Stretching to reach that place where highest ambition and expectation collide the place in between lines of truth yours mine mine the place spinning desperation and hope to create that something new where gratitude can capture eternity now even after ever after photo: Pixabay prompts: #WrittenRiver, #BeautifulMess, #WyldeVerse, #SWPrompt, Poets on the Page, #deccmchallenge Continue reading Even After Ever After
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
In the spirit of Halloween… Fog’s rolling in those giants brewing up trouble potent potions bubble over fires stoked with bones and rubble The air is thick that smoke slowly smothering ethereal shapes suffering over cries cut short witches sputtering In the midst of terror awareness pins salvation somewhere above the din Escape from this nightmare for those willing to try garnered with simple electricity … Continue reading Wake Up
Because life can turn you Upside down and Inside out, leading you astray Learn to build bridges Don’t delay Anything is possible Before too much slips away Remember this won’t last forever Instead of memorializing mistakes and Dates spent in the muck Go on, build that bridge Everything is new once you get unstuck photo:Pixabay prompts: Poets on the Page, Five Minute Friday/Write 31 Days, … Continue reading Build A Bridge
Grandmother’s garden, a place of blooming peace bouquets of memories, soothing peace Antique roses and honeysuckle vines, my favorite scent tended with aged hands and unassuming peace When cool winds blew each year and blossoms faded smoke and spice filled the air, oozing peace The essence of time recycling followed no disappointment, no losing peace A chance to begin again as seeds were sown in … Continue reading Peace
Those final hours a time for reflection bitterness swathed in pitiful introspection he ticked off each sin enjoying the wrath his power incurred he’d lost sight of this world too late, regret deferred arrogance tightly bound and furled Greed fueled his lust for more pride came at a high cost he knew not was in store as Judgement named what was lost Confronted by the … Continue reading Abandonment
All the signs were there Long ago shadows of fallen soldiers on wearied knees, hands folded in prayer Night, the silent snow on an empty field smolders infernal red dawn marked the site of terrible affairs never forget transformations they were forced to shoulder photo: Flickr/Icm1863 prompts: Poets on the Page, Five Minute Friday/Write 31 Days, WP Daily Post, #StartAFire Continue reading Civil Wars
arbitrary thoughts collide extraordinary deeds call carry that fantastical burden fairy dreams direct the squall scary global warnings unwary soldiers, strong but mighty vary the stance primary strikes aren’t always tiny photo: thescene123.wikispaces.com/movies prompts: Poets on the Page, Five Minute Fridays/Write 31 Days, WP Daily Post Continue reading Lion, Witch, Wardrobes
Artificial attempts scrape the surface of real work Driving until bald tires blowout does not consider miles traveled instead only highlights losing sight of that goal Victory, undoubtedly found, happens when you replace those wheels and embrace the propensity of hope photo:Pixabay prompts: Poets on the Page, Five Minute Friday/Write 31 Days, #PoetteerChat, WP Daily Post, #PoeVerse Continue reading False Starts
Followed disappearing footsteps in the sand slipped on rocks wet with morning dew followed disappearing footsteps in the sand dreams just out of reach I pursue almost unlocked the secrets and then slipped on rocks wet with the morning dew Still, I climbed again, again, and again in the park where millions roam almost unlocked the secrets and then succumbed to lost soul’s syndrome Nevertheless … Continue reading Following Footsteps
A million stars illustrate possibilities a row of white oleander sets boundaries words from ancient texts to share wisdom pages torn from the daily news to define contrast A balance swinging good and evil right and wrong gain and loss eternity rolls choices rock infinity rules with pure energy photo: Pixabay prompts: Poets on the Page, Five Minute Fridays/Write 31 Days, WP Daily Post, Verse … Continue reading Balance
Trees like skeletons draped in crepe paper skin stand at attention as fires burn deep underground Creeks that long ago ran dry flood with memories of cool water enough to extinguish the flames, if only if only All is silent in this forest filled with ghosts giving power to that feeling of no those crumbs left on an abandoned trail Oh, but in the highest … Continue reading Fly Your Way Home
Catch my breath, count to ten waiting to make sense of the senseless Fact and fiction blend One more minute waiting two different ways to see life so sweet, if only my knees would stop shaking Three corners in the same angle four sides to every box I’ll take my chances time to disentangle Time ticking fast Hands gripping, conventions smashed Adventure, my new neighbor … Continue reading Counting to Ten
Study the scars raised and raw Excluded needing embrace a silent tribute Hear the cries desperate and clear acute whimpering beckons a soft plea Taste the tears spilled and spilled again urgent needs revealed a call to action And on this day, participation the savory scent of a new day dances on the winds of change International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 17 October … Continue reading Eradication
Can’t get off this train barreling down tracks skewed a little to the left, to the right Meticulously laid by those who create the future while running from the past In-depth plans malleable trusting in blind faith and blank stares of willing riders unaware as they crash photo: Pexels prompts: Poets on the Page, Five Minute Fridays/Write 31 Days, WP Daily Post, #PoetteerChat Continue reading Runaway Train
photo: Flickr prompts: Poets on the Page, Five Minute Friday/Write 31 Days, WP Daily Post, #ClassyWrite, #PoettteerChat *One of today’s prompts requires it to be handwritten Continue reading Break Up
Fragile faith shattered as the sunrise bled through darkness a solitary candle offered a glimpse of light, flickering Regret, an option far wiser than despair, played in the shadows that single piece of mail shredded beneath a cold window Shameful as it might be, what was passed was decidedly in the past And so she welcomed the new day filling her space with hope photo: … Continue reading Decree
Sometimes that old cuckoo refuses to sing, aware that robbed time can create a most beautiful mess Sometimes those rivers of time flowing swiftly by get stuck in clumsy eddies, creating nature’s nurseries of future plans Sometimes, somehow the prospect of a quiet pause proposes a reconsideration of each projection and each intention, making room for a new song photo: mine prompts: Poets on the Page, Five … Continue reading Cuckoo’s New Song
Originals, just a memory tender spring greens hidden beneath burnt orange harbingers of death But to give thanks for this rich palette, celebrating all that was in comforting hues… such is my call Subdued, my worry subsides as I live in this moment anointed in its splendor, inoculated from the cold which follows photo: Pixabay prompts: Poets on a Page, Five Minute Fridays/31 Days, #Poetteer Chat, … Continue reading Autumn
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
Ssshh…. Come closer I’ve got a secret It’s over, I’ve found closure All the times you told me dreams were meant for fools and I believed you, I believed you Yeah, I obeyed all the rules Wasn’t it a slow spiral that spin down the wrong path almost lost my way following you almost let my hopes crash But then I took a chance pinned … Continue reading Ssshh…
As darkness settles in, the moon casting light on this barren landscape, my grief weighs heavy rendering my skin porous, my reason to be spilling from a heart that bleeds As the sun creeps over that endless horizon, mocking me, mocking I muddle through the day searching for ways to stop the evening call from arriving because it is each sleepless night that haunts me, … Continue reading Lost Souls
Courting the desire to slip on something new a new day a new thought a new identity a new way of being a new me a new you Tantalizing possibilities provoke action interest builds interest grows interest blossoms interest fosters action a new you a new me Even if uncomfortable that leap is tempting expectations set expectations defined expectations expect expectations linger a new me … Continue reading New Days
Embracing an empty space, that small hollow between dreams and reality, the path to success shines and might not be so scary after all Because when silence fills that void and rushes in on angel wings, tender voices whisper simple answers — always there after all And when all the sharp edges the cage of hesitation built fall away slowly, steadily, new open spaces emerge … Continue reading After All
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
Finding comfort in simple routines at the end of a busy day Somehow settling down to review each moment, each decision, each word Filling the void of all the unknown with stunning masterpieces only painted in dreams all troubles are set free and in the morning, when all those colors linger just out of reach, I am ready to face another blank canvas — Another … Continue reading New Day
Walking across age and generations to collect precious memories Digging deep into the past to reach the future, just dawning Stretching to grasp a tiny hand I sigh, relishing in this moment the subtle shift between who I was and who I am defines my future photo: A. Vecchitto prompts: #FiveMinuteFriday, #PoetsonthePage Continue reading Precious Memories
I tied a string around my worries and sent them free I watched them fly like a kite dancing in the clouds knowing the keeper of my burdens could be cruel or might be kind Been knocked down and kicked around dragged over and pulled under but today I release these shackles Sailing far above it all I’m spreading my wings Balancing actions and consequences … Continue reading Flying Free
