There is no mistaking you, Standing poised by the jeep, surrounded by fractured light as the sun bounces off metal and glass, Your head thrown back, emitting sounds, that I cannot hear, Although I am imagining, the infectious booming laughter, rolling from your lips. As I move closer, you shift, showing a chistled profile, under… Continue reading Portrait of you
Category: Poetry
Winner of the Jeffrey’s Sonnet Challenge
Have you tried a Jeffrey’s sonnet? The weekend challenge on the Facebook group Rising Moon Poetry was to write one. Here is the winning entry REVENGE (Jeffreys Sonnet) His perfidy, did not make sense He had not any good defense Would she forgive? Now, on his knees A woman knows when all’s been said Not… Continue reading Winner of the Jeffrey’s Sonnet Challenge
Anticipation
Anticipation Starting a new chapter Anticipation New period of rapture Anticipation Tick all the boxes Anticipation Expecting lots of validation Throw out procrastination Anticipation Putting aside old wrongs Clean sheet being strong Anticipation Damp down expectations Anticipation Waiting for adventure, to hatch Anticipation © Samantha Beardon
Infused
Infused Standing close I drink the view I trace your mouth The essence of you I gaze in your eyes Drown in their pools My emotions stretched Sexuality infused Your hot breath Grazes my cheek I take a step closer Feel so weak Your heartbeat Meshes with mine Safe in your arms In our special… Continue reading Infused
Desert Island
Clouds are building and tinted opalescent The sky is pinky golden orange bathed The sun drops from the sky into the sea As it hangs it radiates a light stripe Across the coloured water a path I stand on the darkening sand awe struck Should I tread that path or sit by the boat I… Continue reading Desert Island
The wheeze effect
They heard a cracked wheezing and scraping as she practiced her chords on the violin Slow speed amplified the noises and screeches The wipers wheezed as they tried to shift The snow from the windscreen as it fell In increasing amounts clogging the mechanism She had an idea a fun plan It would cause some… Continue reading The wheeze effect
A Three-Pointer
Originally posted on unbolt me:
Do you know how to tell a good poem from a bad one? It’s easy. I can teach you. Just crumple up a sheet of paper and throw it into the bin in the far corner. The bad poem never reaches it. It will always drop somewhere halfway, rebounding off…
Winner of the weekend challenge on Rising Moon Poetry.
For the weekend free verse poetry challenge My Sailboat Sometimes I like to get away from it all Having alone time, I just have a ball On weekends, good memories I make To have fun, just being on the lake. It’s so peaceful, my sail catching all the breeze As I watch the wind, flowing… Continue reading Winner of the weekend challenge on Rising Moon Poetry.
Life confounds
What is it with life it has ups and downs pleasure , pain, joy and heartbreak do the rounds Would that our lives could, just be pleasure No pain or woe for us to measure. Why is it, things go so wrong bad things happen regardless just be strong How do I deal with the… Continue reading Life confounds
World poetry Day entries from the Rising moon poetry group. Facebook.
#worldpoetryday Reactions The seed was planted long ago In the pit of despair That forms my stomach Sending out acid tendrils That snake around my trachea And squeeze the breath From my inflated lungs That invade the neurons Within my brain Short-circuiting each connection Each attempt to overcome Or circumvent The rising fear What can… Continue reading World poetry Day entries from the Rising moon poetry group. Facebook.
