Love is not just sunny days. Sometimes it storms. Sometimes it rains. The best of loves weather the storms embrace the rain and keep us warm. But the forecast calls for sun.
Category: Poetry Prompts
Sevenling (She’s all about lying in bed with me)
She’s all about lying in bed with me, following me everywhere and feeling safe. To be honest she loves chasing squirrels, swimming in dirty water, and fetching the fish on my line. She’s my protector and best friend.
Spectral World
A world separate from worlds Where spectral bodies roam without limits They watch the good and bad Young and old Protecting and observing Maybe they love too We’ll never know For they live but are not part of life
Seven-something, I think
My brain is starting to hurt. My mind is weary. I’m not sure I’m doing this right. New stuff is scary. It’s like standing naked in front of an audience and you’re all hairy- especially if you’re prone to like being a hair-free zone. It…
Sandwiches Enough at Last
She, alone, was ready for the apocalypse. She was well equipped with weapons. She was designed for survival. She had no family ties No one to slow her pace down. She had everything she needed for years But the raspberry, orange jam for her PB&J…
Poem 8
She was my closest friend, My dearest companion, My strongest support. She was my fiercest competitor, My most frequent confrontation, My harshest critique. My sister, my friend -h.e.m.
Gentlemen’s Quarterly
In the pavilion, there are many people All new faces but without the new smell I want to reach across and grab someone and say hello and know them But in the end, I know I will just walk past all of you without a…
Let me in
Let me in, darling Don’t lock me out I lost my spare key Took you for granted Let me in, darling A second chance Dark wolves encircle You are my safety
Paradox of a Fledgling
A fledgling bird won’t learn to fly with its mother always by its side. But neither can it launch itself without its mother’s constant help.
One Thousand and One
There were at least one thousand and one reasons to go back. I only needed the one. Simple love lived there. It had been years since I paid her a visit, yet she welcomed me like it was yesterday. Simple love is easy that way. …