Written in response to Davy D’s “Are You a Poet?”
I am a poet by heart
not choice
not decision
didn’t try
didn’t know
just wrote
and what inked my pages
was poetry by happenstance
words woven by emotion so strong
it could be nothing less
for in poetry
the soul bleeds truth
the poet can’t deny
nor anyone else
©MidwestFantasy
07/27/2017
Today’s Call and Response come from Linda Luna/DARK SIDE OF THE MOON and Chuck/The Reluctant Poet.
“Without thorns there would be no roses.” —Author unknown
Be not afraid of my mean features.
You have them too, you know.
Our friendship includes pain
Not unexpected,
But the pricks are small compared to all
We add to one another.
So much of the way is smooth, and delicate, and green,
And what of all the other shows of color?
The reds and yellows, pinks and vibrant whites?
Will you close your eyes upon their beauty
Simply because you despise the sting?
The fear you fear allows us to find comfort.
The loss you cast aside makes way for gain.
Our strength comes when we recognize our weakness.
And healing is known through the hurts we have to mend.
My darling, look not on the thorns,
But on the roses.
Copyright © 2017 Linda Luna – All Rights Reserved
Today’s Call and Response come from Linda Luna/DARK SIDE OF THE MOON and Chuck/The Reluctant Poet.
A RESPONSE POEM TO “Look Not On The Thorns“
By Charles Robert Lindholm
I shall keep my eyes on you,
you are the prize for my heart
the joy of my soul
the lover I seek for my forever
I cannot look away from you, Continue reading
forlorn and forgotten
like refrigerator art
once you vowed to love me
but now we live apart
I do my best at coping now
until the teardrops start
falling on the surface
of my worn and tattered heart
but someday soon I’ll feel the Spring
and Sunshine on my face
and my heart will heal and love again
with a True Love in your place
Copyright © 2017 Charles Robert Lindholm – All Rights Reserved
Inspired by “Tattered Heart” by Christine of braveandrecklessblog
Today we are bringing you another a Call and Response from Christine/Brave and Reckless and Chuck/The Reluctant Poet.
i am a faded, tattered
valentine
pinned to a dusty bulletin board
a thumb tack
piercing my heart
partially covered by
photographs of smiling new faces
and perky motivational sayings
only bits and pieces of me
still visible in the montage
the sentiments I carried
that you once treasured
enough to put me here
with loving hands
in a place of honor
now forgotten
why do you leave me here
hanging alone?
© 2017 Christine Elizabeth Ray – All rights Reserved
Today we are bringing you a Call and Response from Christine/Brave and Reckless and Chuck/The Reluctant Poet. The line in Christine’s poem “Memories captured in amber” inspired the Reluctant Poet to write about his own memories in amber.
Covered in Amber
the residue of my tears
washing over my memories
down through the years
from long, long ago,
the dark ages of time
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Today we are bringing you a Call and Response from Christine/Brave and Reckless and Chuck/The Reluctant Poet. The line in Christine’s poem “Memories captured in amber” inspired the Reluctant Poet to write about his own memories in amber.
I am
Fragments of poetry
Wisps of dreams
Drifting musical notes
Memories captured in amber
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