Diaphanous Heart

~ Diaphanous Heart ~



 

Diaphanous heart, sheltered deep

protected only when I sleep

walk no more tightrope in the grey

just one more dream, then break away

 

I have some scars from where I've been

I know I'll walk that path again

a heart's yearning, love will betray

just one more dream, then break away

 

trapped by my past, sometimes I wish

to emerge from this chrysalis

and fly away from yesterday

just one more dream, then break away

 

diaphanous heart, sheltered deep

just one more dream, then break away
 

 

(c) Dahlia Ramone: August 27, 2017
 

 

 

 

This was written for Blogophilia

Week 27.10 topic:  Sometimes I Wish

 

Bonus Prompts:

Hard (2 pts): Include a lyric from a U2 song *

Easy (1 pt): Incorporate the word "diaphanous" **

 

 

* I have some scars from where I've been (Song for Someone)

(second stanza)

 

** First and last stanzas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Sojourn with the Devil

~ Sojourn with the Devil ~

 

"Name your price" the devil said, "and you can have it all"

he looked at me intently, wanting me to fall

but I could hear the sunlight, banging on the wall

it wasn't over yet, I just needed time to stall

 

they say all things are cyclical
and I've been ever cynical

the devil's promise... so cryptical

and my next move is critical

 

I listen for the sunlight, it whispers your name

the devil's eyes light up, he knows how to play this game

"it's cyclical" he tells me, "it always ends the same"

I search deep within and wonder where to lay the blame

 

the room grows darker, I'm losing the sun

walls are closing in, there's nowhere to run

time seems to be over before it's begun

the devil smiles gleefully, thinking he's won



but he doesn't have me yet, and watches in dismay

as I fall to my knees and begin to pray

it's not a long walk if you meet me halfway

don't be the sun that fades away.

 

(c) Dahlia Ramone:  August 20, 2017

 

 

 

 

This was written for Blogophilia

Week 26.10 Topic:  Name Your Price

 

Bonus Prompts:

Hard (2 pts): Include a lyric or song title from The Grateful Dead *

Easy (1 pt): Use Last Shadow Puppy lyrics **

 

* Don't be the sun that fades away (from Easy to Love You)

(last line)

 

** Sunlight banging on your wall (from Pattern)

(third line)

 

 

 

 

 



Moon Song

~ Moon Song ~

 

I used to know a hundred songs

that gave me hope to right the wrongs

I'd serenade the moon each night

but one by one, they weren't quite right

 

somewhere in between you and me

she's hidden a song, in her key

I searched each place within my sight

but one by one, they weren't quite right

 

she said to listen, close my eyes

but I could only agonize

I sought answers to ease my plight

but one by one, they weren't quite right

 

I used to know a hundred songs

but one by one, they weren't quite right.

 

(c) Dahlia Ramone:  August 13, 2017

 

 

 

 

This was written for Blogophilia

Week 25.10 Topic:  Puppy Love *

 

Bonus Prompts:

Hard (2 pts): Include a Kate Bush Lyric **

Easy (1 pt): Include the phrase "an elephant never forgets"

(I did not)

 

 

* I did not write on topic

** Somewhere in between (second stanza)

(from the song Somewhere in Between)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





Fire and Wind

 

 

~ Fire and Wind ~

 

You are fire and wind

elements that ignite me

 

fiery passion

temperatures rise

your breeze becomes a tempest

I become lost in your storm

and it's contagious

 

your smile, so warm

heats up each path it travels

it eludes me now

and I tremble

 

your touch, but a whisper

it passes right through me

as if I wasn't there

 

you are fire and wind

elements that destroy me

 

I stand in your arena

the seeing, and unseen,

walk - don't run

I hesitate

(do you remember me?)

 

fan the flames

keep the scars

the warning flashes in the sky

 

tempt the tempest

seal my fate

what have I become?

 

you circle me

I feel your heat

not sure I can resist

 

you reach for me

I say a prayer

and enter into the storm.

 

(c) Dahlia Ramone:  August 6, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

This was written for Blogophilia

Week 24.10 Topic:  Walk, Don't Run

 

Bonus Prompts:

Hard (2 pts): Use a Regina Spektor lyric *

Easy (1 pt): Include a radio station call letters **

 

 

* "And it's contagious" (from the song Us)

(second stanza)

 

** KEEP (103.1, Bandera, TX)

(seventh stanza)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



The Angel and the Hound

~ The Angel and the Hound ~

 

On the wings of transgression, an angel flies

while the night is still young

hope is not lost

 

she knew that fire burned him, burned within him,

and that wildfire would push him to the edge

she also knew his goodness was inherent

and she sought to save him from himself

 

breaking through the glass separating duty from morality

she touches him, and plants a seed

clarity cannot be seen in chaos

but it can be nurtured to survive



it is a long path they walk

on the edge of redemption

pushed back by malevolence

blinded by retaliation

but never completely lost

 

the seed has taken root

a greater purpose has been seen

questions and doubts plague him

yet, his compassion grows

 

the future is fraught with danger

both from outside and within

she offers her protection

and imparts on him his value

 

she remains his angel

a savior by his side

 

(c) Dahlia Ramone:  August 5, 2017

 

 

 

This was written for Blogophilia

Week 22.10 Topic:  Through the Glass

 

Bonus Prompts:

Hard (2 pts):  Incorporate a Billy Joel Lyric *

Easy (1 pt): Include the word "wildfire" **

 

 

* While the night is still young

("Night is Still Young") (first stanza)

 

** (second stanza)