Monday, November 17, 2025

bombshell

she was the nerdy girl
who didn’t dress in style
he was the popular guy
who all the girls love

of course, he would coax 
her from her shell, revealing 
her beauty to all, but she was 
already a bombshell
before catching his eyes
 

- Combining two prompts for this poem:  dVerse Quadrille #236 (Word: coax) and Writer's Digest 2025 November PAD Day 17 (Trope poem - Romantic trope: different worlds)


Tuesday, November 11, 2025

in November

November
tumbling autumn leaves
cobalt sky
we linger
stretching out the time we have
before darkness falls


Monday, November 3, 2025

whirling

the world and life
has my head whirling
trying to find balance
in this topsy-turvy time

when your eyes cannot
decipher truth from lies
you find your hands 
grasping for something
solid and calm

I watch autumn sun wane
as we fall into darkness


- Written for dVerse Quadrille #235