Tag: #dverse poets

Waltz of Nature

When the world weighs heavy on this tender heart, I get out in glorious nature and take a walk to feel the warm sun upon my wrinkled face, to marvel at the majesty of graceful trees, swaying in an elegant waltz with the summer… Continue Reading “Waltz of Nature”

Tap, Tap, Tap

Tap,tap,tap My heart drumming Beating with ferocity Filling me with anxiety Clouding my head with all the ‘what ifs’ Long deep breaths to slow the pounding beat Promising myself that whatever comes, I will meet it with the same intensity and win dVerse Poets… Continue Reading “Tap, Tap, Tap”

Resurrection

“So, this is it?”“Yes, this is it.”As she gives me the heart shaped stone, her fingers caress my palm. There is no mistaking the spark of electricity that surges and warms my calloused hand. I look into her blue-black eyes, startled by the rush… Continue Reading “Resurrection”

#Haiku: Nightfall

“Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.”- J.R.R.Tolkien western sky on fire sun slips below horizon before nightfall comes dVerse Poets Pub: MTB Triplets Colleen’s weekly Poetry Challenge: No. 180 #Poets Choice

Slip Away

Caught up in life’s slip streamPulling me alongFloating on this breezeHumming a bluesy songLord, let me slip away todayWrapped in your loving armsHelp me find peace and forgetThe world and all its poisoned charmsTempting me wrong dVerse Quadrille: Cry Havoc and Let Slip the… Continue Reading “Slip Away”

Deep in the Heart of Paris

“He who contemplates the depths of Paris is seized with vertigo. Nothing is more fantastic. Nothing is more tragic. Nothing is more sublime.”  ― Victor Hugo I’ll never forget our tiny bedroom Deep in the heart of ParisA cloud bed filled with pillows of down… Continue Reading “Deep in the Heart of Paris”

#Haibun: Introspection

There is more than one path to a soul’s door. Sometimes the door opens inward, and we search within ourselves to find the keys to life. Others open outward where we seek our answers from God, nature, a blue moon, the hot sun, or… Continue Reading “#Haibun: Introspection”