Thunder booms, undulating over roiling seas like a stranger growling at the door Some say it’s the devil’s voice Driving rain pelts the window smearing grime in greasy stripes Lights flicker on and off, on then off Bolts of lightning strike a small boat bobbing in the harbor and set it adrift A shy boy wanders down by the rocky shore to … Continue reading Devil’s Voice
It begins with a single voice and then another and another united as one Together we build a world where love is stronger than hate Some call it revolution these things we do that others won’t Knowing our actions build our world, I call it by another name Humanity Photo: Wikimedia Prompt: #MadVerse Continue reading Humanity
Below the city’s cobblestones, it shifted, restless and hungry Its assault knew no bounds I never saw it coming Intent on satisfying a lust for chaos, it lingered in the night calling my name And I, already astray on tumultuous seas, sought refuge on its false oasis, believing its promise of safety Its lighthouse, sweeping lights spewing gentle rage, deceived this lonely sailor desperately grasping … Continue reading Betrayal
After the rain it all looked different, a reprieve Those city streets covered in grease and grime sparkling just enough to make us believe Cracked and broken sidewalks glistened on a midsummer’s eve almost beautiful, washed clean of blood and crime After the rain it all looked different, a reprieve That driving storm hid mothers who grieve Strobes of police lights fading in … Continue reading After the Rain
Even as she awoke in this unfamiliar place, cold and stark, she felt the energy of the sun, the same that warmed the ones she loved, and found strength to face another day, just as a sliver of light snuck in beneath her locked door photo and prompt: Three Line Tales Continue reading Power of Memory
Was it there all along? An invitation unopened beneath collections of correspondence unanswered, ignored, aggressively pushed away A smile behind tears tracing lines, carving sorrow Muddying waters in a whirlpool slowly pulling down, drowning in the place where light disappeared Sun shining brightly behind rolling storm clouds throwing daggers of electricity that incinerated everything it touched in a desperate inferno Was it there? A glimmer of hope … Continue reading Skeleton Keys
Haunted by this uncertain feeling I dream of running, running away Visions of another life, revealing And so I teeter on the edge, kneeling Finding purchase on glass bridges as they sway Haunted by this uncertain feeling A future reflected in canyons below… calling, squealing Released from confines of expectations, I stray Visions of another life, revealing Walking in shadows and slowly … Continue reading Resolution
Often alone, even on Visiting Day, she wandered the halls in her threadbare robe shuffling heel to toe, heel to toe and muttered nevermind, no nevermind, no Always following the same path driven by melodies of her youth she’d find a patch of sunlight there by the windows covered in bars the scent of roses overpowered the antiseptic the laughter of children blocked moans of … Continue reading No Nevermind
Wandered into a cemetery surrounded by a stone wall hidden in the deep wood The cold winter’s wind calling the shadows and whispering my name Air weighted with sadness as tombs of sorrow beckoned like a house so empty I stood alone, waiting as voices of the lost washed me in time’s tempest My hands embraced each soul as I traced those crumbling stones placed … Continue reading Deerfield’s Ghosts
It was only yesterday he rose with purpose Setting his intention to witness all the colors set fire to the darkness He knew this moment was one to remember if only for a little while, if only forever the day love turned to him And if he could catch time, hold it in his heart forever he’d trade every tomorrow It was only yesterday she … Continue reading To Have and Hold
She felt it the moment it slipped away To the world outside it was nondescript but for her, it resonated… clanging like cracked bells imbedded in her bones Premonitions – that five second flash that lingers almost without perception Still, she saw it that doorway into her future photo: mine prompts: #MSpoetry, #FMFparty Continue reading Premonitions
With one eye open and one eye shut, I am still… ready to receive answers I’ve been seeking In this quest for hope, for resolution, I am open…. listening to the quiet echoes of Truth Peace surrounds me, knowing it is your hand that holds mine I am ready… Here and now, always traveling this journey together photo: Free Flow Friday prompts: Free Flow Friday, … Continue reading Acceptance
When the sun fades and I’m out roaming with ghosts I remember how it used to be back when it was you and me Never felt so lost and alone that night as I hung up the phone Waited for that single word the one I never heard Time’s tick, tick, ticking away Never been a better time for you to say Sorry, oh baby, … Continue reading Sorry
a single leaf clings to an empty branch twisting in the cool autumn wind waiting when the moment is right and colors explode in that perfect golden haze it surrenders the descent, slow and lazy marks the beginning and the end it’s harvest time photo: Pixabay prompt: #DimpleVerse Continue reading Chasing Seasons
He saw her in fractured time Spaces between pounding heartbeats defined in shards of reality and told the tale of the sacred and the profane On days when storms brewed behind her topaz eyes and her words set the world ablaze he shouldered the blame And in the night when she cried softly in dark spaces he cradled her fears and wiped away each tear … Continue reading Love Story
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
When the craving drives you mad and aspirations fall like broken glass, impaling dreams in exquisite symmetrical slivers raining down in a storm that even now does not usher in sunny days, those picket fences look more like prison bars When cries for help die in your throat, strangled by jagged breath still desperate to be heard in the chaos that reigns in a world … Continue reading Shredded Stability
Footsteps echoed through the empty station and voices of long ago bounced off cold, tiled walls Enjoying a moment alone, a respite from a chaotic life, she willed the sunlight that kissed her face to inspire her next journey A deep, low whistle broke her reverie as harried passengers left one train for another and others passed by with unseeing eyes She winked at … Continue reading Haunted Muse
She heard the thunder but never felt the rain It rumbled and rolled through her chest and shook the ground beneath her bare feet but not a drop fell from that steel grey sky She witnessed the crash but never saw the impact It exploded in squealing tires seeking purchase and shattering glass raining on her unprotected body but not a sliver fell from that spider-webbed … Continue reading Living Nightmares
Sorrow’s touch surprises in unexpected ways in unexpected places When the theft of happier days steers the course of a life, the journey twists, unique in its unfolding Sometimes for the very lucky that hollow loss makes room for healing if expectations are released Even when a lone wolf howls, haunting and mournful from the top of the coldest mountain, a chorus of voices readily … Continue reading Sorrow’s Touch
Caught in the magic of complex illusions It’s the simple truths that hold the key that lock us together in a dance time forgot Delighting in an aura of mystery, rare and refined we explore the steps as one as the rest of the world slips away Existing in this place of smoke and mirrors we join hands as hardened boundaries vanish in the blurred … Continue reading Perfect Partners
