Senryu As sadness cries out Music is the medicine For a broken heart Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Daily Haiku – Thu. September 24, 2020
Tag: sadness
Daily Haiku – Thu. September 17 2020
Senryu Sadness consumes me Many days away from you Leaving me bereft Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Sadness – Poem of the Month – September 2020
Sadness
Another day bleeds into night as feelings of despondency once more hang in morbidity Excitement a faded memory of feelings long forgotten Eyes well with tears as the heart struggles to find it’s rhythm Love’s death a cross too heavy to bear and once more the darkness comes Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing © Word Prompts Excitement - Word of the Day Eyes - RDP
Imprisoned
Imprisoned
Trapped in a prison of memory Alone with a heart destroyed Watching hopes and dreams go around and round like a circle in a spiral spinning downwards out of control Impossible to save them No desire to try anymore Accepting of the cruel fate that robbed me of you Leaving me with thoughts of what might have been Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing © Grace is hosting Open Link Night at D’Verse Poets tonight Bush Boy is hosting today's RDP prompt “Like a circle in a spiral”
Feeling Blue
Feeling Blue
Turquoise sea and azure sky
Shades of nature's blue
Navy clouds
as the sun sinks low
and night brings its hue
Cornflowers and peacocks
Kingfishers too
Blueberries and blue corn
Hyacinth macaws
Hydrangeas kissed with dew
Blue moon in the sky
We both see the same view
Across the miles
Blue is my mood
because I cannot see you
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
OctPoWriMo - Day 6 Blue
Banjo
Banjo
It was early in the day
The market street was busy
An average sized crowd had gathered
He played sitting on a high stool
Banjo boy why are you not in school
The music was amazing
His talent evident
He looked thirteen years of age
Certainly nobody’s fool
Banjo boy why are you not in school
There was cash thrown into his case
His audience was enthralled
By the artistry he displayed
Mesmerized by his stringed tool
Banjo boy why are you not in school
His jeans were raggedy
Shoes worn and soiled
Hair unwashed and straggly
But still he was pretty cool
Banjo boy why are you not in school?
On closer look
There was sadness in his eyes
He looked a little malnourished
Under that sweater of wool
Banjo boy why are you not in school
Likely homeless or a peddler
Making money with his gift
Impressing all with his music
His situation seeming cruel
Banjo boy why are you not in school
His flair for performance
Was evident in his ease
The dirty street was his oasis
Convenient and free was the rule
Banjo boy why are you not in school
I stared at him through a prism
Seeing his potential multiplied
Wishing him the success he needed
To extricate himself from this cesspool
Banjo boy why are you not in school
Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
Word Prompts:
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Affinity
Affinity
We are drifting apart
No words have been spoken
We no longer seem to have an affinity
The string on our yo-yo is broken
Like running against the wind
Or going in different directions
Our one has become two
And we have lost our connection
It is debilitating
To lose our other half
Sadness engulfs
And we no longer laugh
Not being with you
Can hurt so much
Like walking with a limp
When there used to be a crutch
Where did this go wrong
I will never understand
We were two peas in a pod
Anything we could withstand
My sense of self
Has begun to wane
An amputee
Suffering a loss with pain
The gild came off the rose
Followed by our rift
We did not take care
Of our precious gift
Our two broken pieces
Will never be mended
Damage was done
But any harm unintended
What is to be the next step
We will have to decide
I fear I will wander aimlessly
Without you at my side
Christine Bolton
Word Prompt of the Day Affinity
Downward Spiral
The feeling of hopelessness
Covers me in its dark shroud
I am dragged into this pit
Of gloom and I go willingly
The barometric pressure of the day
Is wreaking havoc in my mind
Confusion has become a familiar companion
On my journey into this wilderness
Clarity is nowhere to be found
As I stumble on the rocks of desperation
Blindly searching for reasons why
My life has put me here
Spiraling downward out of control
I reach for something to break my fall
Words of reason are lost in this fog
Incomprehensibly jumbled and out of my grasp
My ascent from this purgatory
Is hindered by such feelings of despondency
With my energy drained
I fear I will drown in my misery
In time the greyness of the sky
Pulls me slowly from the blackness
The accompanying wind pushing me up
So that I may breathe again
Christine Bolton
Disaster
Disaster
In the wake of disaster
I swim in turbulent waters
I drown in sorrow
The water takes me down
So I can wallow in my sadness
It is the end of my world
I let it take me to wherever
Nothing matters anymore
My life is over as I know it
Wait
This is wrong
This is for me to decide
What am I doing?
I cannot let this suck the life from me
I kick hard and force my legs to push me up
Fight and fight hard
No one can take this away from me
Even though I was robbed mercilessly
Of my love, my self-respect
My heart is strong enough to repair
My dignity resilient
My soul you can never take
At the surface I gasp for breath
Drawing it deep into my lungs
I will survive
Christine Bolton
Infect
Infect me with your disdain
So that I can feel your pain
Cover me with your words
And I will be your songbird
Infect me with your madness
I will wallow in luxurious sadness
Your attention could fill me to the brim
I don’t care if I sink or swim
Infect me with your poison
So my life’s blood flows crimson
Use me whichever way you want
I am yours to play with and taunt
Infect me with your anger
I am numb from everyone’s candor
This way I will feel alive
Even if it’s me you despise
Infect me with hope and longing
And I will come crawling
Give me just once chance
To taste the sweetness of romance
Infect me with your love
We go together like hand in glove
Destined for each other we will be
It is inevitable don’t you see
Christine Bolton