He stole my breath
mixed it with his
poured the potion over me
until soaked
through my skin
intoxicating my body
hypnotizing every piece
of mortal soul
until I fell into him
saying sins be damned
I am yours
*
MidwestFantasy
May 2019
Ph-Yuliya Penchenko
He couldn’t help but stare
astounded by this creature
like an exotic bird
who fluttered into his life
rare
fascinating
colorful
elegant
she possessed
what no other had
wore it proudly
without shame
yet with softness
in hues of blue eyes
you could not cage
such exquisite originality
but he could
love
adore
and worship with honor
this precious gift of her
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©MidwestFantasy
May 2019
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Senryu I will shed a tear Every day until you Come back to my arms Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
Source: Daily Haiku – Sun. May 26, 2019 – Poetry For Healing
Spring is the best time in my garden. That’s when all the good stuff blooms. After that it’s mostly hostas and other low maintenance plants that are good in shade. Nothing worth cutting or sketching, unfortunately. In spring there’s also lots to do in the garden, liking hauling around bags of mulch, but my reward at the end was that I picked a jar full of this good stuff, and I got to sketch it.
A girl like you.
In my youth I would have fought other boys for the right to walk you home. Wearing the scars like a badge. Or I would have wandered backwards and forwards past your house , hoping to catch a glimpse of you at a window. Or long for you to see me, a shadowy figure beneath the street light, and think me romantic.
In my youth I would have carved presumptuous initials into innocent trees, into battered park benches, into tables, and desks, and the backs of chairs – not caring if I was caught. Or that you would disapprove if you knew.
In my youth I would have sought you out at dances, making a mess of my over rehearsed lines. I would have asked a friend to give you messages – which you would probably receive with a frown.
In my youth I would have…
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in the tidal tug ~ I can only gravitate ~ towards your slow pull —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Today’s Word of the Day is Dominate.
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How governing works these days:
The Republican agenda has gotten quite narrow, and it contains almost nothing that’s affirmative in any way. Republicans want to dismantle regulations on the environment and labor rights. They want to take health insurance away from as many people as they can. They want to attack abortion rights and make life more miserable for transgender Americans. And, of course,
a giant meteor could be headed to destroy the Earth in 48 hours and they’d try to force through one more tax cut for the wealthy and corporations before we’re all vaporized.
But in terms of actually doing anything positive, they’re not really interested.
Paul Waldman
Meanwhile, Democrats have a long list of ambitious things they’d like to do:
achieving universal health coverage, expanding pre-K, fighting climate change, guaranteeing voting rights, making college affordable, raising the minimum wage — but Republicans are opposed to all of…
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The Reluctant Poet 