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Memory/ Remembrance/ If Only

My eyes close in restMuch like the moon at the dawnMy mind stays awake I stand in the cemetery where my grandmother lays. Beside her are two soldiers, one on each side. Her husbands. Military service, the ultimate sacrifice. Military servitude to a military life. Happy wife, happy life. There are medals you can onlyContinue reading “Memory/ Remembrance/ If Only”

Wanted

I want to hurt youBecause you asked me toTo make your jaw acheAnd have your soul break upon the hardnessOf my disciplineI want your bottom pinkAs you begged me to doSharp pains that made you no longer thinkOf the right or wrongs, the outside world and It’s goings onI want you a mess, your eyesContinue reading “Wanted”

A Bride Dressed in White / The Painter’s Vision

A Bride Dressed in WhiteShe wasn’t innocent this wife to beThough she was dressed in whitePale as a moonlit nightShe said her silent prayersTo whom one can only guessThis woman whom the veil hides Hides more than just pretty eyesA past ruby red and dark as obsidian No fan can brush awayHere comes the brideAnContinue reading “A Bride Dressed in White / The Painter’s Vision”

She Wants Another Dog

She wants another dog.I don’t think soShe wants a puppy.We don’t need anotherShe wants another dog.I said noA cute little dog.The puppy needs no brotherShe wants another dog.It’s a no goWe have another dog. This is for a dVerse prompt: Sit! Stay! Now: pen us a poem of precisely 44 words (not counting the title),Continue reading “She Wants Another Dog”

Questions of the Heart

When you think of the warmth of loveCan you picture me?I want to be the one you think ofDoes the feeling of loveCome when you’re in my arms?I want to hug you and make you feel warmIs it loveWhen we’re together?I don’t want to be apartCan I call you My forever love?It’s a question ofContinue reading “Questions of the Heart”

3 Haikus / $100

Penny for your thoughtsNickle and dime for freeQuarter past the hour Fifty scents I smell For half a dollar to sneezeA dollar a day Five alive, ten deadTwenty soldiers in a rowFifty is a Grant 3 haikus for $100. Get ‘em cheap! This is for a dVerse prompt: The use of lists in poetry canContinue reading “3 Haikus / $100”

Plastic Perspective

A mountain of trash blocks out the sky.The clouds gather, I hope it doesn’t rainPlastic waste piled high, one upon the other.I can’t tell if that is my motherboard within the mixWill it all tumble down upon me?There are plastic wires and covers, cut, loose and freePerspective changes everything. This is for a dVerse prompt:Continue reading “Plastic Perspective”

A Drop of Wetness

“Would you like some wine?” asked Alexander. “That would be lovely,” replied Rebeca. “Your usual?” “Of course,” replied Alexander, pouring a healthy serving into the chalice before Rebecca. Rebecca took the chalice within both her hands, letting the fragrance of the wine wash over her. And the faint perfume from its chalice steals her worriesContinue reading “A Drop of Wetness”

A Rose by Every Other Name

Restless I dream. Memory fades, just the scent of you remains.Origami petals on paper flowers, yet your perfume runs through my veins.Sacred heart beats within a pious chest. My thoughts unholy as I gaze upon that picture.Enchanting smile, enthralling eyes, lips I long to caress with my own,Scentimental sentiments play upon my senses, remembering yourContinue reading “A Rose by Every Other Name”

Bloom

BloomOpen petals to morning light,Rosebud’s spreading,Peaches before the fruit.Show me all your pretty.Smile big, all attraction;Bring the buzzers to your center.Blooming gardenFull of fragranceFloating on the springtime breeze.The scent lingersJust a while.Bloom This is for a dVerse prompt: Write a quadrille (a poem of EXACTLY 44 words, not including the title) AND include the wordContinue reading “Bloom”