mind trip

my mind wants to take a trip 

away from all the chaos - 

frigid winters, cutthroat politics,

the new volatility of American news

I just want my face to 

bask in the warm sunshine

let the body relax without

worrying about what comes next

- Written for dVerse Quadrille #240-: Fill, Zip, Trip

eat cake

rumor has it that Marie Antointette

told peasants to eat cake,

spurring a revolution

if someone told me to eat cake

I would happily oblige

but at my age I know such

sweet indulges would go

straight to my hips and thighs

- Written for Writer's Digest Wednesday Poetry Prompt #770 which asks for a food poem.  This is second poetry prompt response for today. 

sevenling: snow

as a child snow meant

no school, making a snowman

and hot chocolate drinks

as an adult snow means

slow drivers, shoveling sidewalks

and interrupted schedules

but fresh snow’s beauty never fades

- Written for dVerse Poetics: New Year Snow.  First of two posts today from different prompts. 

wine and roses

there was a time

your smile would

light up my room

the beauty of your 

eyes pulled me 

into a dream

these were the days

when love seemed

so simple

but in truth,

we learned that true 

love is not always 

wine and roses

- Written for dVerse Quadrille #239: Smile

happy now?

are you really happy now

that you got everything

your heart desired

will you be content 

with life, or will you 

just find something 

else, or someone else

to complaint about

instead of enjoying

the fruits, you will 

singing the blues 

like Connie Francis 

asking who’s sorry now?

- Written for Writer's Digest Wednesday Poetry Prompt #768

purple sky

Photo by Jack B on Unsplash

the last sunset of this journey

turned the sky a purple haze

that mesmerized our eyes

in this last moment we hold hands

imprinting this image into memory

before we return to our ordinary lives

sevenling: things to do

things I loathe to do:  doing laundry,

paying bills, listening to political talk

things I would rather do: write poetry,

vacation in the Caribbean, fall in love

perhaps life will let me do both