Senryu Moments of stillness Allow me to drift away And forget the pain Copyright © 2023 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved
Daily Haiku – Wednesday May 10, 2023
Tag: stillness
Daily Haiku – Sunday January 15, 2023
Senryu The stillness of night Soothes the stresses of the day Erasing tension Copyright © 2023 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved
Daily Haiku – Tuesday October 18, 2022
Senryu Laying here with you In the stillness of night time My dreams realized Copyright © 2022 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved
Daily Haiku – Fri. April 9, 2021
Senryu Stillness of morning Birdsong the music of choice To welcome the day Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved
Echoing Images
Echoing Images
In the perfect stillness
of this magical cave
our voices echo in semi darkness
throwing back the sound we gave
The light reflecting imagery
of perfect visual symmetry
We drift on mirrored pool
in silence but for our breath
The air heavy, dank and cool
Humidity smelling of death
Shivering with a feeling of fear
Wondering where to go from here
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Sadje's Weekly What Do You See?
Merril is hosting at D'Verse Poets tonight
and has prompted us with 'Echo'
Living in the Present
Living in the Present
In the stillness
of the morning
I see her again
The woman in black
Standing on the rocks
in silence
Staring at the sea
motionless
The breeze lifting
her hair and leaving it
to tousle about
her shoulders
Whenever I come
at this time she is there
Never acknowledging
my presence
Absorbed in her thoughts
and quietness
I smile nervously
but she looks through me
As if I were transparent
I speak but she does not hear
It was then I realized
I was looking at myself
The woman in black
was me
My head was always
in the future
instead of being in the present
I was mourning the
loss of something I would
never have
unless I started living
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Prompts
Sue Vincent's Write/Photo Challenge
OctPoWriMo - Silence
Nervous - WotD
Christine's Daily Writing Prompt
Go Dog Do Cafe - The Woman in Black
Stillness
Stillness
Finally, the oxygen
fills my head
and my breathing
settles
into its natural
rhythmic sound
The candle flickers
and eyes close
My brain slowly
calms
until I am at peace
where it is always found
Mind and body
in harmony
Outside world
closed off
Tranquility
all around
The stillness rejuvenates
body and soul
Clarity is the gift
to myself
for
I will not be bound
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
In response to V.J's Weekly Challenge #32 - Stillness
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