Walking what seems like
an endless path
of unspoken words
a heavy burden
tears not cried
holding my heart prisoner
awaiting release
from life’s storm
yet grateful for
the comfort of
Autumn’s hearth
warming my soul
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Freestyle poetry
Burdened
In Response To:
Sadje’s What Do You See #135 – May 23, 2022 – Write an original story, poem or a caption.
Yet another path to walk
an unending journey in life
sometimes tiring to endure
will it be winding, rugged,
smooth or straight with
obstacles to overcome or
this time will it be the path
I hunger and ache for
gentle, loving, peaceful
a place where I can
finally experience rest
for my body and soul…
only time will tell
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Crumbled To Love
In Response To:
Crimson’s Creative Challenge #178 – Every Wednesday I post a photo and You respond with something CREATIVE.
Beyond the wall…
there lies a lush green meadow
where Love is allowed to prosper
beyond the wall…
that first must crumble
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The Unspoken Pull
In Response To:
V.J.’s Weekly Challenge – What Pulls At Your Soul?
After all is done
after all is quiet
the volume turns up
on my soul’s longings
I hear its cry of
desolation
an unspoken ache
to be loved, even
if its only by
one person–it would
be enough–a soulmate, friend
a desperate desire for
my soul to become
hallowed ground where the
Wild Iris
can grow eternal
vibrant beauty that
others will desire to
know and love…
It’s been a lifetime’s longing
and I only have one third
of a life’s time left
My soul’s pull cries out;
“Will I ever know this
before I leave this world?”
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Exhale The Madness
In Response To:
Word Of The Day Challenge – Illusion
Your Daily Word Prompt – Linger – January 10, 2021
When illusions linger
they shadow the astute vision
truth becomes distorted
lost in a mirage of denial
the mind going in circles…
close eyes…be still…breathe
inhale an Ancient Wisdom
exhale the madness
embrace Peace to
reign the soul
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The Watch That Keeps Time
In Response To:
Word Of The Day Challenge – Hope
As I prepare to enter
into the new year
I ponder the good times
before this year that
seem of a long time ago
finding them hard to remember…
~
As 2020 is laid to rest
with its devastation of
too many lost lives and
the Wisdom gained
from painful lessons
due to lack of uninformed
choices driven by fear…
~
I now meditate on
the new times with
faith they will become a
reality of cherished memories…
~
Alas, patience must persevere
while suffering through the surge
before the new times arrive so
I will let hope be the watch
that keeps time
making it worth the wait!
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A Moments Choice
A cloudy mind
an aching heart
yet beneath it all
lies the Light
patiently waiting
for the request to
cast it all away
the choice to act takes
but a moment to
end the misery…
a compassionate act
towards oneself
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Fearfully And Wonderfully Made
Broken pieces
each a story
of its own
shaped by its
survival
lovingly sculpted
by the
Healing Hand
into a unique
majestic beauty
only seen by the
eyes of the soul
for true, eternal
Beauty
is found only in
the broken, the flawed,
in the ugly
that the human eye
cannot capture!
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Light Of The Holy Hearth
Sunrise of the soul
will Light the darkest of
Winter days
melt a heart
frozen
in bitter pain
angry and afraid
it will fill the
emptiest loneliness
comfort a body’s
weariness
bring peace to
malevolence
heal a broken
spirit…
So then let us
shine
the Sunrise of our souls
one day at a time,
one moment at a time
to permanently extinguish
and bring serenity to
this world’s pandemic wildfire
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A Promise To Trust
In Response To:
Eugi’s Causerie I Weekly Prompt – Transition – August 24, 2020. Go where the prompt leads you and publish a post on your own blog that responds to the prompt. It can be any variation of the prompt and/or image. Please keep it family friendly. Prompts close 7 days from the close of my post.
V.J’s Weekly Challenge #110 – Smell – What is your relationship to smell? (Don’t tell me you didn’t know this was coming, lol.). Look forward to reading your responses. Just create a post and link back here. All welcome.
Madness of nation’s darkness
moments of light
few and far between
soul’s embitterment
taste intolerable
attempting to recall
memories of sweet
failure brings surrender
powerlessness cloaks eyes
exhale…inhale…
smell transition’s aroma
just as nature’s
change of season
a promise to trust
good shall rise up and
shine like Autumn’s brilliance
laying to rest
death’s shadows
upon humanity.
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