Ain’t Easy

Living in the bayou ain’t easy I felt a thundering tremor The lightbulb suddenly blew out It was raining buckets I was thrown off balance Bangin’ my elbow Against the carport Living in the bayou ain’t easy ~Rebeli

Funeral Singers prompt hour 8

Funeral Singers hour 8 credit: Funeral Singers by Sylvan Esso all italic lines are credited to the song under starry skies I hold the fire in my hand and stretch to the sky all my friends are funeral singers the weight of love is a…

Life in Flight

Two butterflies, together in flight – Are they male? Are they patrolling for females for mating? Are they female? Are they mothers carrying eggs to deposit on the right plants? Is it a male and a female in the mating dance of life? Mother Nature…

Prompt nine

Bedtime   My heart it tremors my cheeks beet red I try to stare at the lightbulb above his head Focus on something besides his keys in the ignition As we say goodbye in the carport of indecision We have been here a time or…

Hour 5 – Revivified

The years have passed We meet again Along our favorite river Wind blows softly, I can hear My face is weathered My hands are gnarled But you haven’t aged a day since last you kissed me We embrace with outstretched arms Hearts beat in unison…

Home

Where the heart is. Irreplaceable. How Can It Compare. Where I want to be…

Lightbulb moment #2023poetrymarathon #prompthour9

I see you clearly as now Your jacket frayed at the elbow As you drove with one arm hanging loose Swerving too late to miss the elk That wandered on the road. You found it funny, the tremor That rocked the car,  just a moose,…