All posts for the month May, 2012

In Memory of You

On dVerse Poets we’re invited by Sam to write a form poem that does not appear to be a form.  I tried my hand at an elegy.

http://dversepoets.com/2012/05/31/formforall-on-free-verse-picasso-and-yachting/#comments

Shocking grief you’ve made me lost
Alive yet dead, my heart is crushed
My eyes are lifeless..no longer see
Your visage departed, breaking parts of me
 
Distress down deep claws at my bones
Spring vining green turned withered stone
Interests declined as so did you
I languish forlorn in a world askew
 
You were my life, a radiant light
Held high aloft so my path wound bright
Wickedly clever, intelligent and quick
A candle burning with an endless wick
 
But your brilliant glow has been obscured
Consuming dissolution has me floored
Suffering madly, I feel only separation
Gone my lover, passion, adoration
 
May I forever remember your gentle excellence
That guided my nature, character and strength
Leaving me gifts that nourish my soul
Your undying goodness does offer console

Stone Flowers

Stone Flowers (Photo credit: elycefeliz)

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by Bodhirose on May 31, 2012  •  Permalink
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Posted by Bodhirose on May 31, 2012

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Divided

olden southern cemetery
shadows hide your inventory
ancient oaks dripping Spanish moss
I follow a path criss-crossing human glory
 
finding delicate offerings
decades lain enshrined from crying
loved ones long forgotten despair
crumbled headstones beyond repair…whispered sighing
 
some aren’t at peace where they lay
restless disquietude displays
crypts show signs of being disturbed
oh nerves, feeling so perturbed…bring calm I pray
 
be at rest, I do beseech thee
your life has ended, now you’re free
no longer confined to this side
only a thin veil does divide your touch from me

Photo by Mary Walters; Chestnut Street Cemetery, Apalachicola, Florida

A prompt over at Imaginary Garden With Real Toads inspired me to try a Florette Form:  http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/search/label/format%20challenge

Adding this to Poets United as well:  http://poetryblogroll.blogspot.com/

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by Bodhirose on May 28, 2012  •  Permalink
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Posted by Bodhirose on May 28, 2012

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Thoughts in the Moment

Insecurity assails me as I
half-concentrate on reading
the explanation of the prompt
today as.. doubt arises.
I notice that I am so often ready
to compare myself to others…
those of you more capable.
Can I do this?
 
This afternoon finds me alone
as I so often am these days.
Alone with my thoughts that
can move me about as if a
pop-up storm in the summer
afternoons.  One moment
calm and still and the next,
wind whipping circles,
blackened skies bursting
their over-ladened heaviness
until spent…emotions spent
and calm returns…again.
 
And I realize, with relief, that
those days of remaining silent
and too fearful of expressing
myself and even feeling worthy
of being heard have subsided
long ago.
 
Pushing aside my fear of how
I may be accepted (or not),
I care more now to lay myself
bare before you than to
cower and fret and keep myself hidden…

 

 
…outside, Tufted Titmice are at the
birdfeeder, flitting from tree limb
to feeder..taking turns..
trilling excitedly..one
feeding a baby..sharing..trusting…

Tufted Titmouse; Google Images

dVerse Poets, hosted by Victoria C. Slotto invites us to try our skill with stream of consciousness writing:  http://dversepoets.com/2012/05/24/stream-of-conscousness-writing/

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by Bodhirose on May 24, 2012  •  Permalink
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Posted by Bodhirose on May 24, 2012

http://bodhirose.wordpress.com/2012/05/24/thoughts-in-the-moment/

It’s Cold

Google Images; Public Domain Photo by Dick Zeimer

It’s cold tonight and your
warmth’s gone missing.
 
Your eyes have an
emptiness, your
heart’s not in them.
 
I’ve felt the gap
increasing the distance.
 
Just a short time now
that our connection’s
been slipping.
 
Sharp pain snaps when
the realization is grasped.
 
Your presence dissipating,
scattering, spreading thin…
 
I know, it’s clear, I need to let go.
I need to be free of the knots
(in my gut)
of believing that which
is no longer true.
 
We both deserve someone
who will warm at our sight,
happy to hold us with
love in their eyes..
With no hindrance or
distractions between
our two hearts.
 
Goodbye then,
take care.
I wish you well.
But I’ll need
time to recover
from the
indifference
I
felt.

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by Bodhirose on May 22, 2012  •  Permalink
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Posted by Bodhirose on May 22, 2012

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Irrevocable Trust


Google Images; Flower Garden

It is hereby prescribed
by the position of
the moon, the
will and trust of
seeds sown shall
create exceptional blooms.
 
Appointing an executor
to administrate the soil,
all continues on as planned
as the new earth is toiled.
 
The warranty is signed
and the planet guarantees
in accordance with the
climate, the contract is iron-clad.
 
With informed consent and
immunity for all, it is
acknowledged and granted
that we all share in the bounty.
 
The heirs of all those gone before
shall enjoy all rights and privileges
of the beauty displayed, and the
equity of life will thrive and flourish.
 
There will be no breach of peace
at the end of each day, as we
survey our land and the gifts it bestows.

Took up the challenge over at dVerse Poets to use action words of one profession to describe another:  http://dversepoets.com/

I worked for several years as a legal secretary in a law firm where wills, trusts, contracts and corporate law were the main focus.  I used my experience there to describe gardening and sharing the earth’s bounty with all.

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by Bodhirose on May 20, 2012  •  Permalink
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Posted by Bodhirose on May 20, 2012

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Flash and Bull

I bit off more than I could chew
when I met you.  Your syrupy
tongue soon turned harsh and bitter.
I give up, you’ve won,
now let me walk away clean.
I should have known;
you were too good to be true.

All flash and bull
you caught my attention
but I fault myself
for being reeled.
You were out there
fishing with smooth,
cold cunning.  I was
naïve and trusting,
didn’t see the hook coming. 

Outward appearance
all cool and fun
but in the eleventh
hour, I cut and run.

Mean and high-handed,
but held me to blame,
your delusional rants
brought me shame.
Cutting me down,
(I fell to my knees),
planting doubts,
creating destruction. 

Your madness a loose cannon,
unchecked, unstable.
I’m no longer willing,
to be your mark,
my turning back is the end of this story.

It’s all about you.
It’s all about you. 

I bit off more than I could chew
when I met you.  Your syrupy
tongue soon turned harsh and bitter.
I give up, you’ve won,
now let me walk away clean.
I should have known;
you were too good to be true.

Packing up my splintered but mending heart…
I’m keeping it safe from the likes of you.
Sometimes we need to know
when to close an open door.

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by Bodhirose on May 18, 2012  •  Permalink
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Posted by Bodhirose on May 18, 2012

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