Getting Everything You Want Can Be Bad for You: Sunday Writing Prompt

On The Other Side of Nothing is everything you've wished, From Suddenly in Love to suddenly getting very rich. There are no limits on what you can do or where you play, But remember that in life for everything you must pay. It is a Hollow Entreaty to say I wasn't told of the pain... Continue Reading →

Sweet Music: RonovanWrites’ Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge

The sound of music, Euphonic candy to me. Body in motion. Written for RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge #244: sound and motion.

The World Under the Sea: Genre Challenge #6

Down below the ocean view Is another world to explore, A universe so vibrant and lovely Of flora, fishes, and much more. The elemental colors of nature, Reds, blues, oranges, and yellows, Leave our spirits in such ecstasy That we return from below quite mellow. Poetry written for the Genre Challenge #6 from The Haunted... Continue Reading →

Dancing in the Night: Saturday Mix-Unique Personality

The shadow of the moon danced on the lake, And I was mesmerized at its amazing charm. It was a night full of love and romantic wonder, As I waltzed the night away in your arms. What laughter we shared, with no audience around, Just the man in the moon smiling his delight. I knew... Continue Reading →

A Resting Place: #WritePhoto-Tranquil

I walked through the magnificence of the forest, Seeking a tranquil place to sit and reflect. I found a well-hidden spot through the trees That in its solitude and beauty was perfect. There was a cleared space next to the water. Everything had a lovely purple sheen. It felt like a place reserved for royalty,... Continue Reading →

The Most Colorful of Friends

Who says that we cannot be friends Because you're pink and I am green? It's silly to think that way, And it's also very mean. Our hearts are so much alike That I often think just like you. Our colors are so unimportant, All that matters is I love you. Some people think that friends... Continue Reading →

The Costs of Not Remembering Our History

Eating shortbread cookies and drinking a soda, While standing among the cannons of war, I listened to a guru on the Civil War explain My freedoms that so many young men died for. I could almost feel their spirits and see them As clearly as if they were standing beside me. And it brought me... Continue Reading →

Angels in the Round: Tuesday Photo Challenge: Round

Angels lingering high above the sky, Riding on the chariots of clouds. God sends them to help us and warn us, After we've prayed with our knees bowed. They don't quite look as portrayed above, Always naked and with harps and wings. The ones that have come to help me, Didn't seem like other-worldly things.... Continue Reading →

Ocean-Lover: Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt

To swim like a fish. It's one of my many dreams. For now, I just float. Written for RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge, March 4, 2019: swim and float.

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