at the dance

the punch had too much sugar

but I sipped it anyway 

standing by the table 

I watch classmates dance with 

synchronized feet and stiff arms 

as always, I’m the odd one out

I take in the spectacle as my mind

drifts to faraway daydreams

 

 

- Written for dVerse Quadrille #160:Poems that Pack a Punch

in sorrow

each journey has a 

beginning and end 

we have reached

the end of the road

 

the sun has set 

the chapter has closed 

and now my heart 

is left broken 

 

I seek solace 

in the night stars 

but the unlit sky 

only greets me

 

 

- Written for Twiglet #296

work

my grandparents, sharecroppers

worked in fields from sunrise to sundown

my father gained rough hands 

fixing car transmissions during the day 

while my mother cleaned offices at nightfall

I work in an office sitting before 

computer screens for hours -

a move up still stressful

 

 

- Written for dVerse Quadrille #159 - Learn to Labor - or is it Labor to Learn? 

nightfall

Photo by Pixaby

 

 

sunset

embraces

night

stars

enchant

moon

planets

serenade

dreams

morning hellos

 Photo courtesy of Pexels.com

 

I open my eyes to a sky 

colored by a rising sun 

I listen to birds serenade 

my ears with a song 

I feel the kisses of the 

morning against my skin 

luring me out of a warm 

bed I don’t wish to depart

 

 

- Written for dVerse Quadrille #158:Morning Has Broken

 

 

earth air fire water

I.

 

earth beneath our feet 

down winding roads we travel 

leading us all home

 

II.

 

air flows through our hair 

on summer road getaways 

feeling young again

 

III.

 

fire consuming all 

barren path where trees once stood

smoke hinders our sight

 

IV.

 

cool ocean waters 

our bodies float with currents 

under clear blue sky

 

 

- Inspired by dVerse Tuesday Poetics - the four elements

 

 

what's your type?

to break the ice 

we ask each other 

our likes – 

what type of music 

do you enjoy? 

are you into sports? 

have you traveled 

to many places? 

going through the 

motions trying to get 

a feel of someone’s vibe 

can be a hit or miss

 

- Written for dVerse Quadrille #157 - What's your type?