Selene

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"Selene"

one summer night he met the moon

who called herself Selene

she was an exotic beauty

with pale skin and dark hair

seducing men down to their knees

he chased her across the night skies

dodging stars and blazing comets

but she always managed to escape him

flashing him her beautiful smile

reminding him she was unattainable

- Written for dVerse Poetics: Moon-muse.

you always leave

you always leave me

when I just start getting comfortable

snatching the rug underneath my feet

and to be honest

I have cried out all my tears

my tongue has depleted its prayers

I know it’s not very Christian

but I’m just being honest

- Written for dVerse Quadrille #15 - Leaves.

hellos and goodnights

hellos at sunrise

makes mornings so much better

with coffee or tea

as we leave our home

I take one last look at you

so I won’t forget

my heart makes wishes

that I could spend afternoons

snuggled in your arms

at dusk we return

shedding all the day’s hardships

and retrieve our light

good nights under the night sky

makes me drift into good dreams

- Written for Writers Digest Poetic Form Challenge: Haiku Sonnet and dVerse Open Link Night #178

a goodbye under blue skies

Photo taken 8/10/16 by Arcadia Maria.  All rights reserved.

“a goodbye under blue skies”

I don’t remember how the clouds looked that day.  What I do remember is standing beneath blue skies with the June sun on my skin.  My young mind trying hard to grasp the heaviness of the occasion.  Grand-mom wept into her handkerchief as grand-pop held her.  Mom had her arms wrapped around dad with a solemn face.  So many relatives were gathered around the open grave, where you will lay until the end of time.  The preacher said his solemn words of comfort and we all left flowers for you as a token of our love.  We then departed that place, to get back to piecing our lives back together.  But for me, it would be some time before I fully understood what happened.  I had never lost an uncle before so it was all new to me.  After all these years I have not forgotten you.  For every Spring, I visit your grave along with grand-mom and grand-pop, under blue skies.  I still cannot believe it’s been twenty nine years since you been gone.

white clouds and blue skies

try to wipe away our tears

with help from the sun

- Written for dVerse Halibun Monday: The Sky is the Limit.  We were tasked to write a halibun poem about the day sky.  I'm not sure what came over me when I read this prompt, but I decided to revisit a memory I had of my uncle's funeral.  I was only eight years old when he died in a car accident, but I have fond memories of him from when I was very little.  This is for you, uncle Evan.  

Tanka poems

“tango”

in dreams we tango

to sultry beats with our feet

your tender kisses

and sensual eyes lull me

into an eternal sleep

"Tango couple dancing" by werner22brigitte

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 “at sunrise”

soft like rose petals

he warms her with caresses

kisses like honey

they lounge on soft cotton sheets

as the rising sun greets them

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- Written for dVerse Meeting the Bar - Tanka.   For today, we are writing Tanka poem,s which are a Japanese form of poetry which has been around for many centuries.  Come join us and check out some other great pieces.

like a love song

your voice was a love song to my ears

tickling my heart with warm feelings

but not all love songs are happy

some cut you down to the core

like you when you told me goodbye

so now whenever I hear your name

I think of our song and what we once had

"Musical note" by Hans

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- Written for dVerse Poetics: The Sound of Love.  Check out some wonderful poets here.

wishes and dreams in jars

"Bottles jars glass" by Shirley

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"wishes and dreams in jars"

I placed my wishes and dreams in jars

hoping one day to open the lids

releasing them into the sky

flying like fireflies at dusk

but the time never seemed right

I held them for so long

that one day it was too late

- Written for dVerse Quadrille #14 - Jar.

escape

"Boracay Getaway" by Maliz Ong

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"escape"

take me away

from the pain

and darkness

fly me into light

and warm sunshine

away from coldness

romance me

let me fall in love

once again

meet me in dreams

Caribbean blue seas

forgetting all worries

show me paradise

hold me tight

never let go

with your kiss

breathe life into

my empty lungs

life in blue

midnight blue skies

she was born under

snow blanket the ground

maybe that is why she

always felt so cold

until Spring arrived

powder blue skies with fluffy clouds

chased away depressed feelings

spring cleaning cobwebs

from her heart every year

warm skies of azure blue

welcomed her every summer

lounging on white sands

turquoise waters around ankles

the highlight of every vacation

a crisp navy blue suit

was what caught her attention

their eyes met and she fell

head over heads in love

sweeping away her daily blues

autumn skies of cobalt blue

a sign of what was to come

who knew the time was short?

but she held on like fall leaves

soaking in those blue hues

the sky was ice blue the day

she was laid to eternal rest

tears fell from loved one eyes

but not hers – she was smiling

under heavenly blue skies

- Posted for dVerse Open Link Night #177.  Inspired by De's dVerse Poetics: Breathing in Blue prompt.

blue jeans

I saw you in dark blue jeans

my heart skipped a few beats

as daydreams played in my head

of seeing your handsome smile

in the morning light

or looking into those eyes

every single night

but you walked out the door

never meeting my pining gaze

but I won’t soon forget 

you in those blue jeans

- Written for dVerse Poetics: Breathing in Blue

I miss romance

I miss romance

the “just because” flowers

countless “I love you” texts

and late night conversations

you don’t know what you have

until it slips from your hands

maybe it will return some day

or maybe it was just a dream

that I have awaken from

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sevenling: fear

what used to bring fear to me:

the dark, monsters under the

bed and dogs.

it took a long time to get over

heights, highway driving

and trying new things.

but I still fear spending my life alone.

- Written for dVerse Poetics Tuesday: What Are You Afraid Of?

who I am

"who i am"

female. thirty-seven.

black and puerto rican.

american. jersey girl.

college graduate.

legal assistant.

tall.  pretty. introvert

thoughtful.  humble.

writer.  music lover.

politically independent.

single. childless.

daughter. sister.

niece.  cousin. friend.

vampire aficionado.

moody. seeker of peace.

these small pieces

make up who I am.

Arcadia Maria.  Taken 5/13/16.

Photo by Arcadia Maria. 

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- Written for dVerse Quadrille: I am who I am