost tantric
Coffee brewing in the pot
Kitchen filled with a glorious aroma
Morning smells familiar of you
Fresh baked bread and soft butter
Roses picked fresh from the garden
Sweet and fragrant still covered in dew
If love had a scent
It would bear your name
Your essence is omnipresent
Each room I wander into
Provoking memories of you
But you are now absent
As always lost in my reverie
Dreaming of what we once had
and wondering why it went wrong
Did I become invisible by loving you
And you could no longer see me
Or did you never quite belong
Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
In response to Gina’s Challenge – Comfort Smell – at D’Verse Poets
Flower and Flour
Flower and Flour
Flowers in the rain showers
Drinking their wine
Soaking in the goodness
Drenching the vine
Flowers for senses
Pleasing the eyes and nose
Calla Lilies, Freesias
And the red, red, rose
Flowers for healing
Lavender and Eucalyptus
Remedies for ailments
From fruits of the citrus
Flour from corn and wheat
Rye and barley
Ground in the mill
Making good whisky
Flour in the kitchen
Mixing into the cake
Self-rising goodness
For the perfect bake
Flour in cookies
A different bouquet
Confections galore
A sweet array
Flower or Flour
Both provide pleasure
And healing qualities
Measure for measure
Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
In response to Linda G Hill’s Stream of Conciousness Saturday Flower and Flour
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