bells like clear vowels

a whisper in the wind

calls out my name

pulling me out of dreams

 

far off I hear bells chime

singing in clear vowels

leading me into sunlight

 

my eyes greet cobalt sky

that was once dark gray

now shines like diamonds

 

 

- Written for Twiglet #318.  I admit that this prompt had me stumped.  I didn't now which way to go, but I really like the phrase.  I decided to make it the title of the poem and go a bit abstract.  Let me know what you think.

 

shift

he felt the earth

shift beneath his feet

when the sun rose the

day after the goodbye

 

he had spent all night

drinking whiskey with

the moon singing sad

love songs with the stars

 

he wished he could believe

things get better in time

 

 

- Written for dVerse Quadrille #172

while waiting for the bus

they standing at the end of

the driveway, that has been 

beaten down by raindrops

waiting for the school bus

to arrive  

 

their neighbor drives by in 

his brand new Tesla as they

huddle under umbrellas 

at last the school bus

comes into view

 

 

- Written for Twiglet #316

a last gasp

I hear the birds chirping 

and flowers trying to 

burst through the ground

people ready to shred 

their heavy coats to enjoy

the warm sunshine 

 

from the shadowy corner

winter makes her last gasp 

sending chilly air before

she must pass over her crown

 

 

- Written for dVerse Quadrille #171:Poetry is a kind of Gasp