No point in buying a new calendarAs my cell phone serves me wellIf only I would lookCalendar lacks January entriesThe New Year with quiet startWinter desolationDecember offers very little restDone trimming the Christmas tree Await barrage of kin Colleen’s 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 12
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Grand Prison
Grandeur? Huh!More like a prison…Trapped I was Enslaved in submissive domesticityGiving until there was nothing left to giveExploited and abusedMusty old houseI had hoped for a fresh startOnce the bodies were buriedBut, open doors cannot illuminate the gloomScrubbed walls will not uncling the cobwebs I have opened these doors for the last timeGrand doors thatContinue reading “Grand Prison”
She Knows
The secrets of my youthTucked neatly in a trunkStored in the far recesses of my mindRefusing to be sealed under lock and keyUnwanted memories ooze through cracksLike a fine swirling mistThey entwine themselves Among otherwise innocuous recollectionsOvershadowing scintillas of innocenceThere she is – a phantom in the mistA smirk upon her faceMy partner in crimeTheContinue reading “She Knows”
Gathering
White snowy landscapeBrings forth light in the darknessDreamy xanaduGather creatures great and smallMother Earth’s benediction Colleen’s 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 11
Room of Strangers
I am replete with confidenceAs I step out of my comfort zoneDestined for the unknownI arrive in unfamiliar territorySurrounded by strangersSurely they can see the wobble in my stepAs I scan the vast room of unfamiliar facesOne warm smile One friendly greetingAnd the wobble is reduced to a mere quiver
Pee Day
Today was a pee dayPees let me explainA road trip we plannedTo escape the mundaneTwo adults and two kidsWe hopped in the carAnd off we all wentBut didn’t get farAs kid number oneHad to make a rest stopWe stopped by the vendingBought snacks and some popAnd would you believeBefore the pop was doneKid number twoRequiredContinue reading “Pee Day”
Fox Squirrels
I saw a squirrel in a treeI must say that it startled meLarger than I’d ever seen A black head with a white bodyI heard a shuffle from behindI turned and thought I’d lost my mindAs in a tree there I did findA black bodied squirrel entwined Reena’s Xploration Challenge #309 – Opposites
Wild
Angkor WatAncient ruinsFloating village Nature preserveTropical birds flyingOver jumping fishWater Buffalo wadingWild…Night of dancingIn Siem Reap Eugi’s Moonwashed Weekly Prompt – Nightlife
No Death In Love
DeathLife ceasesLove will surviveLoveSurpasses deathMemories invoke lifeFoundDeep loveKnows no death W3 Prompt #83: Wea’ve Written Weekly’s poet of the week, Michelle, prompts us to write a Hay(na)ku on the topic of ‘love lost and found.’
Light Through Dusk
Sea swells swirling endlesslyProtected cove sought for restA beacon of light shines throughEarly winter duskGuiding me toward the soundI maneuver my vesselSkilled hands holding steady whileChilly north winds blowSafely moored in calm watersA moment of gratitudePrecedes the yearn for home andWarmth around the hearth Sadje’s What do you see # 214 Colleen’s 24 Seasons SyllabicContinue reading “Light Through Dusk”
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