He hides in darknessFolded in on himselfHis sharp tongue at the readyShould any dare intrudeShe dances through sunbeamsGracefully leaping over shadowsHer light is contagiousFor all those who dare to seeShe peeks into the darknessHe unfolds Sadje’s What do you see # 230 dVerse Quadrille #197: “Look Sharp, Now! (Let’s write a poem.)” Hosted by DeContinue reading “Light and Shadow”
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Restless
WanderlustThe road beckonsPacing the floorboardsShe yearns to roamHe is a homebodyComfort zoneA day of leisureTravel documentaries from sofaHe is contentShe stifles the itch W3 Prompt #85: Wea’ve Written Weekly’s poet of the week, ladysigh, prompts us to: Compose two verses according to the following specifications: The two stanzas must use different opposites. No restrictions on form, length,Continue reading “Restless”
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
He Wears Black
You bring beauty, brilliance and buoyancy;But he wears black.You show broadmindedness, benevolence and boundlessness;But he broods in black.You are brave, brainy and balanced;But he’s bemused in black.You are breathtaking, beguiling and beloved;But he’s bleak in black;You have believed, begged, and bartered; But his betrayal has born black.You have blamed, blasted and banished,But he is backContinue reading “He Wears Black”
