you promised me the moon and stars

you promised me the moon and stars

and I wanted to believe every word

but I knew in the end you would fall

and naively I listened to your hypnotic

voice falling for those seductive eyes

as you promised me the moon and stars

and I should have known better

this was not my first time yet

like a schoolgirl I fell for every line

I was hungry for love and was drawn

to you like a moth to flame when

you promised me the moon and stars

now I stand at the edge of the sea

watching my heart drift into the deep

once again you fly into those sunsets

that always leave me cold in the end

I wanted to believe every word when

you promised me the moon and stars

Photo by Nathan Anderson

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peppermint

in her leather purse

she always had peppermints

for a variety of remedies and

I knew where she kept them

even when I had too many

she would never scold me

but now she’s gone leaving

me with warm memories

of that nostalgic scent

land of broken hearts

on a deserted island

I sit watching the sun

rise and set every day

as wounds in my heart

begin to heal

in solitude I try to

rebuild my soul within

torn down and shredded

by the daggers of

a heartbreaker

some nights I dream

about leaving this place

on a ship passing by

carrying me back home –

back to you

but I’ve been here too long

I’m getting use to solitude

the safety of this island

sparing me the risks

of falling in love again

I no longer look out

for that ship in the sea

memories of home fade

day and night I linger here

where pain can't reach me

tender kisses

your tender kisses

were sweeter than his

that night

I, lost in blisses

just did not listen

to right

now all my wishes

are lost and missing

in sight

silent protest

as you held my hand

we took our last stand

for us

and our own plan

was to save our land

but thus

we could not withstand

and force to disband

sans fuss

- Written for dVerse Meeting the Bar - Lai It On! prompt where we are asked to write a lai poem, consisting of nine lines using "a" and "b" rhymes.  Come join the fun.

storm within

there is a storm

brewing inside her

she can hardly

contained it

it threatens to

overflow her veins

and spill out her

eyes and heart

as blood tears

when she sees how far

the world has fallen

into dark chaos

and shadows of hate

- Written for dVerse Quadrille #34 "storm"

gift

you were the gift

that kept on giving

I become complacent

thinking you would

always be there

until you were gone

I realized how much

you meant to me

and Now I wish

I had told you then

instead of holding

the words within

"Rose in the hands" by George Hodan

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