to love, to lose

I was the anchor and you were the sea

somehow love blossomed between you and me

kept each other from drowning in sadness

if only this life could be so carefree

in early times we chased the sun and moon

wrote love songs to the stars that made them swoon

but other things hovered in shadows deep

we soon found ourselves lost in the monsoon

my anchor not strong enough to hold you

I watched you drift away into sea’s blues

in daydreams I meet you under moonlight

where we share kisses, sweet as morning dew

 - Tried my hand at the rubaiyat poem.  I think I did okay. LOL.  Check out others on dVerse Poetry Forms-The Rubaiyat

                         

we once chased dragons

last night was a difficult night

I found your shirt in the closet

that was steeped in your scent

I inhaled that woodsy cologne

as tears filled my eyes

I remembered how we once

chased dragons across mountains

until the moon took you away

- Written for dVerse Quadrille #72: steep

note

he left her a note

with words too harsh to speak of

they still stung them both

please stop talking

it seems she would not stop talking

rambling on and on as the clock’s

hands passed five o’clock

doesn’t she know it’s time for me

to leave this hellish cubicle?

I have spent eight hours here

defusing every bomb that came

and my mind is a decimated war field

I closed my eyes as her words flowed

in and out of my ringing ears

as I so professionally try to get her

to stop talking so I can go home

boxed memories

she sorted through many trinkets

and boxes full of memories –

the prom dress that once fit

but now tight in the hips

the lovely wedding invitations

that are no longer a crisp beige

they have changed hues,

like her marriage, yet she keeps

them boxed for safe keeping

not wanting to forget

the happiness of yesterday


- Inspired by Twiglet #109 - crisp beige

changes

the sky changes colors often

depending on approaching weather

some people alter their hues

like chameleons in nature

but there are things and people

who never shift like ocean waves

staying locked in their place

as unmovable mountain peaks

for good and for bad

and then there was you

I had kissed many frogs

danced with a few playboys

and charmed by romantics

eventually I resolved

to spend my years alone

and then there was you

who with magical kisses

danced into my heart

and charmed my soul

into loving once more

so I no longer dream

of those playboys, wonder

what happen to the frogs

or the romantics who

always faded away

for I now have you

and in this heart

there will only be you

a letter from the ghost in the bedroom

I want to apologize for

those noises you hear

in the dead of night

and the cold spots in

the bedroom that

wakes you up

I never meant to cause

you any fear, to make

you want to sleep with

the lights on, which hurt

my eyes by the way

I only wanted to connect

to let you know I am here

even though I am not sure

how I got to this place

but please know I mean

no harm, I will just be

looking over you,

chasing those pesky

nightmares away

first and last

the first kiss
is always the
sweetest
the first time
is filled with too
many emotions
to put into words

the last kiss
always leave
a bitter taste
the last time
ends too soon
leaving behind
a longing hunger