silent snowflakes fall (haiku)

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silent snowflakes fall

in the white covered forest

under a pale moon

blue skies in winter (haiku)

"Winter Landscape" by zcool.com.cn

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blue skies in winter

eases the cold’s vicious bite

under the sun’s rays

winter's embrace

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winter has wrapped

her arms around me

once more

holding me close

to her ice cold heart

in an sweet embrace

I cannot escape

I watch snowflakes

fall slowly under

a pale full moon

dimming the light

that once shined bright

within my soul

drowning

I am drowning

in a sea of emotions

I cannot keep my head

above the high waves

I see the shore line

far off in the horizon

I try to swim back

but my arms have

grown too tired

to fight against the tide

broken mirror

she refuses to look

into the mirror

and stare at her

own reflection

I cannot help

but wonder what

sort of pain lies

inside her soul

that would make

it impossible

for her to look

into the mirror

and peer into

her own eyes

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 - Written for dVerse Open Link Night #186

reflecting on time

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I reflect on a time

when life seemed easier

and the burdens were not

so heavy and numerous

but then I begin to wonder

whether anything in life

has really changed, or

was it just my youthful mind

that shielded me from such things

- Written for dVerse Poetics: It's all in the timing.

forgotten

you were once

believed to be

a long forgotten

memory

until you came

into the room

and old feelings

began to bloom

drowning my heart

in an emotional sea

that I was not

able to flee

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asking too much

I wanted you to kiss

my blues away

heal my pain with

sweet lullabies

I wanted you to move

mountains and part seas

I wanted you to believe

in me

I wanted to love you

until the sun came down

to bath in your light and

covered by your shadow

but you broke down because

I asked to much of you

and I did not offer enough

of me

scars

my mom would heal

my scars with kisses

make all the bumps

and burns feel better

with her simple touch

but now as an adult

when I come home

I no longer have someone

to kiss away these scars 

and make them feel better

- Written for dVerse Quadrille #22 - Scars.

since I last saw you

it's been four months

since I last saw you

funny how times fly

when mending a heart

that appeared so broken

and I did not think

I would reach this point

when I would not think

about you every day

but it seems that time

healed wounds and faded

once cherished memories