Do Not Miss This beautiful piece – DIVORCE – by Jeanne
Day: February 2, 2019
Ostensible You
Your raddled heart,
your battered soul,
your bruised looks,
I guess was a disguise,
for you did just fine,
once you found your new shore
And I stayed here,
feeling the guilt,
bearing the pain,
losing my sleep,
thinking we couldn’t work this relationship out
all in vain
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Sacred
when he kissed me,
I was pure, cosmic combustion,
an exploding urge from some uncharted depth,
stirring this frenetic need to break free from something I didn’t even realize was holding me back,
while sinking into this enveloping feeling I never wanted to end;
it was the quickening of some strange, welcomed metamorphosis
whatever was happening between us had this unspoiled sheen to it,
leaving behind a layer of something magical that came off on my fingers when I touched it,
like the precious powder from a moth’s delicate wing,
something so intimate and sacred that was meant to be grasped,
but still set free to fly
-artwork by Gustav Klimt, The Kiss
gossip, rumors and innuendo
they start with
a simple fact.
you’re a bitch
with a bastard’s lie
a defiant hell-raiser
peppered with the quiet tsk
of a cautionary tale
and carries on into urban legend
whispered between
those who claim to do better
but fail miserably
and the details lose
the truth in the embellishing
but the ending is the same
no matter who tells it.
Daily Haiku – Thu. January 31, 2019 – Poetry For Healing
Like steps in the sand Arduous is the journey To a closed off heart
Source: Daily Haiku – Thu. January 31, 2019 – Poetry For Healing
Black Forest
somber black forest-
pines crack under massive weight
dressed in evening snow
Carpe Diem: http://chevrefeuillescarpediem.blogspot.com/2019/01/carpe-diem-1596-black-forest.html
Dreaming
A Simple Reason – #poetry – #JanuaryWriting
A simple reason was all she needed
To cover her face, and close her eyes
Sighing, with every ounce of her being
Realizing, this, was her final disguise
Staying well hidden, from the others
Who had intentions, for her, in mind
Men and women, alike, she had trusted
Most of them, she realized, quite unkind
Her only chance, at surviving this plight
Knowing nothing else mattered, you see
She simply would, disappear, in the night
Leaving nothing behind, but a mystery
January Writing Prompt – A simple reason was all she needed – Day 30/31
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“You will never be happier than you expect.”
“You will never be happier than you expect.”
Bette Davis, actress
Daily Quote
We are one month into the new year and I am working on my New Year Resolutions. My goals are numerous and ambitious. January has shown me I was overly optimistic with certain goals and unduly generous with others. No worries. Enter my editor to access, revamp and make needed adjustments.
I will put the pedal to the metal, expediting the finish date for easier goals and then removing them from my list. However, bumping the timeline impacts the remaining goals. Since I am struggling, they need work. I extended timelines, added steps and created greater details to augment the process. The benefit of completing the easier goals first is, once finished, my time available to devote to the more difficult goals expands. It is the current plan, anyway.
How are you progressing with your goals?
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Keep on writing.
Jo Hawk The Writer
The Reluctant Poet 