Underneath the weight of it all truth feigns apathy, a false call Deep inside a heart, it matters Loyalty’s last stand in tatters by love’s downfall Spectacular in its demise the end is without compromise Somewhere out there a new life awaits Loyalty’s last stand resonates in love’s reprise photo: Pixabay prompt: #JanuaryFalls19 Continue reading Cheating Heart
Took a walk in the wild world with wishes waiting to take wing Whispers in the midnight cypress trees kept repeating words of love Calls for the lonely littered the forest floor like pebbles waiting to be collected And as I wandered, I wondered about these things we carry I collected one for loss I collected one for regret I scooped handfuls for sorrow Drenched … Continue reading Wild World
Minutes tick away as my shadow soul sails under the new moon glazed with a hint of joy I write your name in neon white and frame it with jewels collected from the morning rain I snap open this pandora’s box What will be will be but this moment depends on you A prelude to every song we will sing together photo: Pixabay prompts: Go … Continue reading Prelude
A collection of galaxies and garnets a celebration of sparkle to dance in spaces just between Yes I whisper yes photo: Pinterest prompt: #JanuaryFalls19 Continue reading Sparkle
Craving connection so real, your heart aches torn in pieces as tried and true prophecy lays tangled in the treason of your own truth when no living thing can reach this, the depths of your sorrow, and your eyes are trained on the invisible ﹘ hoping against hope that the sun will rise, as you slip into a place where you can barely breathe… wait … Continue reading Wait
Winter mist shrouds those cracks in the ice and so I fall, unforgiven and cold through that first glass shimmering across the lake It’s here beneath the surface that I watch the world go by and wonder if Winter’s mist was made to invite an afternoon catnap by a crackling fire in a room still scented with pine and berries The warmth of hearth and … Continue reading Winter’s Nap
Trouble, your constant companion shadow boxing as you explore the darkness I feel your desperation to find even a flicker of light hiding in the haze of blue smoke rooms I feel you even as you disappear, a phantom betraying blue skies and sunny days again and again and again You slip into that world, out of reach and I hold my breath, waiting You … Continue reading Fall Away
