Why did you leave me behind?
Variety
uniqueness and individuality
seeking diversity of all levels
creates a richness of experience
inherent within our race
millions of differences
sets us apart from uniformity or sameness
society and cultures breed monotony
intent on stifling variation
don’t settle for the mundane or the dull
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Daisy Green
Loneliness
I see the candle flickering in the shadows, the sweet smell of jasmine arouses my thirst for sensual lovemaking. I sit alone in this dark stone cottage nesting in the hills of autumn. The trees are shedding the security of their warmth, of the cold winter that is approaching. I sit all lazy and dazed. I dream of walking hand in hand with the beautiful man I adore, step by step, crunching and crushing the red, brown, and orangey leaves.
The sound of the lambs
The tweet tweet tweeting birds sing
From my garden swing
Embrace the Reality
Today I feel alive. There’s someone at my door. My heart joining the tapping of every knock. I open the door wide just like the look in my eyes. It’s him, he is here, he’s finally come. I wrap myself around him and embrace him tenderly. We are lost in a stare. My eyes are shut tight. I awaken from the night. I must have fallen to sleep. With the realization of my dream. The cold stone cottage dampens my joy. I crawl from my bed and blow out the candle but there’s no point in making a wish. I look from my window and the leaves have disappeared, replaced by the spirals of icicles neatly webbed between the branches of the trees.
Tea in the morning
Pot of herbal for my lunch
Wine in the evening
Word Block
Writer’s block
Hello
Knock knock
Racing against the clock
Assignments piled up
Until you feel the door unlock
Sit in the garden
Sit at the desk
Bring the pen to the paper
The books you’ve read
Will make the words flow
Let the words you drank
Filter through your paws
Hidden Doors
So many hidden doors
In this house she’s never lived in before
Only in her dreams and nightmares does this house appear
Each dream revealing a new room
Which has familiarity
Sometimes includes her family
Doors of happiness
Doors of sadness
This is just life
Clearing her path
Game Over
A marital inquest
In which one should enquire
Forgetting the days of one’s desires
Togetherness has just expired
Hostage
Hostage to the virus
Where is my protected vest?
Will this nightmare rest?
Daisy Green’s inspiration comes from being a victor of domestic abuse who continues to thrive in life. Her words come from the heart and are most often dark. Her purpose, through writing and sharing her poetry, is to empower others to identify their own pain but most importantly to give hope. You can find her work at her blog – Daisy Green and on
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Invisible
my love for you…
is written on my face
but you can’t seem to read me
emanates with intensity
but you are immune to feeling me
is expressed with every syllable
but you don’t know how to hear me
is right in front of you
but you are unable to see me
i must not be enough
Chemicals
so much beauty in agitation
in volatility and calm
of death and rebirth
all is seemingly fluid
with rigidity in the resolve
of living and expression
how we capture meaning
dependent on what
intermingles with us
Reblog – UNIMAGINABLE by Onah
This reminds me so much of those first heart-felt crushes in my teens when all love felt a bit out of control. Enjoy!
I don’t know
how it’s
all going
to end,
but your eyes
draw me into
a tunnel
that leads
to your beauty,
not of mortal,
but an
unimaginable
world,
of my own
volition,
am your captive,
and why not?
where love
is the only
song playing
in my heart,
ringing in
my head,
knocking on
my mind,
I pray the
rhythm and
melody never
end,
so I remain
a prisoner
of your love
forever.
The Invitation
The moonlit castle looked quite mysterious in the cold wind. Each step echoed on the bridge, my brain and body icy with tension. A blood-curdling scream forced me to make a full stop and re-evaluate.
I’ve made some rather poor decisions in my past; maybe this one would be another?
Image Credit- Pixabay- Ariadne-a-mazed
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Get Away
Inspired by Eugi’s Weekly Prompt – Summer
subtle ocean breeze
a comfortable summer
solitude and peace
Wordle #461
My sister and I grew up on all things camp – TV, film and even some music. We watched the funniest shows like Gilligan’s Island and Batman. It was hilarious getting animated, emulating an exaggerated karate chop through an imaginary smoke trail or holding Vick’s up to our eyes, so the vapor made us cry fake tears.
I am yearning for carefree, childhood trips with the family, watching monarch butterflies flitter around on the mountain hills. The current plot twist in our lives makes me ache for pure, unadulterated silly joy. Thanks, Covid-19.
It’s time for some birdsong and chill.
