pink elephant

it was the thing

that mom told us

we should not

speak about

out loud

the pink elephant

in the room

and we did not

understand why

it had to be a secret

when it was such

a natural part of

being a woman

"The Elephant in the Room" by All Saunders

Courtesy of Ally Art

- Inspired by Ally Saunders  artwork "The Elephant in the Room".  

Written for dVerse Poetics: Ally Saunders - A Closer Look

when dawn came

Photo by Israel Sundseth

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when dawn came we knew in our hearts

that nothing would ever be the same

as the sun’s rays peaked through curtains

I knew I would lose you forever

the sun rose over horizons as you 

placed sweet goodbye kisses

upon my weeping lips

- Written for dVerse Quadrille # 25 "dawn"

season me

winter me with words

to cool my scorching heart

spring kisses upon my lips

to make our love bloom

summer on my shoulder

as we swim into sunsets

autumn my heart if you

decide to shed this love

- Inspired by dVerse Poetics prompt "Verbify me".

Cherry Blossom Schlossgarten Landscape

Photo by Inselines

Courtesy of all-free-download.com

railroad us

they try to railroad us

saying the cause is moot

we need to stop complaining

this is the way things are

they railroad our voices into boxes

forcing dreams into mason jars

but we stand united before the storm

welcoming whatever may come

with peace in our souls

- Written for dVerse Poetics: Verbify Me

waiting on the bus

she stands in the sun,

rain, fog, snow or wind

waiting for the bus to arrive

she watches cars drive by

drivers absorbed in their

own little cubicles as  

she stands there waiting

for her ride to come

dawn is coming

Mount Tamalpais, United States by John Towner

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dawn is coming

and we are running out of time

dawn is coming

and will expose our dark shadows

dawn is coming

and will rouse us from our slumber

dawn is coming

to chase away last night’s love songs

dawn is coming

and you will soon leave my side

but when dawn departs

you will return to me once again

- Written for dVerse Meeting the Bar: I'll Say it Again (and Again and Again) where we play with repetition.  Come join the fun.

voice

they said our voices were too loud

so they did their best to muffle them

until we could do nothing

but whisper into the wind

then we stood up, broke our chains

as our voices reached the sky

vowing not to be silenced again

- Written for dVerse Quadrille #24 "whisper".