life played in marginswhile I scripted the futurebittersweet battles W3 Prompt #141 Moonwashed Weekly Prompt
Battling Life
My Companion
I salute my shadowfor staying with meit expands and shrinksin line with the lightbut never lets meout of sight When I feel lonelyin the nightit scares me sometimesa ghostly mimemimics my movementsfollowing the lamp dimmaking me lookgrotesque or slim It never lets mefeel smallby a snub or slightwhen my ego bloatsit cuts me down to … Continue reading My Companion
Don’t take me in
don't take me intill you unclothe my thirsty souldon't take me inmy captivating fashion senseenvelopes emaciationstarved of understanding; I killdon't take me in W3 Prompt #136
Stop there
What'sall thisfuss about?I'm still aliveI'm not playing gamesjust that I like to bebeyond sight, beyond your reachBreathe Easy is my new ventureStop there, don't follow me, teach or preachWhat's all this fuss about? I'm still alive… W3 PROMPT #135
Foresight
acorns in autumnunderestimated strengthpower of foresight W3 Prompt #133
Morose Courtyards
the courtyard looks morose todayseparated from the verandah by grillsenergy flow blockedby the end of camaraderieearly darkness of wintry nightspushing people into warm bedslacking what fired them-companionship moonlight shining on dreamssleeping on the terraceon together summer nightsa distant memoryfading into oblivionnew goals overtake lifechallenges aboundthe world is not always round W3 Prompt #132
Terminus
Two-timing winds sweep across seasonsI wrap a shawl around my shouldersas tourists camera-chase a moving beastdark-listing swift leopards as they smile atomnipresent, boring barasinghas The forest is no easy place to bewhen clouds shield a late-coming sunI stretch my palms to see what I can catchStreaming down between the leavesI catch nothing more than disappointmentetched … Continue reading Terminus
Seasons Acrostic
Aching to go backUsual summer routinesTransitioning toUnconcernedMoonlit mauvesNeons blink from fallen leaves WithdrawnInterestNights are coldTrees look barrenEmeralds lostReturn to oblivion Song on lipsPranksters delightRhythm restoredIn a blooming budNeo-natal smilesGood morning, world! Sultry nightsUmbrellas outMulberry bloomsMerlin fakesEerie sounds to deceiveRighteous moves W3 Prompt #130
Friendship curtailed
I chose the Curtal Sonnet format. She asked with a smile and twinkling blue eyesWill you be my friend for a little while?The moment forever etched in my mind.I bent down to greet, but only to rise,To shake her hand and flash a dimpled smileHow I wished the daintiness to be mine...Raising its head now was … Continue reading Friendship curtailed
Conspiratorial Paths
footstepsfired or slowed downby the dark talismandisappear in the dense forest-secretsclosely guarded by the tree trunkforest invitationsconspiraciesgalore W3 Prompt #128
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