Day: March 18, 2018

Reasons

~ thereluctantpoet

Don’t miss this heartfelt, warm and emotional poem “Reasons”

Megha's World

I paint so that flowers can live
I write poetry so words can breathe
I dance so the emotions can fly
I sing so the melody doesn’t die
I recall and rewrite every memory
in  my sweet little diary
so that the memories don’t slip by
I pray to keep the faith alive
I keep pressed leaves
so the spring stays close by
I embrace and hug deeply
so the warmth stays alive
I kiss with my eyes closed
to trap the those fleeting moments
and keep them alive
I let the raindrops drench me
so the parched soul never dries
I let the sunset seep slowly in me
with the golden tinge
so the light never dies
I let the pain soak in me
slowly and deeply
so your memories stay alive.
–Megha

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davidbrucehaiku: wine

~ thereluctantpoet

Come read “Wine”

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WINE

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Healthy? Not healthy?

How much do you value it?

Like it? Then drink it!

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Misplaced Laughter and Broken Dreams

~ thereluctantpoet

Come read “Misplaced Laughter and Broken Dreams

The Lonely Author

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Misplaced Laughter and Broken Dreams

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After a night of fighting demons

she awakens to a lonesome world of

misplaced laughter and broken dreams.

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A melancholy stranger who has forgotten

how to live occupies her fractured mirror,

an unwanted spirit in a reoccurring theme.

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She inhales oxygen and exhales pain as she

lives her lonely life with a nostalgic longing

to rediscover the happy girl she used to be.

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Image credit: The photo was a contribution by my dear friend Nandita Manan Yata. She is a masterful writer, poetess, and philosopher. She has a PhD in Japanese studies and is proficient in six languages. I can go on and on about her wonderful talents, but I will just add this; Nandita is the best friend a person could ever have.

Formerly posting at the blog named Manan Unleashed, she now blogs on a delightful page called

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He Made You Believe

~ thereluctantpoet

Come read how he makes you believe!

KmSJVA’s Thoughts

He will never love you back because you’re not what he’s looking for. 

You’re just nice to have for the now because you’re always available. 

You’re the one before he finds the actual one. You’re the intermission number for the main event. 

You’re the half-time before the game starts. 

You’re one of his options but not his priority. 

You’re his back-up plan.

He invests time in you because he has no one else. 

He stays with you because you’re willing to make out with him. 

He pretends to love you because he knows you’ll fall for it. 

And you did.

You fall for him because he makes you feel like you’re the only one. 

Well, you are. 

But that’s until he can find someone else. 

Not even someone else better. 

Just someone else. 

You fall for him because he holds your hand and he intertwines his fingers with yours. 

You…

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