a goodbye

I look off towards the sunset

as you drift away

I knew the end would come

I just wish it wasn’t today

I took towards the sunset

while burying memories of

you within, so I won’t forget

earth beneath feet

you came into my life

like a dream –

it didn’t seem real at first

I felt the earth move

under my feet

and heard the mountains sing

when you grasped my hand

the seas called my name

and I knew then 

this was love

- Written for dVerse Quadrille #63 - Feel the Earth move

summer longing

I wish summer’s touch

would linger a bit longer

before autumn arrives

and embraces my heart

until winter puts me

into a slumber with

her ice cold kiss

summer endings

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summer ends

as sun dips below

horizons

summer love

fades into the clouds

as a mist

summer kiss

makes the full moon weep

at our end

I was in love

I was in love

with the thought

of loving you

for eternity

I was in love

with the vision

of living with you

forever and ever

I was in love

with moon and stars

that made promises

too lofty

and it was then

I fell out of love

towards deep seas

swallowing me whole

heart in a box

they say love will come

at the right time

but it seems I’ve been

waiting for eternity

for mine

maybe he got lost

on the way

or maybe he will

never come

perhaps I should

place my heart

in this box 

to collect dust

- Written for dVerse Quadrille #62 - Thinking inside the box

as she washed dishes

as she washed dishes

she absentmindedly listened

to the news – always bad –

so she tries to stay focus

on removing leftover crumbs

from dishes and not listen

to the reality of life

once while washing dishes

she let her mind wander

to the thought of him

and his touch – wondering

what went wrong and why

he doesn’t call anymore

no, she told herself

instead listen to the bad news

on the television instead of

allowing her mind to linger

on love gone lost

as she washed dishes

she tried to scrub away

the mundaneness of life away

to reveal its cleanliness

and renewed hope for

something better

Inspired by Writers Digest Poetic Aside Prompt #448

we were too young to know

we were too young to know

how fragile love can be

and failed to let the roots sow

we were too young to know

that we must keep the flow

going within you and me

we were too young to know

how fragile love can be

silent reunion

I saw you just the other day.  You still looked the same, but I don’t think you recognized me when I waved.  I guess I don’t look the same.  All those years as a sitting wallflower in class never caught your attention, or created an impression that lasted past twenty years.  Yet I am still glad to see you are well, even if you don’t remember me or my daily shy smiles.  I did not have the words to confess to that you were the light of my gloomy school days.  I still can’t get the words out of my mouth so I am writing them down in pen, with hope one day you will see them.

summer sun

spins in retrograde

time turns back