Tuesday, November 25, 2025

a love story

one glance was all it took 
two hearts to beat together
three nights we spent in paradise 
four months this love became gold
five years passed us by quickly
six weeks we saw the sky fall
seven hours our shouts filled rooms
eight memories were all you left me
nine love songs keep me up at night


Monday, November 17, 2025

bombshell

she was the nerdy girl
who didn’t dress in style
he was the popular guy
who all the girls love

of course, he would coax 
her from her shell, revealing 
her beauty to all, but she was 
already a bombshell
before catching his eyes
 

- Combining two prompts for this poem:  dVerse Quadrille #236 (Word: coax) and Writer's Digest 2025 November PAD Day 17 (Trope poem - Romantic trope: different worlds)


Tuesday, November 11, 2025

in November

November
tumbling autumn leaves
cobalt sky
we linger
stretching out the time we have
before darkness falls


Monday, November 3, 2025

whirling

the world and life
has my head whirling
trying to find balance
in this topsy-turvy time

when your eyes cannot
decipher truth from lies
you find your hands 
grasping for something
solid and calm

I watch autumn sun wane
as we fall into darkness


- Written for dVerse Quadrille #235

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

I want something

I want something
I only wish I could
place my finger
to its pulse

I want something
new or different
or go back to how
it was before the fall

I want something
to refill this void
to warm my cold nights
to brighten dark mornings

I want something
something else, some
thing but I can’t find 
the right words to say

I want something….


Tuesday, October 28, 2025

don't fall asleep

whatever you do, don’t fall asleep
don’t get pulled into whimsical dreams
that make only promises they don’t keep

stay out of darkness and search for light
chase after sunrises and rainbows
don’t linger under gray storm clouds

I’m standing here waiting for you
to join me in the lavender fields
please stay awake, don’t fall asleep


My inspiration came from this horror movie quote: "Whatever you do, don't fall asleep" by Nancy Thompson, Nightmare on Elm Street (1984).

Monday, October 20, 2025

where's the spark?

I search for any signs
that this love was true
I wanted to feel a spark 
between our fingers
that would tell me 
that you were mine

we spent hours stargazing
under midnight sky and
yet at dawn’s arrival 
the questions still
lingered within