A Thorny Lesson

A thorn 

In my flesh 

Pierces 

So I can 

Understand fully 

Without ambiguity 

That there is indeed a thorn in my flesh 

Needing quite 

Urgently 

To be 

Removed.

Bitter Pill

Tis a bitter pill
When mind overrules heart
And desires are denied

Tis a bitter pill
When two are at odds
And only one can decide

Tis a bitter pill
That my disappointment
Would be your delight

Tis a bitter pill
That at the start of every night
You are not here by my side

https://dailypost.wordpress.com/prompts/bitter/

Yay for Technology!

There is something about languages that fascinate me. How the mother tongue is easily learnt, and is a useful and essential tool to communicate. And how a foreign language is completely mystifying to an untrained ear.

I often visit other blogs, and sometimes dismayed if they are written in a different language. But not anymore! Because there is a handy ‘translate’ button, that translates the page at the click of a button. Now I can read all that foreign poetry that before was hidden from me. It is amazing! Like the light has suddenly been switched on, illuminating all that was dark before.

I am not always waxing lyrical about technology, but this sure is a nifty feature, up there with google maps!

 

Exposed

When painful words are truth

When mirrors do not lie

When weaknesses are exposed

When defenses do not stand

When everything we did and know

Only brought us to a place of

Harsh reality

Then the only way forward

Is alone

https://dailypost.wordpress.com/prompts/exposed/

Life

Life is what it is

People are how they are

Time passes as it does 

Until one day 

Life is not

People are not

Time is no more 

Wings of Love

Getting rid of old 

To make room for new

An empty space fills 

An empty heart

An empty life 

An empty voice 

Emptied

To be filled with 

Wings of love

The Lord, My Guide

Lord, give me strength for this day’s task,

Not for tomorrow would I ask;

At twilight hour, oh, may I say,

“The Lord has been my guide today.” —Nillingham

A Better Day

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The sun drops into the sea
Carrying the light as it falls
Leaving only memories
And hope for a better day

https://dailypost.wordpress.com/prompts/better/