Old Men Make Sad Lovers
You do not love me it is a fanciful impossibility that the spring would long for autumn in any shape or form My peaks are tinged with snow while your […]
Tag Archives: moving ahead
Candle
April rains chill me cold deep into my darkness warmed by your flicker. Inspired by the APRIL A2Z CHALLENGE word prompt “CANDLE” at >
Butterfly
you’re hidden away inside your dull chrysalis waiting to burst free and flutter away leaving me ordinary beneath your freedom. Inspired by the APRIL A2Z CHALLENGE word prompt “BUTTERFLY”” at […]
Ascent
uplifted soaring into clouds feet on ground Inspired by the APRIL A2Z CHALLENGE word prompt “ASCENT” at >
Easter Sunday
Quiet grey morning broken by bird song. Rain dripping in gentle splatters Spring awakens and drags me along.
No Inspiration
Waking Haiku spring knocks on the glass gently she swirls past my door luring me outside. Black Saturday yesterday was death – tomorrow resurrection. So what is today? Forgotten It […]
Good Friday
(Originally Posted Good Friday 2012 when I had no followers…here it is again) This day seems to be the forgotten holiday of the year. There is no lead-up to Good […]
Fortitude
having nothing left makes her irresistible and unbearable. Inspired by the word prompt “FORTITUDE” at > Related articles Intestinal Fortitude (purplebutterflyrunningclub.me) Fortitude; A courage of conviction (poetrysoundbites.blogspot.com) Will Fortitude vows […]
Calliope
Shining steaming metal going round and round puffing bursting panting shaping brilliant sound tickling magical memories from days of sunny youth a wondrous carnival moment with shrill whistling oomph cotton […]
Cacophony
black swirling crow cloud discordant screaming murder cawing for darkness Inspired by the word prompt “CACOPHONY” at Related articles The History and Origins of Sugar (berries.com) Santa’s Sugar (irenewatson.typepad.com)
Origami
after you left me i folded your love letters into tiny swans for months they watched me whispering your written words from inside their wings in the spring sunshine i […]
Torn Asunder
What God has joined together let no man put asunder traditional Christian marriage ceremony Nothing lasts forever – yet there I was nearly 13 years ago promising eternity to the […]
Gem Stones
cold crystals rest on my window sill bending sunlight showering brilliant sparks of spring light into dazzling prismatic splatter across my white walls marching rainbow patterns flickering across my ceiling […]
Really I Don’t
You think you’re required to keep my world afloat well I got news for you cause I really don’t I really don’t need you telling me what to do I […]
Breeze
spring’s warm breath sends winter away – let’s go play! summer breeze cool breath on hot skin – no worries! autumn gust strips golden trees bare – easily winter blast […]
Brown Dog Alone
unexpected journey down familiar roads sent me through waterdown unplanned detour down memory lane sent me through time here i sit recalling happiness delight joy enjoyed enjoined with an americano […]
Freedom
Freedom sneaks in unexpected ways in unforeseen moments in uncounted surprises taking away unseen pressures unknown stress leaving me unburdened
Stranded
stuck here in the middle far from shore blue sky blue water blue thoughts wind-tossed sand-strewn in solitude how did I get so far from where I wanted to be?
Shimmer
spring shimmer heats to slow simmer boils over bursts into dazzling bright colours all aglow. Inspired by the word prompt “SHIMMER” at Related articles The History and Origins of Sugar […]
Ghosts of Open Houses
I walk these floors hearing squeaks knowing fearing others lived in here making memories right there this is where they slept made love dreamt of today as their tomorrow I […]
Smell of Smoke
the snow scape crisp white winter frost chill around me a sharp cold wind biting from behind bright thawing heat dancing flicker in front enjoying the smoke scent wafting up […]
Count Down: 26 Days Left
March 18, 2012 is when I began my “Post-a-Day” commitment – and it feels like it was more than 339 days ago! Here we are in the final stretch of daily thinking […]
Tuesday Pause
I find this time of year leaves me melancholy and low-energy. Plodding along from day-to-day, moment extending into ongoing moments. Pondering if I should perhaps stick a fork into […]
A Fear of Apples
The internet is awesome for one thing: random browsing of random things. This concept of random browsing is why I love libraries and bookstores. You wander down a stack of […]
How to Tell if You Live in Poverty.
I have been hearing the economic whinging of others in the last few months. Maybe even a few years. Mostly the complaints are the tragedy of ‘un-met wants’ and not having the […]
Sugar
winter morning brings lingering sweet dusting traced from your lips on mine. Inspired by the word prompt “SUGAR” at Related articles The History and Origins of Sugar (berries.com) Santa’s Sugar […]
Wrung Dry
there are days of golden mornings and tomorrows of darker shades that wrap themselves tight around me and pull me screaming all the way there is only so much blood […]
One More Slice
thin sliver delicate lines waiting for me asking me begging me now take me now use me now taste me free me release me enjoy me Now …NOw ……NOW all […]
Wednesday’s Ashes
Dust thou art, and unto dust thou shalt return ~~Book of Genesis 3:19 these mournful days laid before me after yesterday’s carnival I wear sackcloth for all to see burnt smudges […]
Pancake Tuesday – mardi gras!
I love pancakes. I especially love the variety known as crepes – and crepes are even better when cooked Hungarian style as palacsinta. Ingredients 3 large eggs 1 cup milk […]
Sullen Lips
she stands in silence winter playing in her hair like I don’t matter her sullen lips show the depth of the disquiet cutting through her soul she should be screaming […]
Frost on Twigs
black shrouded white pure frost tipped gleaming sparks sunrise kissed glinting glistening silver flashes of ice catching sol inspiring soul with fairy tales and magic dreams from youthful days before […]
Red
****** there is poetry embedded within colour red sets me on fire ****** when the world is white under cold winter blankets red evokes spring hopes. Inspired by the word […]
Snow Day Breakfast!
Oh those magical words: “All schools are closed because of snow.” Those words turn us all into excited children – even if we might be adults now. There is a […]
Completion
This dance of you and I moves slowly in circles familiar and contemptuous spilling over in heated moments of angry distrust tumbling down into burning moments of hungry lust the […]
Hardly Anymore Anyway
We pass by in the street and in hallways indiscreet looking quickly off to the side avoiding those truths we have lied each to each in the darkness as we […]
Monday Again
Wow. Monday here once more in my living room. Happens to me every week yet it still surprises me when it arrives. Monday morning all dark and gloomy beeping at […]
Bitter Almond
I should really have know better from that sweet scent of bitter almonds wafting from your skin yet you’re irresistible totally wholly undeniable tantalizing on the tongue a single tiny […]
Pride
regal stride nose towards the sky strutting by ignoring all the warning signs straight ahead sure showed me how gravity works all the time. Inspired by the word prompt “PRIDE” […]
Midden Heap of Thoughts
These words languish alone on the page unread unvoiced unrhymed hollowed out devoid of meaning if a poem is posted and there is no one near by to read it […]
Deep Quotes for the Blues
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let […]
No Point at All
There is no point to this at all. It is dull, blunt, fully and completely pointless. See unfetteredbs for the real point
Weary Stopping
This time of year drains me. Frozen then suddenly thawed. Rushing to get done what needs doing now. Planning for the summer. Booking camps, cottages, summer get a-ways to sandy […]
Musing
“This river I stand in is not the river I stepped in.” The world around me moves in one direction – always westward towards tomorrow. What was ever fades, degrades, […]
Immediate
Got have it bring it on why wait when here is now no denial no restraint no tomorrow just can’t wait bring it to me give it to me forget […]
ephemeral thing
Inspired by the brilliant poetry of Susan Daniels. My words are but a reflection from her inspiration. The original is here: Temporary Things at http://susandanielspoetry.com a snow angel is soft snow firmly […]
Untouched
Here I am on the sideline watching you dance so divine waiting for stars to align hoping you’ll show me a sign We arrive here together and then you’re off […]
Rescue Haiku
S-O-S you feel my distress beating time take my hand guide me to safety i am lost going down water rushing in please save me. Inspired by the word prompt […]
Friday in the Snow: Robert Burns
January swirls around me in puffs and gusts of white powder. Clouds low and deep with shadows swoop down dumping cold snow down my neck, slowing my long walk home […]
Seething
seething seeding sorrow seeking solace seething some more seeming shallow seeping shame seething still stomping spewing silence Related articles Choice of Wolf (philosophybank.org)
