Romanticism

mysticism of love invites conjecture interpretations day and night blend in pink twilight zones red sun awaits morn dopamine bleeds chemistry seems timeless hormones subside living in bubbles professing eternal love a needle ends it romanticism holds key to survival brings awakening   Heeding Haiku with Chevrefeuille

Grace under fire

Bussokusekika Poetry – a pattern of 5-7-5-7-7-7 grace under fire suppression  of impulses image of control The whirlpools that I stand in with wobbly feet and mind belie projected balance   Weekly Tanka Prompt #Poetry Challenge #88 by Elsie Hagley

Generations

freshness being challenged by collective wisdom border line of existence battles   life unlined by threads of experience weaves rawness in embroidered perseverance   mature mind regrets its gutsy thoughtlessness belie self-imposed suffering stillness   time watches amused on the sideline recurring stories of conflict sangfroid   contact poking embers unfolding fresh meaning generating respect, … Continue reading Generations

Lest you return

frozen bits reborn In global warming flow back to civilization and find targets   I will now set fire to every suppressed desire and wait till the embers die and mingle with dust   lest the lust for power and destruction brings back evil to life   (44 words)

The birds that flew away

Opportunity to win ignored reading too much into details planning another strike Defeat stares back at me boiling in rage bastions raided arm twisted to be there   Weekly Writing Prompt #132 (5) Words: | READ | ARM | RAID | STARE | RAGE |