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A light in his eyes am I
a bright flash of lightning
trapped within a multitude of storm clouds

Once the bright streak has faded
the fluffy large cumulonimbus
become the center of his existence

Until the energy builds and builds
the tempest becomes immense
then he seeks the heat of the lightning again

The mighty stallion halted
the gentle pull on his reigns
stopped him on the crossroads of the trail

She slipped from the leather saddle
landing soundless upon the powdery snow
still she held his reigns within a loose grip

He turned his massive head
at the sound of her lyrical voice
whispering softly into his right ear

She stroked his muzzle lovingly
pressing her lips against
the bristly fur surrounding his pinna

Asking which way they should go
without lifting her head to look around
she waited for the bob of his head to proceed

Four years is such a very long time
high school was done
no more a mere pantomime

Away from schedules, clocks and tests
to be set free
find a place to rest

Four more years after all that had transgressed
an eternity it seemed
how could I have ever guessed

I’m now an old woman who’s sung all her songs
time slipped by before I noticed its passing
fours years is really not very long

So excited to announce my piece, Winter Solstice, has placed me as a Longlist Winner in the Tadpole Press November 2025 100-Word Writing Contest!

Thank you Amber and the Tadpole Team! ♥️

Beneath these robes
there dwells a lie
These beads they bind
the fear inside

This cloak of harmony
fits my form so well
A riotous fabric
born of chaos and hell

A true enigma
of heat and light
Within a deep dark cave
where no one is saved

Should the truth itself
ever be exposed
The world would see
the imposter is me

Envy flows like green fluid
along this beam of life
Ancient memories scroll
through our own subconscious
to shape a truth that no longer
works in the blunt truth
and shift of life in present day

The pictures in her hand
reflect images of a young girl
lingering beside a hotel’s
swimming pool, wearing
a new bathing suit with a spill
of daisies upon her breast
and a layer full of frill and fringe on her hip.

It was their yearly trip up north to visit her grandparents, the highlight of which
an overnight stop at a hotel with a pool.
She stood on the spring board,
her young body fit and relaxed
when she jumped with a spin
into the cold water below.

The perfect dive through the placid
blue water, sent a resonance gasp
through the crowd of onlookers.
The judges were stunned
and then turned to confer. The boards
were all turned, and ten number
tens proclaimed her winner again.

Like a gentle breeze
it slips away into the night
What was coming
has now gone
What was future
has become past

Memories made are stored away
memories to make wait ahead
Dreams unrealized fade into mist
fantasies form within future’s fog
Nightmarish phantoms await
amid paradisiacal imaginings

One more year has melted away
time rushing past with tsunamis force
The new year slams into place
at the stroke of midnight
Creeping over the sleeping
to celebrate with those still awake

Her human departed
left again
A sense of lingering joy
felt oddly sharp

In the place
where her heart resided
A piercing point of pain
forced her to sit

Instead of waiting and watching
him go
Full darkness enveloped her
and she left first

Demons hold secrets close to their skin
once released the dragon flies free
A blink conjures the starless night
kindling hope in an airless room

Third time was not the charm
swallows pride and trudges on
More life behind than in front
angels fall hearing the toll

White is black and black is gray
lines are crossed in every way
Monsters eyes hide deceit
until all good is gone – complete