In response to dVerse’ Quadrille Monday Prompt: MUSIC (in exactly 44 words not counting the title)
Hosted by Linda Lee Lyberg
Listen past the constant hum hum
of cars pounding tired tires on broken
pavement
Hear the music of Nature living
her heartbeat strong beneath your
feet
Smell the richness of the fertile soil
she provides to all those willing to
toil
In response to Debbie Smith’s One Word Sunday Prompt: THROUGH
In response to bwarren’s
The Sunday Whorl Wordle #593
Cliff edge welcomed the Elder
expecting her before now
Gripping stalks of thistle to throw
in her gnarled, arthritic fingers
only a slight tremor in her hands
revealed their loss of dexterity
Raising both arms she became
one with air and sky offering
The mountain crest dropped
into the depths of a yawning maw
where a lone crow called to her
A widow’s sheet held tightly
around her slight body
She walked slowly through
wispy gusts of air colored
red by the setting sun
Radiant suns rays shimmer
on a future dismal and bleak
Daffodils push through
ground unfrozen by the warmth
Greenery abounds outdoors
inside nothing ever grows
Morning Glory vines
send feeler sprouts out to scout
A family of Goldfinches
stop to eat from a bird-feeder
filled to the brim with fresh seed
Blessed are the birds of wild
Captured avians left alone
in cages devoid of light
Deprived of food, water and care
are not so blessed as their kin
The Earth turns each face
to the mighty orb in the sky
Every day gaining sustenance
inside she withers and dies
Through the dense cover of clouds
circling in her unending journey
A lone sunbeam breaks through
nourishing her fading core
Little haiku prompted by Bartholomew Barkers’s Fraiku: Traveling Through The Dark
Storm rages on
Lights go out
Night sky comes alive
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My recliner cradles me
when I am tired
when I am sick
and when my mind is weary
My recliner comforts me
when pain is overwhelming
when heartache is all encompassing
and disease wracks my body
My recliner consoles me
when my soul is torn
when my convictions waiver
and my choices unclear
My recliner soothes me
gently rocking back and forth
gently creaking and moaning
like long time lovers
Hungry for a touch
from another human being
The feel of a hand
trailing a weathered cheek
Eardrums shrinking
starved for the sound
of a deep voice
whispering love words
Soul aches for someone
to care to listen to cradle
in arms strong and gentle
loving and kind
A laugh at a bad joke
a hug for a tear
Debating politics
while dinner is shared
Pull down the covers
on a well made bed
Kiss sweetly goodnight
to do all over again
In response to Ragtag Daily Prompt Tuesday – The word CELEBRATE
Posted by Perpetua
Oh holiday
how you rend
and tear a tortured
soul
Reminding us
unencumbered
by loves vows
and chains
Little cards
with floaty hearts
resplendent in bright
red
Only serve
to emphasize
no flowers or candy
have we
When finally
this day is done
the calendar reminds
us cruelly
That we are alone
no one is at home
next holiday we’ll
still be lonely
Away you go!
Away you go
While I stay home
At home I stay
To toil away
To toil away
Days without end
Endless days
The sea your bride
The sea your bride
Beckons you away
Away from my side
Lonely nights missing you
Lonely nights missing you
Weeks to long months
Long months of solitude
Sadness breeds anger
Sadness breeds anger
Leads to needing more
Needing leads to danger
Off to play
Off to play
The sea calls you back
Home is cast away
Away you go!
Away you go
While I stay home
At home I stay
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