Hebridean Dreams

 

~ Hebridean Dreams ~

 

Give me a cottage

anywhere in the Hebrides
share the wonder with me

 

 

I'm dreaming of desolate beauty

ancient ruins, mountains and rock

 

 

 

I'm dreaming of breathtaking views

the bluest seas and the greenest hills

 

 

 

white sand beaches and flowering machair

a little bit of everything

 

 

 

I have never been here

yet I feel I am coming home

 

explore the isles in the day with me

sit and watch the wildlife

they are in no hurry either

 

 

and in the evenings

keep that wood stove burning

whisper to me in Gaelic

 

we are all we need

in this wondrous place

and my heart is open.

 

(c) Dahlia Ramone:  September 23, 2018

 

 

This was written for Blogophilia

Week 30.11 Topic:  "I'm Dreaming of.."

 

Bonus Prompts:

Hard (2 pts):  Include a Keith Urban Song *

Easy (1 pt): Use the word "magenta" (I did not)

 

* A little bit of everything / coming home /

my heart is open

 

 

 



Indigo Wishes and Starlight Dreams

 

 

In the corner of the sky

imagine time and love

an overture of dreams
as simple as it seems

 

I hear a symphony
where there was darkness

and I am swept away

the stars have shown the way

 

surrender to the night

stop, look, listen (to your heart)

reflections of tenderness

together we are effortless

 

what a little starlight can do

 

this is the part where you...

 

(c) Dahlia Ramone:  September 16, 2018

 

 

 

This was written for Blogophilia
Week 29.11 Topic:  "I Wish I May, I Wish I Might..."

 

Bonus Prompts:

Hard (2 pets):  Incorporate two Diana Ross song titles *

Easy (1 pt):  Use a first aid kit in your blog (I did not)

 

* Song titles, in order of appearance:

 

corner of the sky / imagine / time and love /

I hear a symphony / where there is darkness / swept away /

Surrender / stop look listen (to your heart) /

Reflections / tenderness / together

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Mirage

~ Mirage ~

 



What was it

that drew you to me that day?

I thought you a songbird

but you were a bird of prey

 

your words of grandeur

spoke to my core

you drew me in

with the promises you swore

 

I expected honor

but your words were hollow

still I didn't know

the deceit that would follow

 

when I asked you why

it came to an end

I may as well

have been talking to the wind

 

silence and scars

it's what we became

your plan executed

and you had no shame

 

it's why I lie

and self-sabotage

claiming I'm better alone

because love's a mirage

 

who means what they say?

it's why I cry

because I don't know how

to trust the next guy.

 

(c) Dahlia Ramone:  September 8, 2018

 

 

 

This was written for Blogophilia

Week 27.11 Topic:  "Why I Lie and Why I Cry"

 

Bonus Prompts:

Hard (2 pts):  Include "speak to the wind"

Easy (1 pt): Mention a song from the band Pop Evil *

 

* Birds of Prey / Core / Silence and Scars

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Love's Eternal



Eternal whispers

a lover's verse

softly traverse

the universe

 

close your eyes

make a wish

count to three

imagine me

 

the moon appears

a guiding light

she knows the night

and sets her sight

 

close your eyes

make a wish

count to three

look for me

 

time stands still

but not for long

feel the song

it can't be wrong

 

close your eyes

make a wish

count to three

stay with me

 

upon the table

all laid bare

heart declared
said the prayer

 

close your eyes

make a wish

count to three

fight for me

 

the moon bows

a moment passed

no reason asked

the die was cast

 

close your eyes

make a wish

count to three

remember me

 

there is no night

there is no day

all the wishes fade to grey

 

I'd have loved you anyway.

 

 

(c) Dahlia Ramone:  August 26, 2018

 

 

 

This was written for Blogophilia

Week 26.11 Topic:  "Make a Wish - Count to Three"

 

Bonus Prompts:

Hard (2 pts:)  Incorporate a naughty word (I did not)

Easy (1 pt):  Mention a mountain closest to where you live

("Table" Mountain)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Pawn



Within the dark she knows me well

it's where I hide, it's where I dwell

you cannot blame me, though

for living what I know

 

paint me up, dress me down

feed me lies, watch me drown

take away all sense of time

reduce me to a pantomime

 

silent cries or deaf of ear

the story of an unchecked tear

I travel through the darken night

she denies me her moonlight

 

past to future, dusk to dawn

it's all the same, the heart's a pawn

I give it up, the ultimate price

and roam the alleys of sacrifice.

 

(c) Dahlia Ramone:  August 19, 2018

 

 

 

 

This was written for Blogophilia

Week 25.11 Topic:  Time Traveling

 

Bonus Prompts:

Hard (2 pts):  Use a quote or lyric from Oliver Twist *

Easy (1 pt): Mention a soccer player (I did not)

 

* I twisted this prompt and

used a lyric from the song Oliver Twist by D'Banj

"you cannot blame me though"

 

 

 

 

 



LoveMoonStars

~ LoveMoonStars ~

 

Under languid stars

and a lazy moon

a hopeful breeze stirs

it whispers "soon"

 

upon moss and heather

faeries dance and spin

an enchanted place

for time to begin

 

the night echoes

down to your soul

you hear the calling

it makes you whole

 

follow a heartbeat

is it yours? is it mine?

destiny awaits

where love, moon

and stars entwine.

 

(c) Dahlia Ramone:  August 5, 2018

 

 

This was written for Blogophilia

Week 21.11 Topic:  "Writer's Choice"

 

Bonus Prompts: (Writer's Choice)

 

Hard (2 pts):  Incorporate faeries
Easy (1 pt):  Mention the moon and stars

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hidden Narnia

~ Hidden Narnia ~
 

Always

there is a stillness

to discover

which transports you

to another world
 

a wonderment

lush as the moss

blanketing the forest

soft as a whisper
beckoning you in
 

a haven for your soul
 

journey through paths
never yet seen

wide-eyed, humbled,

awed at the prospect

of finding your own

hidden Narnia

it's out there

closer than you know

listen to the whisper

follow the unknown
 

it couldn't be simpler:
 

to begin,

begin.
 

(c) Dahlia Ramone:  July 22, 2018

(poem and photos)
 

 

This was written for Blogophilia

Week 21.11 Topic:

Journey Through Paths Never Yet Seen
 

 

Bonus Prompts:
 

Hard (2 pts):  Quote Williams Wordsworth

("To begin, begin")

Easy (1 pt):  Include a recipe you like

(I did not)