I discovered an inner rhythm that summoned a vespertine breeze I sought illumination from screaming starlight as it exploded just before dawn Mine was a wild, wild whisper as I sang a new song Change was imminent— like a single crack to my bones, this My branches weighed heavy till they surrendered with broken beauty Salvation amidst splinters, a serenade framed by the beat of … Continue reading Salvation and Splinters
Hope lives here in these remembered days beneath the sky, ever blue Borne of seconds of red poppies and silvery stars hope lives here Faith in that beyond our means beyond our grasp intertwined within changing minds Synchronicity, credence to the ephemeral the Earth as She was and could be Hope, hope lives here Such is my lullaby as I sing my way home now … Continue reading Dreaming of Home
the woods waited for her every day she passed the ancient sickly trees she felt the wind still with their bated breath she heard whispers in that wind, hollow silence screaming desperate pleas the woods waited for her every day brittle branches intertwined casting shadows of love between midnight and morning glories and violets and dawn’s hello bidding time as she walked on flowers, … Continue reading Into the Woods
She wakes to walk the streets at dawn the sky dresses in purples, reds, and golds Examining the empty storefronts, she wonders What will become of this day the stillness of the space brings comfort She addresses the blackbirds and says today will be kind They chastise her in angry squawks and fly away As their shadows fade, she laughs at the brilliant nothing left … Continue reading On Finding Clarity
Four-leaf-clovers and a rabbit’s foot horseshoes, dice, and ladybugs Such are the tools of thieves and fools Conmen and circus barkers standing in the street to call out Come try your luck today Lady Luck is smiling upon you Little do they know Lady Luck is no lady With emerald eyes and a magic touch she’s a jealous genie…best beware She’ll swirl her storms and … Continue reading Lady Luck
betrayal circumvents forgiveness deception negates mercy dishonesty overwhelms honesty lying overcomes trust if love is yours yours is love if trust overcomes lying honesty overwhelms dishonesty mercy negates deception forgiveness circumvents betrayal perfectly flawed flawed perfectly Some angels fly on broken wings wings broken fly angels fly photo: mine prompt: #OctPoWriMo2018 – Day 22 Continue reading Broken Wings
moments of madness moments of clarity clarity as awareness personified clarity cutting through curtains of lies lies spewing from your crooked mouth lies making a home in my troubled mind mind whirling as yes becomes no mind vacillating between up and down down to depths I didn’t know I could reach down a rabbit hole of my own making making poor choice after poor choice … Continue reading Clarity Between Weeping
Today is the first day of #OctPoWriMo – 31 poems in 31 days. I hope you’ll consider joining us! Love is the overall theme and today’s prompt is Surrender. This is my response. It wasn’t until you that I learned to surrender that yesterday didn’t have to define today that true strength comes from within Even now when I’m tempted to resurrect old walls I … Continue reading Unexpected Gift
Doubt lives in corners between apricots and asters and chipped china dishes beneath old blankets worn with time and continued use He’s timid, cautious and just a bit weary Starved for affection yet longing to trust a gentle hand a soothing voice And if he could speak, if he could share his tale of woe, living in a world too cold, he might … Continue reading Rescue
Come walk with me We’ll wander through the forest where tattered thoughts and timeworn words are muted by a canopy of leaves, lush and green We’ll climb hills of dampened earth where tranquility sings a tune in time with the rushing river far below Up ahead where the path bends just out of sight there’s a place where the heavens paint the sky and sanctify … Continue reading Whispering Woods
I am the endurable poison I have burdens yet to bear I love something others can’t know I know my voice is vague as it hums in deaf ears I am the broken compass I have journeys mapped on a spinning compass I love to love the hard way I know my aim is true I am, I am I have victories … Continue reading True North
She dreams in words and phrases A rhythm tapping a beat in search of lyrics Pictures in her mind arrive in waves that crash and recede She prays they will return and envelop her in holy waters Sometimes she navigates her thoughts as the storm rages Sometimes she treads water waiting for the soft sea to whisper At times she … Continue reading Writing Process
I suppose we all take for granted that these days would last forever Did you come to say goodbye? I felt you move through me I was there Your quickening pulse traced the last beats of my heart … Continue reading Last Embrace
A taste of forbidden honey is never as sweet a chance to reach fruition is never quite complete when the task of arduous lovers becomes a simple swan song How can the goal of faith, hope, and love be wrong? A new adjuration falls ambiguous against her laconic replies Posturing in ill fitting costumes, the chasm widens as she denies Undeterred, he cantors … Continue reading Endless Love
When the story is wrapped in the sound of silence, angels gently weep Messages veiled in sugar and scrub only lead us to isolation A singular betrayal of truth looms photo: Fire and Spunk Productions prompts: OctPoWriMo, #TastyPoem, #WrittenRiver, #BeautifulMess Continue reading Lessons Lost
Safety and fear intertwine Corruption abided by rules and regulation All the while, the swain tramps across the fen to swear allegiance under the gibbous moon The waif, brunette hair matted by neglect, slinks into the corner of a garage filled with weapons she can not name Her lilliputian life, the perfect cover to grasp all that had once been taboo Once … Continue reading War
Enthralled by the prospect of new adventure she followed blindly, slipping into a world where smoke and ash painted forgotten corners with the blood of the innocent Whispers in the mist fueled the mystery as anxious breaths betrayed bravado Initiation demanded participation as she tried to strike a balance between temptation and courage Last minute misgivings guided her spirit A feeling no … Continue reading Intuition
On a journey from here to there I’m blissfully naïve, smitten with spaces in between Distance has no meaning in this inky dusk as I prowl the edges, searching Bereft of solutions each puzzle provides I hunker down in the dark with pen and paper Lucky to discover gritty crumbs that will eventually lead to the light, waiting It’s motivation borne when separation from … Continue reading Journey
Like the ground, sunbaked and barren, a wasteland built on years without rain Desiré becomes complacent seeking to quench her thirst with a single tear Choking on silence that rambles across ruined lives Desiré becomes frail seeking to satisfy her needs with a single word Existing in perpetual darkness, a world without connection Desiré becomes desperate seeking a sliver of sunlight with a single plea … Continue reading Desiré
You say tomorrow is a clean slate…beckoning Relieved, I urge time to hasten this day photo: Pixabay prompt: WordPress Daily Post Continue reading Pushing Time
on this endless journey fate designed decisions…to be gracious or unrefined? a petulant frenzy leaves no room to adjust voices crashing through those walls of trust to the hard way, some are resigned takes no time for behavior to be defined as fragile reputations are lost and maligned if only those differences had been discussed on this endless journey doesn’t take much to leave … Continue reading Repercussions
I was paper my ruled lines, empty anticipating worlds we’d create one word at a time I was open my blank spaces, ready willing to receive your wisdom one word at a time You, a Charmer of the most venomous snake, Master of Secrets, scheming creating optical illusions one word at a time I was unprepared my delicate skin, ripped frenetic writing undermining dreams one … Continue reading Paper Ambitions
Appreciate silence as it lingers long after we’ve traded promises Giving meaning to empty words as was our intention Spinning the continual absence of noise into ribbons of prayer Each a stitch in a blanket that wraps us in protection Each a note in a song that soothes our weary soul It is here where we accept the gift that being vulnerable brings Being open … Continue reading Silent Intentions
Just a thought… different as we may be in some ways we are all the same Connected laughter shared between mother and child is magical here, next door, across town, across the world and when tears fall and loss is felt here, there, everywhere sorrow keeps raining on sunny days bright, sunny days Words have power power to hurt or power to heal … Continue reading Connections
Sometimes it’s only after eerie shadows are embraced and that slow-motion fall into the dark reveals paths undiscovered that the power of eternal optimism is found A new way to experience hope photo: Flickr prompts: Poets on the Page, Five Minute Fridays/Write 31 Days, WP Daily Post, #VerseAngel Continue reading Hope
Back when his eyes were bright and his back was strong he could do it all On paper, the world was his Events unfolded, as they should, and his freedom became tethered to self-imposed visions of grandeur, fear of the unknown stole some of the shine Youth, they say, is wasted on the young Spending time looking for an opening, an attempt to escape the … Continue reading Final Ride
Dug into the back of that wardrobe to pull out my old sweater, a little faded and missing a button Pulled on my old hiking boots, the ones with the broken laces and soles that had seen better days I made my way to the familiar trail, dappled with sparkling sunshine peeking through falling leaves I was home Enjoying the solitude I was in that … Continue reading Breakthrough
Synchronicity lives between darkness and light A perfect balance Mirror images reveal truth behind shadows when day turns to night Within each of us lies the potential to find true inspiration photo prompt: #HowellPrompt Continue reading Synchronicity
Learned the awesome power of patience out there on that lonesome lake Solitude made peace with serenity setting my spirit free to find that place where life makes sense photo: mine prompts: #AdobeSpark, 3 Words A Day Continue reading The Power of Patience
Whispered intentions simmering in the shadow of the sun setting but not forgotten Whispered intentions designed by the colors of dreams diluted but not forgotten Whispered intentions echoing if but a hollow sound escaping but not forgotten Whispered intentions inspired with promised rewards insisting not to be forgotten photo: Pixabay prompts: Elliane’s Place, MadVerse Continue reading Whispered Intentions
