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#TBT ~ Reminiscing – #poetry

17 Thursday May 2018

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Sitting under that big old tree
Reminiscing about younger days
Thinking back on how we were
How the time has slipped away

Remembering the past
How we held it oh so close
Laughter, love and memories
Was what we cherished most

Sunlight shines upon us now
With a warm and tender glow
Calling us to journey forth
We have so far to go

Yes! Change of plan, change of pace
We’ll relish the time ahead
We shall never forget who we were
But remember who we are, instead

 

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Eye of the Serpent ~ #poetry #freeverse

27 Saturday Jan 2018

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We are caught
in the spiral
of a serpent’s eye
A circle of time
where there is
no escape
A dimension
of waves
nauseating
unfulfilling
Staring back at us
its scales tipped
inharmonic tones
Surrounding
dilating pupils
retract and restore
Slowly sinking its venom
into ever waiting veins

 

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Bankruptcy to Broadway – #poetry #JanuaryWriting

11 Thursday Jan 2018

Posted by in January Writing, Poems, Poetry

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She was a child of the poor

Knew not what her future had in store

A vision of elegant grace

Never simply just another face

On stage, her spirit, ignited

Still, beauty brings those, uninvited

She danced, leaving life behind

Then wept, for a life so unkind

They promised her, jewels and money

But the bright lights were cruel, unfunny

She was no longer wanted, they said

Broadway considered her dead

Aging had sent her away, in shame

Leaving nothing, but a flicker of a flame

 

Writing Prompt – Bankruptcy to Broadway – Day 11/31

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On This Date ~ #poetry

28 Saturday Oct 2017

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With each flickering flame, my years unfold

Tapering down, leaving days of untold

Dripping memories, of past events

Happier times, still I’m not quite content

Candelabra in hand, a welcoming light

The fire, still burning, with no end in sight

Celebrating the day, reaching for more

Wondering what this life has in store

As closer to Halloween, comes the time

Knowing I still haven’t yet reached my prime

So, I’ll blow out the candles, let the wax seal my fate

On this day in October, 2017, twenty-eight

 

In case you haven’t figured it out, today is my birthday. I originally posted this last year and have amended it to reflect this years date. Let’s party!!

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Taken by the Wind ~ #OctoberWriting #poetry

20 Friday Oct 2017

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She let the wind take her

Particles of life drifting in the air

Like the sands of time, shaping her

Bending her, into the breeze

Caressing, every element

Breathing new life, resurrecting

Rejuvenating, reclaiming

What once had grown old

 

Writing Prompt: Lickety Split – Day 20/31

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