Forever Begins – Hour Six

Knees trembling Heavy breath Eyes staring As I make my way towards my future On the air, a hint of scented roses As I smile nervously at the crowd of onlookers staring As I pass All friends and family, gathered to witness The start of…

Hour 5: Remembrances

When did they bury you? Why did they leave you? Did they hope to enjoy these remembrances In their old age? Or did they leave them behind – Disappointed, dispirited by what was past? Or did they want them to overflow into Other lives?  …

Time capsule #thepoetrymarathon #prompthourfive

I found a time capsule in the garden the contents were written in blood. “All time is an illusion,” every paper said, “The clock reads nothing, it’s a dud. Life is but a sweet dream, here today and gone. Share your years upon this sphere…

The Time Capsule – hour 5

There’s a time capsule inside of me No one else will ever see For though I pour things out in verse Few know the stories behind the words They’re written snapshots of my life Every poem that I write Has some basis in my truth…

We finally met And the sky turned pink Butterflies all around And in my stomach too! The downpour from the sky above And rolling out of my eyes too It’s okay to cry! For the sky is doing that too! We sat there for a…

Have a Nice Day – Hour Five

I am writing this note A missive, I guess To say I’ll be leaving tomorrow My time has now passed It’s over and done And there aren’t minutes left here to borrow I gave you my all, all my time and tears My best and…

A Time Capsule -Poem 5

A time Capsule- Poem 5   A living memory to carry on When I am gone beyond A life jacket to save me When I fly and am no more Horse carriage and treasures   A memory of my likes and dislikes My ceremony of…

The Corvus Metaphor

  The Serpents head and its tail  Beginning and end we often find  Like the Sun whose found to never fail  Following a course to which its confined   Perched upon the serpents tail  Finding a crow and with its beak  Is found to peck…

One Worded Oracle

  Sternly perched upon mine heart One word echoed unbendingly True— I said as it would depart Its one worded reply— almost knowingly   For the future made haste With what was already known For this one—word embraced It’s predictability and its only answer found—…

Prophets of Baal

  Prophets speak words— divine Rulers of both good and evil One, congealed, one: sign Prophets of Baal— do reveal Highest knowledge—to bind Evil words inverted— concealed To the one of the most high— Solemn words alike— revealed   Oh! Wisdom how you speak! For…

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