wine and roses

there was a time

your smile would

light up my room

the beauty of your 

eyes pulled me 

into a dream

these were the days

when love seemed

so simple

but in truth,

we learned that true 

love is not always 

wine and roses

- Written for dVerse Quadrille #239: Smile

happy now?

are you really happy now

that you got everything

your heart desired

will you be content 

with life, or will you 

just find something 

else, or someone else

to complaint about

instead of enjoying

the fruits, you will 

singing the blues 

like Connie Francis 

asking who’s sorry now?

- Written for Writer's Digest Wednesday Poetry Prompt #768

purple sky

Photo by Jack B on Unsplash

the last sunset of this journey

turned the sky a purple haze

that mesmerized our eyes

in this last moment we hold hands

imprinting this image into memory

before we return to our ordinary lives

sevenling: things to do

things I loathe to do:  doing laundry,

paying bills, listening to political talk

things I would rather do: write poetry,

vacation in the Caribbean, fall in love

perhaps life will let me do both

in hibernation

when the days are cold, and the nights colder, 

all I want is to hibernate in my home

let me slumber under thick blankets 

or lounge on the sofa under soft throws

sipping hot cocoa, away from the frigid 

snow that covers the ground

- Written for dVerse Quadrille #238 the last one for the year.  

gathering

I want to gather

the warm memories

scattered across grass

let me bind them

into photo albums

to remember these days

let us watch another 

sunset before darkness 

burst the seams

- Written for dVerse Poetics: Come Sew With Me.  I used the terms "gather" and "seams".  I also borrowed "bind" from "binding".

enough

I think I had enough of 

life’s noise and chaos 

I have zero cares to give 

to everyone’s causes

I just want to lounge in peace

dreaming of moon and stardust

I want to savor the autumn leaves 

and warm sunsets before the end

- Written for dVerse Quadrille #237:Zero