Forbidden love will not prevailRivals determined to assailSure to be a tragic taleDeath is on the horizonLooming peril does not deterArdent pursuit of the loverClandestine meetings do occurHeartbeats rise to the occasionClimax at last – caught in the act Succeeded by brutal attackMusic intensifies impactAll fall silent on deathHeartfelt lamenting songPrayerful cries of unjust wrongTearContinue reading “A Tragic Tale”
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Checked Out
Running in circles Accomplishing nothingOverwhelming anxietyUnrealistic thought processesYour complacency has cost youWe’ll have teaTalk it overDevelop a feasible planDecision making in the midst of chaos Are you there?The teapot poursBut the pourer is absent Sadje’s What do you see # 204- September 18, 2023 RDP Monday: COMPLACENT
Firestorm
A firestorm ignites -words pour forth;affording order in chaos;an outlet amid tragedy.Flames fueled by griefspawn phrases through smoke.Vehement inferno diminishes with time;residual embers refuse to be extinguished;kindling for composition. W3 Prompt #65: Wea’ve Written Weekly’s poet of the week, Sadje, prompts us to write a poem about: “‘What inspires you to write?’ or: ‘What inspiresContinue reading “Firestorm”