new world

their eyes on lands
across the sea
where new paths
lay before their feet
 
for others that land
were solemn reminders
that their eyes will
never see home again

- Written in response to Writer's Digest 2021 April PAD Challenge: Day 26

with age comes bothering?

they say with age comes wisdom
well since turning forty-two
my bones and muscles
bother me more than at twenty-two
 
some days I feel like shouting
why bother – toss aside my sneakers
until I look into the mirror
and decide to get up anyway

- Written for dVerse Quadrille #126 - Come "bother" up a poem

fall into dreams

let us fall into dreams
paint sunsets into
blank canvasses
 
let us sprinkle stars
into night sky,
dance with the moon
until sunrise
 
let us whisper secrets
into the breeze
lifting our burdens
from shoulders
 
let us stay
in this dream
and never awake

she brought wine

she brought wine
a token olive branch
to heal wounds from
harsh words she said
 
her friend wanted
to slam the door shut
but couldn’t stop
her curiosity of
that pretty red bottle
 
they sat and sipped
under the blue sky
mending broken bonds

- Written for dVerse Quadrille#125-In Praise of the Grape

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