As the reader may see from my prior posts, I went through a separation and a divorce. It was a shock to me so I tried to understand why. But each time I looked for an explanation I ran into a brick wall and even statements such as, "what did you do for that to happen?" I sought counselling where the counsellor said, "Stop feeling guilty. it won't help." I didn't feel guilty. I hadn't done anything to feel guilty about. I...

My previous poem, One To Four For Naught is a poem written following a marriage break-up. But life goes on and in time I met another woman. It was time to start a new life. This poem is written on what I would say to my ex when I realised that there is more to life than the past. Life can be better and it is. It’s time to let go and it’s important you know That it'll be okay in the end for the rest of this life I wish you...

Shadows dancing before your eyes Strange sounds in the stillness Expecting to be suprised Heartbeat racing Waiting for the final blow The shock does you in

A dull ache,That’s all it is, A half-remembered pain From long ago, But still very real, Inescapable. That is all that remains, A nagging remnant of love, Faded, dull, yet sharp As a splintered shard of glass, A fragment of iridescent joy, Pricking my heavy heart. Together we were magnificent Every moment utter bliss, Rapture on rapture Shining in brilliant splendour, Eternally mated, Perfect in execution. That is gone fo...

In a seance with an angel Touched by the smile of love With whispers in my ear Like a fine-tuned piccolo As soft winds blow Far away yet so near With memories of thine On a bed of potpourri snow Dripping ambrosia On the fob after nine

Introduction: The background to this is that after twenty years together with my partner I returned home one day after being away for a week on business to find an empty house. My partner of two decades had left without warning. The first three paragraphs I wrote at the time. I started writing it sitting at the local beach watching the waves then late in the evening I returned back to the house. Several months later I sat...

Afternoon was getting on. The Girl had spent a lazy day, rocking on the front porch and looking at the mountains, feeling very much as if they were looking back at her. Later, she had discovered some jigsaw puzzles in a closet and selected one. She laid it out on the sole table and started sorting the pieces, looking for the edges. Bear wandered over after a while to see what she was up to, then started pointing out piece...

Bound to the cruel wheel of fate, I weep bitter tears once more, As if there existed for me some deep inexorable law, A decree that condemned me to drive away those I adore. O fairest lily, in your sweet kindness you gave me your trust To hold and to cherish, but yet once more, as it seems I must I threw it away, trampling your beauty down into the dust. I allowed suspicion and envy to overrule common sense And wrote you...

Tell me your stories Of days long ago Share secrets you have not told Dreams of tomorrow Things you hope to gain Do not hide mood swings Good or bad Share laughter and sorrow With each passing day No subject or feeling To be an embarrassment Never question loyalty I have got your back Talk and let me know you Learn your ways We may be miles apart Or just next door Fake or gloating Will only turn me away Be true and yourse...

I woke to the sound of bird-call. The clock told me it was eight-thirty, that’s late for me. I turned to see an empty pillow, he’s up. I had better get up, he’ll be waiting for me in the kitchen, no doubt. He must have snuck out of bed, he usually wakes me. Oh well, I was getting on a bit, I deserved a lie in now and then. I’d had a good sleep; I was feeling happy, today was going to be a good day. As I entered the kitche...

Home to a better place My darling, My love for you will be forever, forever etched to my soul. A love not for mortals. A love not meant for earth. I'm taking you home, home to a special place that he set aside for you. You led us through that nasty hell, and you gave us your all. I sit here all alone, totally numb, not understanding why, why he took you from me. The aircraft drones across the sky and deep water. It's a lo...

There's been many a night that love at first sight Has brightened a number of hearts And there's many who feel that for love to be real It takes time to plan out and chart. But how to explain, when it seems so insane To yearn for a lover unknown. I can't even place a picture of her face Just a voice on the telephone. And admit it I must, it could just be lust That explains the state I am in. Yet in spite of all this, I ha...

The day dawned clear and cool, giving the two friends a break from the hotter weather than had lived there for so many days – and reminding them that winter wasn’t that far away. It never is, in the mountains. So, when she arose from her night’s sleep – dreamy and sensuous – she felt refreshed by the air, the sun, and felt a sense of gratitude and joy, the wonder of being alive. It was the first time she could remember in...

She sits alone feeling cold lost and empty no one looking for her No family no friends Just darkness surrounds Sounds of distant traffic Wondering should she just pick up the knife And end her pain Tears slide down her cheek She’s running out of time The darkness is getting tighter she remembers a line Faith small as a mustard seed Hoping it’s true for her She moves to kneel Bowing her head She prays Asking for help guida...

In the crossroads where silence meets sound, I find holy ground And I crave the pain of bravery When a moment of empathy flowers into envy I cry without knowing why I wish for a broken spirit so that I can fly The disparity of my reality So many ifs and maybes Falling Fading Like life smoke escaping From being at the end of a rope Holding on to life And the only friend Is the Strife Slowly transforming your coal dusty sou...