Gifts under the tree Temporary joy they bring Cluttered surfaces Mass produced decorations Quick to end up in landfills Hand crafted items Cherished adornments hung with Family photos Remind of the departed And the children now grown up Warm meals made with love Served on hand-me-down dishes To the near and dear Old tales and newContinue reading “Wrapped in Love”
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Hay(na)ku Series
Romantic love: Two A tangle Wrapped in now Familial love: Brood Tough work Held with joy Self love: I Choose me Faults and all Unrequited love: You Want me To part ways Enduring/Timeless Love: Here Us two For all time W3 Prompt #179: Wea’ve Written Weekly poet of the week, Michelle, prompts is to write a Hay(na)ku series onContinue reading “Hay(na)ku Series”
Love of the Shore
Hear the gentle waves lap against the shore An enticing call to its sandy shore A river rambles over ancient stones Stubborn boulders perch at the rocky shore Sun spewed color on a tranquil lake A dramatic rise above its eastern shore Water lilies ripple in the muddy flats As bullfrogs leap from the swampyContinue reading “Love of the Shore”
First Loves
Summer vacation by the shore The cutest boy EVER Fun filled days at each other’s side Undying love claimed – forever more Sad tears fall at holiday’s end Heart doodles fill notebook as school begins … soon forgotten New boy at school – cutest EVER Melissa’s Fandango Flash Fiction Challenge #307
A Cento: Herons at Sunrise
I climbed through woods in the hour-before-dawn dark;I wandered lonely as a cloud,from purple forest to golden sky;a thin wet sky, that yellows at the rim,and meets with sun-lost lip the marsh’s brim.Cold water-mouths move and singand the night herons brood in their heronry like yoga masters.Tell me is there anything lovelier?I resisted the madContinue reading “A Cento: Herons at Sunrise”
Hot Flash Summer
Sweat beneath the sheetsA different meaning wasHot summer bodiesEntwined deep into the nightNow forced apart with sheets thrown 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 40 Colleen asks us to use one of several proposed summer song lyrics to inspire our syllabic poetry. I chose “Summer heat, boy and girl / but oh, oh those summerContinue reading “Hot Flash Summer”
Retribution
With all her love she so adoresIn exchangeHis love is feignedHe appears to be onboardHis behavior quite untowardHer reputation stainedHe remains “unchained”Despite her love forth pouredUnrequited love turns to hateObsessive thoughts of retributionHe is oblivious to her disdainDetermined to seal his fateHe offers her no solutionShe reciprocates the pain W3 Prompt #109: Wea’ve Written Weekly poetContinue reading “Retribution”
Fleeting Love
Wandering aimlesslyDestinations unknownTraveling solo and soloWorlds collideSparks igniteLove unleashedGratitudeUnleashed loveIgnite sparksCollide worldsSolo and solo travelingUnknown destinationsAimlessly wandering W3 Prompt #106: Wea’ve Written Weekly poet of the week, Punam, prompt us to: Featured image generated by Bing.
We Two
We twoInseparableLove amidst solidarity Lives conjoinedNothing escapes the hands of timeStrong binds become fragile threadsFraying W3 Prompt #101: Wea’ve Written Weekly poet of the week, Val, invites us to write a Cameo on the theme of love.
Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s day – a day for loversExpectations highAcquire the perfect gift Bestow in an idyllic settingCertain to result in some broken hearts~ True love begins when nothing is looked for in return ~No expectations hereContent to avoid crowded restaurantsRomanticism preferred impromptuCelebrations reserved for special momentsGifting each other’s authenticity W3 Prompt #92: Wea’ve Written Weekly’s poetContinue reading “Valentine’s Day”
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