Taken with my iPhone
Decorating the
World with bursts of beauty bright –
Cascading lilac
Lilac
Author Vonita
Once Upon A Time
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Once Upon a Time.”
Once upon a time
In a land far away
Prince Charming swept me off my feet
And away from unwedded bliss
Thirteen years later with
Two minions and a new life
In a new country –
We celebrated not killing each other
And lived happily ever after
The end
Fake Charm
Take a look at me
At my eyes and my face
And you will see
That I am a shell
Of the person I used to be
From when you entered my life
Uninvited and unannounced
And left again, a whirlwind
Of destruction, leaving your
Fake charm and smile
Fluttering in my heart
Like autumn leaves
Blowing in the wind
Nowhere To Go
You’re the inspiration
For the words that flow
For without your love
Cut off from your arms
I have nowhere to go
Have only these lines
To express the sorrow
I feel, with no escape
Mud and Fun
Crystal eyes so blue
Inner light shining through
When all is done, life is fun!
https://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_photo_challenge/express-yourself/
Sweet Marigold and Coco
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Easy Fix.”
Introducing you to Sweet Marigold
The heroine of her own adventures –
For children and their bedtime stories
Sweet Marigold woke up in a panic
She had been having a bad dream
About her beloved bunny Coco
And how he couldn’t be found anywhere!
She sat up quickly in her bed
With tears in her blue eyes
And fear gripping her heart
Her golden hair full of bouncy curls
No time to waste – she jumped up
Out of bed, and started to search!
Oh Coco, where are you?
She went to his hutch to have a look
And to her horror and fright –
The hutch was empty, Coco was not there!
Oh no, where could he be?
Where was the bunny she loved?
She looked here and there
She looked everywhere
She looked under tables
She looked under chairs
She looked under bushes
She looked under trees
High and low, and roundabout
Sweet Marigold left no petal unturned
Until finally
Coco! Silly bunny!
For right there in her home
Was Coco lying all at ease
Baby Brother had let Coco out
And made him a paper crown
Her little heart leaped with joy
When she say him resting there
She gave her bunny the biggest hug
And held him close to her chest
Feeling his heart beat against her own
Two young hearts beating as one
Filling her with love and joy
And happiness in her heart
Her worry and fear was gone
And all was right in the world
Driftwood
Untangle
The driftwood wrapped around my heart
Intertwined and gnarled and twisted
Squeezing the goodness from my soul
But untangled and removed
Releases the rocks of turmoil, hate and strife
That have been kept captive – unwelcome guests
Making room for calm waters
Of love and joy and peace
To wash into my heart and soul and life
Cleansing, refreshing
Unhindered and free
Tercetonine
A new poetry form have I learned
Tercetonine is the name it has earned
Two lines that rhyme, and a third a leonine – sublime
Form created by Irina from Irina’s Poetry Corner
Jozi Roads
Intersection of William Nicol and motorway in Fourways
Overturned truck on the motorway
Typical pothole commonly seen across Johannesburg roads
Surviving the roads of
Johannesburg, or Jozi as it is
Lovingly named, by those who
Would bravely call the city their home
Is no small accomplishment, where
Drivers exceed the speed limits at will
And potholes randomly occur
With no band-aid in sight
Here is a glimpse of the roads in the
City I called home until the day arrived
When I flew away
http://ceenphotography.com/2015/01/22/cees-black-white-photo-challenge-roadscapes/
Light the Fire
I have a friend
Not too young in age
But still so young in heart
My mind wonders – would love to know
What stories could she share
What lessons could she impart?
About the world, and how it was
When she was sixteen
Going on seventeen
In the year of 1932
Poems and Petals 