CAMELOT FANTASIES

To the East I turned
And then the West
The South I ignored
And North did I spurn

Everywhere I did look
In this twisting maze
Each path that I took
Twas as if I were crazed

Orient myself once
And once more again
It’s out there somewhere
In the lightning and rain

#vss365
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Liquid beauty enhancing this silken aquamarine world
Submerged from view though never imagination
We slip from the depths to ride the crests
Cavorting with mermaids, fishes, dolphins and the rest

(🎨Vivienne Bellini)

#PoemTrail 33)
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“Improvise” they said
“Think on your feet”
“Roll with the punches”
“Don’t think so deep”

The next thing I knew
I was digging a hole
For them and their advice
They’re now being buried whole

 #vss365
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Caught up in the rapture
Of beauty and form
He couldn’t imagine
The oncoming storm

Poised on the #overlook
Upon the very cliff
He gazed at the landscape
And wondered “what if..?”

With feathers unfurled
He leapt to his death
A brilliant star falling
A legend given birth
#vss365
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Like thick molasses on a hot July night
He melted my heart with words sweet as #syrup

 #vss365
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Beneath these boughs my heart finds shelter
A safe haven from the wrecking storms of life
These leafy #xysts that do not judge
But stoutly stand and protect me from strife

#Quillverse 97
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As the last petal fell
Upon a lonely grave
I raised my eyes
To the heavens above
And a piece of the puzzle
Fell sublimely into place
I thought of your soul
Taking a place in the clouds
To soar forever
In the wild blue yonder

#BardBits 192

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Colour my world in glittering hues
Such vibrant sensuality to tempt the palette
Across the spectrum let your jewels shine
In the rainbow cascade that bathes my life

📷credit: 1) Aricadia 2) Samarel

#MadVerse
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Is it an echo of footsteps that lingers still
Or the memories of you haunting me until
The guilt that gnaws constantly at my mind
Is laid finally to rest allowing me to find
In some shadowed recess my peace of mind

#wineverses
Pic: hotblack @morguefile_site
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Blood shadows walk the crimson earth
Between the lines they trace a macabre path
For those that can feel their chilling presence
See the warning signs dipped in bloody gore
Run far, run fast, if you think U can
In the end you’ll fall like every man

#DarkLines 335
📷 Edvard Munch
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In the sweet dreaming time
Afore the world slips into slumber
I wrap the peaceful silence tight
My soul is too full of this brittle life
Craving simplicity of what once was
And could in time become so much more
Again

#SenseWrds 399
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As gentle as thistledown
Blown upon the wind
As tempered as steel
That won’t ever break
But will always bend
With a smile to match the sun
A grace and style second to none
She is the warm heart
The tender embrace
In a world going mad
She is the safe haven
#Dimpleverse
#WomensDay⁠ ⁠
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The #epitome of all that is good
In this cold hearted crumbling world
That snarls and bites at every hand
Where wolves put on the fleece of lambs
And hide their teeth behind wide smiles
While evil dwells within their hearts
And the Devil approves all their plans

 #vss365
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Build not your world upon fractured pillars
That tremble and crumble in their fragility
Set your foundations on steady ground
Build upon them and your life will be sound

#Quillverse 100
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Who would suspect a speck on the wind
So small - insignificant - would be the herald
The silent clarion call that no one heard
To shatter the tranquil calm before the storm
In the devouring onslaught of what was to come
The tornadic maelstrom that swept us all away

#BardBits 195

On swift raven wings they fly
Bearers of omens across the sky
While far far below where no one can see
An elf plays a fiddle in a moonshine melody
No forested illusion surely can this be
No love harvest reaped in a Tolkien fantasy

#BardBits 207
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Lowering clouds consumed in grief
Thunderous promise to shatter the peace
While weeping willows hang their heads
In mourning of those who are now dead
Epitaphs carved by skilled caring hands
For those long passed from these cruel lands

#SenseWrds 400
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Hot sultry nights rich with sensual scents
Lingering looks betraying decadent desires
Night falls and all inihibitions burst free
Unleashed and unchained without a care
We blend as one in seductive carnal sexuality
 
#CarnalVerse 207

Conrad Photography / Aesthetics
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Sentiments and sand castles
Upon dreams are they built
One grain upon the other
I watch with orbs of wonder
The universe spins ever onward
Things are set in place
My hopes become reality
Destiny becomes my fate

#BardBits 210
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Come, come follow me
Through the forest and on
Can you see it now?
Up ahead... the lonely tree?
Where wild hearts lay down
Mourning what they’ve lost
Enshrouded in dark memories
Remembering the heavy cost

(🎨Shawna Erback)

#PoemTrail 342
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Gleaming gold
Mined from the depths
Delivered unto sunlight
Precious in my eyes
Worshipped by some
Desired by many
Riches beyond dreaming
Revered by the gods
You surround my finger
And beautify my neck
Forever gleaming softly
In pristine luminescence

#worthywritings
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Dancing shadows
They hypnotise
Twisting and turning
Confusing my eyes

Wherever I look
There they are
Looming before me
Never too far

I try to run
I try to flee
But there’s no escape
They always find me

#CuriousPoetry
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Dust to dust
Whisper soft
Upon my knees
For all that is lost
A beloved book
Well thumbed indeed
Now forlorn
Cast wearily aside
Overgrown by weeds
Faded blooms
Scent long gone
Adorn your tomb
Beneath a dying sun

#ThrillMeThursday
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We were victorious
Into glory did we ride
The enemy vast before us
Brothers in arms by our side
The martial face of Mars
Did we turn upon our foes
That day of brutal savagery
No gentle mercy did we show

#curiouspoetry
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Once upon a dream
A long long time ago
Ethereal voices called to me
Conjuring wondrous images
In indigo ecstasy
Illuminated from within
I lay spellbound
Wrapped in a cool burn
Of bliss this had I found

🎨1) DQ Dinh 2) Quotes
#Madverse
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Ride the lightning
Embrace the fear
Take hold of your life
Everything you hold dear
On wings of Pegasus
Let your dreams take flight
Without negative inhibition
Brightly shine your light

#PoemTrail 343

(🎨Nick Gaetano)
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Shades of twilight
Violet through indigo
Through sensual purple
To soothe my soul
And calm my mind
In the quiet time
When all is still
My poet arises
Awakening inspiration
And from my poised pen
Eloquent verse begins to spill

#DimpleVerse
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Never saw it coming
Lured to my doom
At the very brink
Face of an angel
Voice of a siren
A dame without heart
Emotionally dead
She played my hand
& all she desired
Was to fill me with lead
Barrel of a gun
Now all I can see
Are those cold eyes
Trained down upon me

#VerseAngel
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Nine steps to death
Why so few?
One sip of poison
That’ll be two
Beaten by Fate
I had no choice
My last hand played
Even taken my voice
Redacted innuendo
Not on my watch
I’ll go to my doom
Not even that
Can they botch

#BardBits 215
🎨JMB
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Unique in beauty
Unique in style
No one before her
No one came after
Always remembered
None can replace her

#HintFiction 6
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First taste was intriguing
But the #second was divine
By the third I was hooked
And on the fourth he was mine

 #vss365
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Bewitching enticement
Consuming my mind
Until too late
I was to find
A beautiful lie
Blinding my eyes
I couldn’t see through
So well did they tantalise
Too far did I fall
Succumb to their spell
No way back
Deep in hell
#BecomingFragile
{🎨1 Depositphotos.com 🎨2 Pinterest}
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Soft flowing time does bear no judgement
How a man lives or how a man dies
At the sinking of the sun & dying of the day
Down upon our knees do we all pray for redemption
While the sins of our heart are bared for all to see
Down upon our knees begging for salvation

#SenseWrds 401
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Spinning words as if of the finest yarn
Weaving tales that grow to become legend
A #poet casts verse out far into the world
For those ears that listen they are the finest of pearls

#Vss365
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Against hellhounds we hadn’t a prayer
Each night they kept coming in our nightmares
Scenting our fear they hungered for more
Ravenous for blood through our minds they tore

#Ashverse 21
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In the darkening hours
As light slowly fades
Death calls our name
The hand dealt by Fate played

🎨Maxine Tacardi

#DarkLines 343
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A spirit running wild can be a dangerous thing
A soul breaking free caged too long inside this skin
Dreaming in red called to the animal within
Unleashed desires that now lead me to sin

🎨1) MT Yildiz 2) Quotes & Notes
#MadVerse
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Horizons unlimited promise endless opportunities
A railway track stretching until far out of sight
Memories left behind in the melancholy past
While my wondering gaze stares far ahead
Piercing the yellow haze that lingers but won’t last

#Quillverse 116
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Though the thunder roars
And the lightning strikes
Let your #voice be heard
Through the day and night

#vss365
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Always looking backward
To the circles of the past
Never-ending spirals
Spinning down the years
Never seeming to learn
Viewing mistakes thru tears
Verdigris tinted memories
Spinning thru my mind
Inflaming my conscience
Of all I left behind
(🎨Susan Maxwell Schmidt)
#PoemTrail 345
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As sharp as a razor
Such a #vicious tongue
Each word a deep slice
That cuts to the bone

Blood flows like wine
Crimson and red
To pool on the ground
Coagulate about my head

#vss365
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A seeping chill
I cannot deny
Lingers in the air
My time is nigh

Pulling me under
Murmuring softly
A deathly lullaby
To my dark surrender

344 #DarkLines

🎨Gerbie Pabiliona
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On a moonlit night in some far off place
Two strangers met, coming face to face
The cafe was crowded yet they faded away
We talked and we laughed and for me, you stayed

 #SlamWords R1

A strange connection
Mysterious thread
Drew us together
Want to see where it led
What’s this between us?
This weird destiny
Fate brought us together
Now just you and me
Am I going too fast?
Do you feel it too?
Is this for real?
Can this be true?

 #SlamWords R2


I don’t want your apology
Just your time
Words spill all too easily
Snatched away in a breeze
Yet time is so precious
Spare me a moment, please

 #SlamWords R3


How do I mould what I feel into words?
You know I have feelings for you
I know I shouldn’t yet cannot deny
No hear me out first before you decry

 #SlamWords R4

What have I done?
What did I do?
I should’ve known
When I met you
No promises made
Hard to believe
Yeah, I remember the drill
I was so naive

 #SlamWords R5

You’ve never hurt me, ever
Tis I who held the knife
Sliced so deep it cut my soul
Too late did I know
Finally understand
Twas all in my head
Hurt by my own hand

 #SlamWords R6

Just a few more minutes and then I’ll go
You’re looking angry, hurt and confused
But I have to say this so that you’ll know
Or I’ll always regret not telling you so

 #SlamWords R7


I don’t believe it
Your eyes tell me the truth
Though your lips spill the words
It’s all a sham concealing you

 #SlamWords R8

This is breaking my heart
Shattering my very soul
To sit here in front of you
In the pouring rain and cold
Hearing the end in each slicing word
More devastating than I’ve ever heard

 #SlamWords R9

You met me a strange time in my life
When all seemed possible and I felt alive
You awakened my heart, my very soul
You put me back together - made me whole
I’ll never regret ever meeting you
I know it was love and I know it was true

 #SlamWords R10

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Without a word, nor even a sound
Just an eloquent gaze that drew you in
Falling endlessly, tumbling helplessly
Those slumbrous depths of seduction
Promised a gentle landing upon velvet
Such was the nature of the beast you craved

#image credit: 1) Rebeca Saray
#MadVerse

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A #vacant sign hung above my bed
Highlights the pain ever since you left
A cold empty space where once there was heat
Maybe Tinder will find me some hot man to meet

#vss365
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Follow the cries of the whippoorwill
Through blooming meadows
Beneath cloud scattered skies
To where you can run amidst open spaces
You soul set free to sing once again

{🎨 1 lovethispic.com Tim Brunson}

#BecomingFragile
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What keeps you up at night?
Is it memories of us?
Of what could have been?
Do you pace the floor
In the cold moonlight
With a whiskey in hand
Or is that just me?

#slamwords #encore R1

On nights like this when the cold winds moan
I wish you were here to hold me close
Your heart beat in my ear soothing and strong
What happened to us, just where did it go wrong?

#SlamWords #encore R2

Did I let you down when you needed me most?
Did I walk on by without looking back?
Was I so consumed by life I didn’t look deeper?
Brought to the here and now by your silent attack

#SlamWords #encore R3

Call it Kismet, Destiny or Fate
Something strange happened here
We just couldn’t ignore
Blood turned to fire
The night held its breath
Two worlds collided
A hunger we explored

#SlamWords #encore R4


My heart whispers “you’re not safe here”
Stripped emotionally bare before your feral gaze
Pinned in place unable to leave
Feeling the weight of cruel judgement
Crushing my soul, I just want you to believe

#SlamWords #encore R5

I just wasn’t ready to say goodbye
You were a part of my soul, flesh to flesh
But by bit a little bit died when you left
I stood alone and knew the mistake
That night I had made as I watched you leave

#SlamWords #encore R6

Those words you spilled from bourbon laced lips
“We are not the same and never will be”
Cut deeper than you knew, the harsh reality
Twas then I saw us for truly what we are
Two souls in orbit around some emotional Death Star

#SlamWords #encore R7


We may be looking at the same stars
But we’re still on different sides of the world
One in the light, the other in darkness
So far are we apart yet almost in sight
The dawn of a new day, the demise in twilight

#SlamWords #encore R8

Falling for you wasn’t in the game plan
It wasn’t in mine and it wasn’t in yours
From the moment we met that night in Paris
It became all about you and all about me
There was nothing else, couldn’t you see?
It was written in the stars, meant to be

#SlamWords #encore R9

Mysterious alchemy lost in time
I do not question it’s manner or rhyme
On the night we met things fell into place
The world aligned as I gazed at yr face
Such perfect chemistry yet bad timing
I cannot regret what we once had
I’ll hold it dear & won’t be sad
#SlamWords #encore R10

Take me to church
Before it’s too late
Bathe me in holy water
Shield me from my Fate
I’m not a bad person
Just took the wrong road
Lead me back to the path
Let me lighten the load
Of guilt that I carry
For all that I’ve done
Pray for my salvation
To walk in the sun
#curiouspoetry
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Sliced and diced by your very hand
Such exquisite precision I had to admire
As I lay on the beach bleeding out on the sand
Thinking of your betrayal as slowly I died
Your face the last thing I would ever see
Moonlight refecting in the blade above me

#horrorprompt 268
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The #violence within the depths of his eyes promised retribution of the deadliest kind should I make the mortal mistake of stepping too close to those bars.

#vss365
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The fear in my eyes
That you’ll walk away
The hope that fades
The dying of the light
Things I can’t hide
In the cold light of day
Safe by your side
Where I so long to be
Is a dream I hold dear
Or must I bid farewell
So long to freedom
And lay down to die

#ashverse 22
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In those eyes once full of hope
Dark shadows of guilt now linger
Memories of faces now long gone
A #veteran proud but the scars are within
Concealed from all but deep to the bone
The pain still burns strong as acid

 #vss365
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From the mysterious East shall they come
Those night swarming brethren of lore
Darkening the skies to midnight black
Consuming the sleeping land to the core
A barren wilderness all that is left
In their path of destruction on to the West

345 #DarkLines
🎨Pelly Benasi
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As lanterns play their soft light upon the bay
Soft waves lap tenderly against the boat
The glow of the sky set deliciously aflame
In a sunset so spectacular it does rival firelight

#QuillVerse 120
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Chasing elusive dreams through the twists & turns of imagination
Cast out of time chasing white rabbits and chaotic dreams
A strange feeling of spiralling madness leading to wild insanity

🎨1) Stanislav Istratov 2) Quotes & Notes
#MadVerse
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Colours bursting with #vivid intensity
Shade my life in bejewelled hues
Rainbow brilliance and radiant saturation
Illuminate the dark corners and chase them away

#vss365
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Ever dance with the devil in the pale moonlight?
Only the once but oh sweet Lord what a sight!
We painted the town in #vivid shades of red
Gliding in demonic syncopation with the living dead

#vss365
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A follower of laughter forever shall I be
Wherever there is mirth shall my soul find tranquility

#BardBits 227

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When days are dark and storms are near
When all about you flinch in fear
Wear hope and faith upon your chest
Like a cashmere scarf of softest yarn
To keep you warm and safe from harm

#DimpleVerse
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Hark! the crow
He comes for you
Upon the seas
With the flow
Fearless warriors
Who know no fear
In search of land
We shed no tears
For those who fall
Beneath our sword
The Gods have spoken
From Valhalla’s Hall
#Vikings we are
Unto the end
None are better
Our name we defend
#vss365
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You were the lure
The undeniable temptation
I was the prey
The unsuspecting pawn

#inkmine
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Moments of happiness
Precious fragments
Stolen in the dark
Treasured in the day

Passing strangers
No one can know
What we do
Where we go

#BecomingFragile
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Surrendering without a fight
The #vortex sucked me in
Swamped by the rapture
Cascading pleasure
I whispered goodbye
And sank ever deeper

#vss365
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A smile is not a smile
When attached to a crocodile
Beware the hidden bite
The tear and rend
For you are too trusting
My far too innocent friend

#curiouspoetry
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The tender brush of your thumb upon my neck as warm fingers wrap slowly in tender persuasion, my carnal destiny sealed with a soft moan of sweet surrender this #SensualSaturday to your masterful direction...

#NRRTG
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Creeping horror to chill the blood
This petrifying suffocating silence
Swallowing the fear that chokes
Denying my throat the scream
Blacker than Hell the shadows come
Those vengeful demons that steal my tongue

#horrorprompt 270
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Brooding trees in melancholy silence
Stand sentinel to my thoughtful introspection
Of those lifeless limbs now hanging limp
That once supported my youthful frame
Now twisted & gnarled with age
No more to lead me far astray
Amidst their cradling evergreen cage

#BardBits 230
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Beware the #vixen beneath the fox
What lies on the surface only conceals
The bite behind that shall not heal
Shallow you were in thought and deed
You’ll pay the price as I watch you bleed
No, no - don’t run - you cannot hide
This night you’re mine so swallow your pride

#vss365
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I call you #villain to your damned face
Lacking conscience, you are a disgrace
Torturing the innocent with your threats
Of all that shall become of them
Should ever they fail to pay their debts

 #vss365
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When angels scream the heavens do weep
Cascading tears to drench the sorrowful soul
Not all monsters are to the bone scarred deep
Do you believe what you see or what you feel?
What you can imagine or what you know is real?

🎨1) J.L. Damon. 2) Quotes & Notes
#madVerse
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Paris in Springtime
The bloom of love
In golden light
A garland of flowers
Scented bouquets
Encircles the tower
Everywhere I look
Colours in flourish
Scents fill the air
A time to cherish

#Quillverse 121
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Measured by the passing hours
Smiles are few and far between
Between one phone call and the next
Still in my heart though sight unseen

#VerseAngel 255
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Take that chance
Leap into the #void
Hope for a miracle
It’s your life
And as you tumble
Spiral free fall
Always remember
You gave it your all

#vss365
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Polished #veneer and practised manners
Conceal the cruel wildness withinMan
Society demands what our nature cannot
Barely lurking beneath such a thin disguise

 #VSS365
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Shadows and memories
All there is left of you
Whispers on the wind
A lingering scent
Of a time long ago
A lock of hair treasured
Once brunette now grey
Curling within my tender palm
Your hand once in mine
A touch lovingly sublime

#Quillverse 122
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Return of the light to where shadows do dwell
In redemption we find ourselves once again
To forgive is a struggle that only time will tell
And peace is a gift that our hearts will attain

#zenverse
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Upon a pyre of shame and sin
We became a holy conflagration
Cleansed by flame burning bright
This mane of fire a beacon of light
Shadows chased and burned to Hell
From sanctuary where the pure do dwell

#DarkLines 348
🎨 Nise Loftsteinn
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#venom laced words
Bitter and cold
Spilled from her lips
A prophesy foretold

Poisons and potions
Death in the night
Creeping delusions
A demonic fright

Prayers and faith
Try what you can
This is beyond you
The end of Man

#vss365
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“Ladies first” he indicated with a serrated bloody smile.

I gazed down at the bubbling fountain of crimson gore, swiftly becoming a lake about the dying man’s head.

“And I only went #vegan last week” wistfully toeing the John Doe to his back. “He’s all yours, Vlad”

#vss365
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Along obscure paths
Forgotten and lost
I’m led far astray
Not counting the cost

In pursuit of a dream
Fantasy made real
Crow follows in my wake
My destiny surreal

Crow doesn’t judge
He is but my witness
Sitting on the fence
Spying on my business

#BardBits 235
🎨Pixabay
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Betwixt our worlds
Mysterious #veil
Soft mist of time
We feel the other
Yet cannot touch
Sense the need
Denied so much
Breathless whisper
A gentle breeze
Brushes my soul
Gives me ease

#vss365
🎨OddStuffMagazine
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Hard to believe as I sit here now
With the years of my life weighing me down
That there was a time when everything was new
Now it just seems we go round and round

#SlamWords #1
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Those tell tale signs I know so well
Demons on my tail all the way to Hell
Keeping secrets that I want to spill
Knowing I can’t or it’s me they’ll kill

#SlamWords #2
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Have you ever wondered
In the darkness of night
Why it’s you they followed
Was it blood lust at first sight?

#SlamWords #3
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Between the thunder and the lightning
Between the growl and the bark
Did the thought never occur to you
Don’t go walking in the forest
Especially after dark

#SlamWords #4
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Messy stacks of paperwork are all they can see
As they write down your details on Form XYZ
Once a person fully fleshed with blood
Now just a body laid out in the morgue

#SlamWords #5
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“ Don’t cry for me”
I want to say
But I cannot
So here I lay
Heabreak to healing
If they’re ready
But they’ll recover
It’s me who they’ll bury

#SlamWords #6
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And there they go
With their flawed logic
And blind emotions
Spiralling into oblivion
In ever decreasing circles
They’ll soon meet themselves
Coming all the way back
Before blindly chasing their tales
On a never ending track

#SlamWords #7
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Where do you go to escape
When the inner demons come
Pointing out your flaws
The things you’ve never done

#SlamWords #8
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“Be gone” you scream in silence
By now falling upon your knees
Tearing out your hair in clumps
Praying to be left alone
Just wanting only to be

#SlamWords #9
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These 3 a.m. confessions
As the world slumbers on
Yet here I am awake
Whispering to the moon
So many secrets
Serene and silver
She always listens
It’s very true
She’s seen it all
Then slips away
At first light
And a bird’s call

#SlamWords #10
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What once was thought impossible
What once we never dreamed
Upon a midsummer night’s fantasy
Became a sweet reality for me indeed

#SlamWords #1
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And with a single smile
As twisted and cruel as his mind
He tossed down the verbal gauntlet
“A blank slate means there is no proof
There never was nor any witness
What’s done is done and that’s the truth”

#SlamWords #2
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Beneath a diamond studded velvet sky
Lit by the fire of flaring comets on high
Wishing on a shooting star for who knows what
I’ll never tell but, let’s face it, you know me well

#SlamWords  #3
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Trapped in Hell
Or is it Heaven
Or God forbid
Somewhere between
Held in thrall
To the silent pull
Of your magnetism
Feeling a fool
Did I never learn
Did I not think
How far I’d fall
How low I’d sink
In this game U play
That sucked me in
So gullible
Yet inevitable

#SlamWords #4
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I walked to that cliff
Danced along the edge
Taunting Fate with a smile
Destiny with a wave
You can’t save me
From this path I choose
The winner may take it all
But not when you’re the loser

#SlamWords #5
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Tossed like a cork
Emotions seethe
Trapped in a #maelstrom
Sprung in wild degrees
In every which way
The tumble and roll
This thing called love
That holds my soul

#vss365
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As stars diminish their shine
And slowly fade from view
When the world goes dark
And voices fall silent, too
Then shall we weep as one
For what we held in our hand
Mindless of it’s tender care
Dust to dust, sand to sand

#SlamWords #6
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Bought and sold was his demonic plan
To send us forth and fight for his land
But the circle turned and we were undone
Betrayed in the dark - taken one by one
Under siege by the force of his own hand
Brought to our end by the greed of a man

#SlamWords #7
...

Peace be upon you
Within this place
Where none can harm you
You’re in Gods grace
Sanctuary, my son
Lay down your sword
For here you are safe
Within hallowed walls

#SlamWords #8
...
Life is a mysterious journey
Unwinding in twisting paths
The future isn’t written
It can be changed
You make the choices
No one but you
You are responsible
It’s your own destiny
So step up to the plate
The only question left is
Will you or won’t you?

#SlamWords #9
...
As I tumbled off the cliff
Gravity not my friend
Rolling head over heels
End over end
Falling ever faster
Your words come back to me
In the end all that matters is
That I loved you
And you loved me

#SlamWords #10
....
Whiskey sours and rhinestone #reminisces
In some southern backwoods honky tonk bar
Let’s raise a glass to the best of us all
To the good times we remember and forget the bad
To the best damn days, my friends, that we ever had

#Vss365
...

Her name was Rose, I do recall
But folks just called her #waif
Those that saw her anyways
Then one day she just disappeared
One day here the next just gone
Guess folks just stopped noticin’
An’ she faded into nothin’

 #vss365
....
A free spirit soaring
She rode the storm
As the heavens clashed
And the Gods did roar
The Valkyries flew
Brandishing swords
Screaming their fury
To the night lit sky
Chasing their destiny
& the prey that would die

#image credit: 1) Omnion 2) Quotes & Notes
#MadVerse
...
#ephemeral thoughts
Fleeting moments
Snatched on a breeze
Whimsically transient
Then gone in an instant
Before the idea could form
The very notion take flight

#vss365
...
Love is an endless ocean
Unchartered and mysterious
Where the adventurous of heart
Fearless and brave to the core
Slip the heavy anchor of life
Set course for the unknown
With hopes and dreams alive

#VerseAngel 261
...

Power radiates in ever-fevered circles
Addictive aphrodisiac deepens my desire
Gripping sensations tighten by degrees
Til I’m wracked upon this carnal bed
Incoherent mumbles spilling from my lips

#CarnalVerse 220
...
In ever decreasing circles
Thoughts and worries spin
Colliding & breaking apart
My restless spirit torn in two
As hopeful pools of light fade
To the surreal glow of karma
& lips silently pray for a change
Of fate, destiny and fortune

#MadVerse

🎨1)Neon 2) Quotes & Notes
...

At the #zenith of flight, the raptor rocketed in a steep dive towards ground, the scream of her unseen prey shattering the silence of dawn, then was cut off...forever.  And in that moment all became clear, if I didn’t find sanctuary soon, I too would be silenced forever.

#Vss365
...

As storm clouds gathered, black as doom, and birds on the wing sought swift shelter, a dazzling rainbow magically appeared to chase the blues away in a #surreal moment of meteorological wonder.

#vss365
...

Gentle bloom in the first budding flush
To greet the warmth of Sun’s soothing touch
Beauteous grace with a dazzling floral flourish
Nature’s tapestry designed in bejewelled flowers
Scented garlands to decorate this homely Earth

#becomingfragile 🎨pixels
...
Sweet succulent desire lingers like perfume
Heady carnal infusion of sensual temptation
Lust a flaming brand that burns to the core
Igniting this rapturous addictive conflagration

#BlackDahliaProse 398
....

On rainy nights when storms do linger
Lonely souls on deserted streets wander
A streetlight melancholy throws lazy shadows
While high above curious eyes do observe
From a room with a view of this planet Earth

#wineverses

🎨DarrenHester @morguefile_site
...
Down lonely darkened streets
Without purpose do I wander
A lingering eerie stillness in my soul
The city at night does not rest
It breathes, it watches, it waits
For the desolate of mind
The wistful of spirit afraid to dream
To stumble within its embrace

#BardBits 257
🎨Pixabay
...
Entombed within the chilling #aphotic embrace of Neptune’s aquatic realm, I surrendered my soul to the whims of mercurial Gods of Fate and whispered a last goodbye to the world of light...

#vss365
...
Blackbird, blackbird
Sitting in the tree
I thought you were one
Now you are three
Obscuring mist
Sealing from view
This dream-like vision
A warning for sure
Piercing the illusion
An obscure veil
I wait in the shadows
My cruel betrayal

🎨1)Nicholas Bell 2)Quotes & Notes
#MadVerse
...

This languorous mood
These halcyon days
That leave me #supine
Counting the ways
Our lives entwine
As threads interwoven
In this tapestry of life
Where love need not be proven

#vss365
...

He promised me #gargantuan
All I could see was a minnow
I fell so fast he must’ve laughed
Lies, all lies, such a rotten fellow

#HintFiction 51

Gone with the wind
An elusive zephyr
Barely there
Then swept away
As dust motes fly
Then gently settle
Thoughts in spiral
Spin and tumble

#DimpleVerse
...
The city is cruel
Harsh and bleak
She sees everything
Vengeance she’ll wreak
Waiting and watching
She does not sleep
Desperate measures
She shall take
On anyone
She knows is weak
You can run
But you can’t hide
She’s always there
Planning your demise

📸Robert Wiles
#DarkLines 359
...

Iridescent hues
Gild the lily
A goddess in neon
Drip by drip
She’ll come undone
As U paint your desire
In brilliant colours
Upon a pale canvas
Of her flushed flesh
Dew kissed passion
Gloriously displayed
Yr masterful artistry
Deliciously displayed

#PoemTrail 360
(📸Shane Turner)
...

Call me crazy
But can you feel it, too?
This weird connection
Ever since the full moon?
Dance with the devil
You may just get bitten
Dance with an Angel
You’ll surely be smitten
How do we know?
How do we decide?
Just hang on tight
It’s gonna be a wild ride

📸Neon

#madVerse
...
The sky poured out its #regret upon a parched land.  Too long abandoned by the heavens, **** and crumbling, she decadently bathed in the precious balm cascading in moisture-giving adoration from the skies above.

#vss365
...

A double shot of bourbon
From my good friend, Jack
Followed by a round of tequila
From Jose in the back
A lotta #regrets boys
To drown in this night
So let’s raise a toast
To damnation this night

#Vss365
...

Pour me another shot of #regret
Make it a double and put it on my tab
Life’s a **** with a mean right hook
Who done sucker punched me good
But I’m still breathing an’ bidin’ my time
Then I’ll come back mean an’ swingin’
And this time I’ll be out for blood

#Vss365
...

Codename #Orion
That’s all I know
A predator by nature
& forever my foe

A cold dark creature
Something of the night
He could track anyone
If the price was just right

So when you’re alone
In the dead of night
Keep a keen watch behind you
He’ll be just out of sight

#vss365
...
Just a TOUCH
Elusively brief
Human warmth
Gently shared

I’m here with you
You’re not alone
We’re in this together
As the saying goes
One for all and
All for one

#DimpleVerse
...
Can he keep a secret?
Tell no one at all?
Can I truly trust him?
It may not be my call

It’s been so long
Keeping you to myself
I need to share the burden
I have to survive

These letters from you
All that is left
Of a love beyond words
Of a heart now bereft

#becomingfragile
...

A needle
Some thread
A #patch or two
No one will notice
No words will be said

We all have our issues
Fears and concerns
Everyone trying to get by
Afraid to get burned

We all fall down
We all need a hand
To get right back up
None of us an island

#vss365
...

Mysterious dreamer
Who stole my heart
With sensual grace
A seductive touch
A bird in wild flight
Did I soar in his arms
Only to fall so far - so fast
The ache & the burn
Of unrequited love
Unquenched desire
The yearning hunger
To feel again the fire
   
📸Quotes&Notes
#MadVerse
...

Once upon a #reverie
You touched my heart
And stole my soul
All of me I gave to you
Wrapped up in love
And tied with a bow

#Vss365
...

“don’t struggle”, he growled
“it’s too tight”, I grumbled
“looks just right to me”, he considered, with a shrug
“you’re not the one hog tied to the bed”, I grouched
“that’s because I’m not the one who lost the bet”, he smirked, smacking my peachy yet twitching rump
#ConverStory
...

“Every single day, I struggle with myself not to scream out loud my anger at this situation”

“You can’t bottle it up, Lucy. This rage inside you needs an outlet or it’ll tear you apart”

“I’ve found a great outlet...kickboxing...violence and screaming..the best!”

#ConverStory
...

Drifting fingertips tease my senses
With every touch my flesh sings
The greedy growling of my beast
This carnal hunger to slowly feast
There is no rush
There is no haste
You tempt my appetite
Craving more than a taste

 #CarnalVerse 226
...

You’re the coffee
And I am the cream
Together we’re divine
Together a dream

But keep us apart
And so bitter you’ll be
That no one will like you
Except perhaps me

#VerseAngel 268
...

So much wisdom
So much knowledge
In those #ancient eyes
That gaze deeply into mine

Eons of lives
Generations
One flowing to the other
Captured in their steady shine

Without words
They say so much
Those ghosts
I feel their presence
Their supportive touch

#vss365 #vss365a
...

Foundering #weary arms
Weakened by fatigue
Swung bloody swords wildly
Tripping upon battle riven dead
Mud-buried in gory legions
Brothers to the bitter end
As the light of glory fades
The blazing sun of Empire
Mirrored in their dying eyes

#sinistersunday 40
...

And in that instant
Betwixt light n dark
Lightning forked
& the sky split apart

A new power formed
In the #crucible of Time
Roiling with flame
So brutally divine

No one was safe
No one could run
This power saw all
This power was
After all
              The Sun
#Vss365 #vss365a
...

“what d’you call this again?” sticking a fork in the crumbling sticky mess

“Eton #Mess the menu said”

“well they got that right” still poking at it suspiciously

“try it, dude, it won’t bite”

“looks like something my gran would make” tentatively tasting

 #ConverStory
...

A tender mercy that whispered her name
As the spark flared & tinder took flame
Letting go in all-consuming fiery conflagration
Devoured scarred hidden depths of wild emotion
A phoenix rising she spread her wings
2 fly among the stars while Angels sing
📸 Quotes & Notes
#MadVerse
...

There’s a #willow in the forest
Weeping out her broken heart
Upon a quiet lonely river bank
Where no one can surely see

There’s a #willow in the forest
Trembling gently all alone
I know about that #willow
Because that #willow was me

#vss365 #vss365a
...

“Give me strength!”
The mystic cried
To no one in particular
For everyone had died
Eating too much #lotus
The blossoms all around
He’d been planting souls all day
In the iron hard ground
The last man standing
The last one to go
He dug extra deep
& let himself go
#vss365 #vss365a
...

Close you eyes and open your mind
Spread your senses and just explore
Feel the #phantasms lingering close by
Guardian angels always by your side

 #vss365
📸Delta’s D&D
...
A #craven heart that beats with fear
Of the coming night that draws so near
What demons hide we cannot see
That  wait in the dark - just for me
Drooling fiends that have my scent
From the Devil they come - Hell bent

#vss365
...

A #craven heart that beats with fear
Of the coming night that draws so near
What demons hide we cannot see
That  wait in the dark - just for me
Drooling fiends that have my scent
From the Devil they come - Hell bent

#Vss365a
...
Delicate delights tempt the palette
In seeking elusive frenzied fulfilment
We savour the wild flavours of our desire
As they burst in waves of luscious profusion
Upon our seeking tongues

#CarnalVerse 228

Rearing high amongst the stars
My #totem rides from here to Mars
In iridescent brilliance it does blaze
To guide my path through all my days

#vss365a #vss365
...

And so it begins
The dance of love
The calendar moves
And the clock ticks on

Burnished in gold
A Venus arising
She waits for him
& his footsteps arriving

Beauty illumined
A visual feast
Feeding his hunger
Soothing the beast

📸Mayer George
#CarnalVerse 231
...
Thick and brooding
The #fog rolled in
Suffocating sound
It cloaked the land
Veiling the evil
Concealing wickedness
Sucking the life
Draining souls
Leaving nothing
Desolation it’s gift
Roiling disaster
On it swept
A barren waste
All that was left

#Vss356a #vss365
...
Nightmare
Or dream
Set adrift
Soundless scream
Rudderless
Staying afloat
Just barely
A paper boat
Rip tide currents
Tossed and turned
Chasing horizons
On feet newly burned
Water and sand
What does it mean
Danger on land
Or death at sea?

(📸David Sasso)
#PoemTrail 366
....
They called me mad
Used the word ‘insane’
Yet I proved them wrong
Time and again
Well, when I say ‘I’
I surely mean Adam
He’s my closest friend
And ever so sentient
He may appear metal
But deep inside
Where you cannot see
There beats a heart
And it beats for me

#vss365 #vss365a
...
She wore a smile like a loaded gun
With a quick fire delivery aimed at the heart
Words flew like bullets killing one by one

The bodies fell faster than rain from the sky
For this dame with a powerful need for revenge
Writhing before her as she watched them die

#MadVerse
...

No matter how many years
I still feel your #embrace
Holding me tight
As if you’d never let go
How badly I miss you
And wish I’d let you know

 #vss365 #vss365a
...

Rumours like serpents
Entwine and grip
Dragging her down
Through murky waters
Until the dark closes in
Suffocating all light
And all that is left
Is the chill loneliness
Of the everlasting night

(📸Marcela Bolivar)
#PoemTrail 367
...

The Devil rides beneath #iron skies
And the innocents run and hide their eyes
Denying a fate they cannot evade
For this the state of the World today

#vss365 #vss365a
...

Balls of steel
A will of iron
Undefeated
Brave as a lion

He took them on
Standing firm
Against the tide
No way to turn

A loyal Knight
Bold and brave
He went down fighting
Honourable to the grave

#vss365 #vss365a
📸Andrew Hillhouse
...

Deadly spells and wicked potions
Consume my soul with dark emotions
Burning candles cast little light
The darkness consumes all in sight
Bell, Book and Candle is all I need
To see this through and set myself free

365 #DarkLines
(📸Miranda Wipperfurth)
...
He comes in the night
Growling my name with intent
I melt beneath him

#haikulust #haiku
...

Battle #scars laced his torso
Memories of a life always in mortal danger
Defending the weak against the strong
And yes he’d do it all again if called upon

#vss365 #vss365a
...

Lurking monsters
Abide within
Sabotaging my mind
With imaginative sin

Distrust is a disease
Fear is a scourge
Hesitate and you’re lost
Losing your nerve

Step into the light
Leave the shadows behind
In yourself you are stronger
In yourself you’ll be fine

#BardBits 299
...
Quicker than milk left out in the sun, his #mood soured as he stared around the room at all too familiar faces striving unsuccessfully to hide their greed behind false facades of concern as they waited for the Will to be read. Pariahs! And him worst of all!

#vss365a #vss365

...

Fickle Fate in torn ragged raiment
Tempting mis-#fortune in disguise
Beckons in wily regard from shadows
Eyes making promises while lips smile
Hiding razored teeth of evil beguile
The snarling bite of a crazed world

#VSS365a #vss365
...
Skin on skin
Feel the rush
Stroking rhythm
Heated touch

Hot blood pools
Heart beat soars
Unravelling here
As thunder roars

I breathe you in
Scent surrounding
In this sultry affair
Both hearts pounding

#carnalverse 234
📸Jet Cat Studios
...
Until the last snows of Winter
& the first birds of Spring
I shall think of U often
& the love U did bring
Afore the Demons came
& stole you away
Never to return
Tho I pray every day
In yr memory shall I wear
A crimson bright ribbon
In my newly #braided hair

#vss365 #vss365a
...

“It’ll be touch and go”, the Surgeon said
With a look I chose to interpret with dread
So fragile she looked hooked up to machines
So pale and small that I wish were a dream
Instead of a nightmare harsh and cruel
That seems never-ending, on a timeless spool

#DimpleVerse
...
As you persist
So shall I resist
Unless you insist
Then you’re gonna get kissed!

#vsspoem
...
Sweet #liberty
I beg of you
Keep this flag flying
Honourable n true

In thousands they came
Upon oceans and land
Seeking a fresh start
Hope in their hearts

Don’t let them down
Those generations ago
United still standing
A beacon unceasing

#vss365 #vss356a

...
Sunset flirtations betwixt night & day
A vixen bound by rules comes out 2 play
Beguiled by molten promises in hungry eyes
Sensual scars ache 2 be bathed in golden flames
His scent tempting taste buds hungry for more
& so begins the give & take of a delicious game
#CarnalVerse 235
...
“#**** of a day, hon”

“you look dog tired, babe”

“been pushing these puppies around all day, love and it’s still hot as hell out there”

“you look like you’ve been draggin’ your tail, too.  Sit yourself down, babe and let Momma fix you something cool”

#ConverStory
...

Walk with me
Beneath night skies
Painted in cerulean hues
Shall we dance to delirium
As gentle breezes kiss
Rosy blushing cheeks
Without question
Rhythm or rhyme
We’ll watch falling stars
No longer chasing perfection
Loving what we have
As I am yours
You are mine

#moonmystic 14
...
How swift the years pass
On time worn wings
Yet still I see your face
Sweet breath upon my cheek
That long ago night
When our eyes met

#SlamWords #25thEdition R1
...
On slippered feet
Delicate as angels
We danced a measure
Then another
Swirling about
One after another
Then I tripped
Almost fell
But you were there
I remember so well
Fate played a part
Fair and true
The night we met
When I bumped into you

#SlamWords #25thEdition R2
...

Twas all a game
Or so I thought
Not realising
The chaos
You wrought
Lighthearted flirting
Nothing intense
Then of a sudden
Unexpected connection
And so my world changed
Dark came to light
That shimmering night

#SlamWords #25thEdition R3
...
The heady scent of exotic paradise
Coconut and Lime and something else
Forever a memory that lingers sweetly
When I see a bonfire on the beach
With gold flames dancing delightfully

#SlamWords #25thEdition R4
...
From innocence to heartbreak
In the blink of a sorrowful eye
The gods must have been laughing
As I softly began to cry
So close we were for but a while
What wouldn’t I give to see
Once more your charming smile

#SlamWords #25thEdition R8
...
Softer than a kitten’s fur
More delicate than a lamb
Such hopes I had
Of what could be
And be again
My fears #unfurled
Uncaged my mind
And I was free
To fly once more
Higher than
A burning flame

#vss356a #vss365
...
It started out as a mild flirtation
Dancing eyes and smiling lips
Words spilling forth in sweet profusion
And all soaked up in adoring addiction

#SlamWords #25thEdition #encore R1
...
Our first kiss was beneath the moon
As stars glittered and comets blazed
Sitting on the beach with toes in the sand
Became our favourite thing to do
Wrapped up in each other’s adoring gaze

#SlamWords #25thEdition #encore R2/3
...

We thought it would last forever
Until the very end of time
Not just another vacation romance
Destiny had given us both this chance

#SlamWords #25thEdition #encore R7
...

#unfurl inhibitions too closely bound
Go dance in fireworks lighting around
Secret passions and desires unspoken
You only live once - your soul now awoken

#vss356a #vss365
...

Whip of your tongue
Lash of your words
The sweet #sting
The burning brand
That means so much
When you hold me tight
You’re masterful touch
They don’t understand
They way you do
This need I have
For the dark side
Of only you

#vss365 #vss356a
...

Amethyst rain from a sapphire sky
Diamond stars and comets fly
Purple haze and Pegasus dreams
Nothing ever as it seems
A celestial bath of dazzling luminescence
Bathed the universe in cascading brilliance

 #moonmystic 15
...

Flesh on flesh is all I crave
The slip and slide of your touch
Seeking places of sublime ecstasy
Ignoring my cries of “enough, enough”
As the rapture takes me ever higher
Just another long hot Summer’s night
Bathed in bliss and your scent

#CarnalVerse 236
📸Volodymyr Tverdokhlib
...
#Tricks up my sleeve
Already concealed
Don’t look too closely
I’ll never reveal

What you believed
What you did see
Was but an illusion
Mischievous mystery

Pay up, my friend
You did just lose
You could’ve walked
So wrong did you choose

#vss365
...

Fury knew no bounds
As the penny dropped
Yep Twitter was down

What should I do?
Got time now to burn
Sitting staring at a screen
With nowhere to turn

Is this what it’s like
Social media owns my soul
How did it come to this
Social media owns my soul

#vss365
...
Bought a one way ticket
On the Long Black Train
Hell bound and rolling
Never coming back again

Racing through the #tunnel
No bright light at the end
Redemption on the cards?
Not for you
                     My God forsaken friend

 #vss365
📸vol-au-vent

...

And the clock struck one
Sands fast running out
A time to kill has arrived
The Demons are out n about

Watch your back he was told
Look both ways and behind
They’ll try to corner you
When you least expect it
Steal your sight and your mind

Prompt 371 #DarkLines

📸Pixabay