Revisiting
Now thoughts of you are rare,
a distraction not afforded me.
Life has gotten too perilous
when you are near,
too much a luxury.
Is this how love begins to end?
I am too busy keeping all the lights on,
it demands too much attention;
they fade as I stop thinking of you.
Thoughts of you began to be
forgot, how my heart rapidly beat.
Beloved, is this how? It ends.
And the fire is going, roaring,
tinged with the taste of sour gone sweet.
I have aged
to hunt tigers, to pursue you.
Ariel
Revisiting
Now thoughts of you are rare,
a distraction not afforded me.
Life has gotten too perilous
when you are near,
too much a luxury.
Is this how love begins to end?
I am too busy keeping all the lights on,
it demands too much attention;
they fade as I stop thinking of you.
Thoughts of you began to be
forgot, how my heart rapidly beat.
Beloved, is this how? It ends.
And the fire is going, roaring,
tinged with the taste of sour gone sweet.
I have aged
to hunt tigers, to pursue you.
Ariel
Impatient
My patience is a guttered out candle,
the wax spilled out of everything I wrote.
I despair the only heat I will ever wrap
around me is from my sweater,
or from a heater, not a burning fire.
I don’t want to own your heart
but may I again be its companion?
I sit alone on a long couch,
walk a lonely carpet;
even my cat tires of me.
I long to wear white lace again,
sit on your porch,
feel my heart leap at the sight of you.
Oh, I want to burn this house down!
Ariel
the void
my muscles are heavy with need.
i whisper into the void
still too quiet for you to avoid
all i want is for you
to walk into my poem
let to swirl and whirl around you
perhaps sneak into your ear
work its way into your subconscious
then one day you will start to randomly
think about me
and love
then connect the two
and with a thundering shout
you will run back to me
your muscles heavy with need.
Ariel
Let’s go with my third prompt for Memorial Day Weekend … Continue reading “May 27 prompt and poem”
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Okay -it’s Tuesday – Continue reading “May 21 prompt & poem”
Getting better today. Continue reading “May 13 prompt & poem”
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers out there! Continue reading “May 12 prompt & poem”
Today is like the start of a Nativity Calendar for me Continue reading “Apr 1 Global/ National Poetry Writing Month”
Last day of March and the Day before Continue reading “Mar 31 prompt & poem”
And another …
Wednesday’s poetry prompt is “mare – (latin) sea; sea water”. Continue reading “Mar 27 prompt & poem”
Catching up …
Monday’s poetry prompt is “zephyrus – (latin) The Western wind; western breeze; God of the Western Wind”. Continue reading “Mar 25 prompt & poem”
It’s been a busy week; let’s poem …
Friday’s poetry prompt is “bāsium – (latin) a kiss”. Continue reading “Mar 29 prompt & poem”
The day is speeding fast … Continue reading “Mar 23 prompt & poem”
Today is the first day of spring – a time historically for Continue reading “Mar 21 prompt & poem”
It’s going to be a quick one today … Continue reading “Mar 15 prompt”
This should get us caught up and current … Continue reading “Mar 14 prompt and poem”
And for a companion piece to Tuesday’s animus … Continue reading “Mar 13 prompt and poem”
Yeah – I’m rubbish at doing things consistently lately. Continue reading “Mar 12 prompt and poem”
nwpoetariel
Ariel, Pacific NW poet 