Rising

(Light in Empty Heart by Astranat - Deviant Art)

 

 

~ Rising ~

 

Empty is the heart

with nothing to lose

too bored to bleed

to fragile to use

 

veils and visions

fire and smoke

avoid the burn

pull up the cloak

 

can't find release

over the edge

one cannot hold

an empty pledge

 

nothing to give

just pain to accrue

expectations
wasted on you...

 

 

You showed me this:

expectations
accrue on merit;

give no donations.

 

Pledge to myself:

hold only candor

edge from the dark

release love's slander

 

cloak the darkness

burn all the lies

smoke carries hope

visions on the rise

 

use the pain to learn

bleed for love tonight

lose all inhibitions

heart to heart, ignite.

 

(c) Dahlia Ramone:  January 28, 2018

 

 

 

This was written for Blogophilia

Week 49.10 Topic:  Empty is the Heart

 

Bonus prompts:

Hard (2 pts):  Use a song title from the band Zebrahead *

Easy (1 pt):  Mention fire (second stanza)

 

* song titles used in order:

 

Nothing to Lose

Too Bored to Bleed

Veils and Visions

Over the Edge

Expectations

Wasted

Ignite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



From Inside the Willow Tree

 

~ From Inside the Willow Tree ~

 

Hidden under the canopy

of a sprawling willow tree

shelter beckons a weary soul

cautioned against another stroll

to the garden just within reach

where trust has always been breached

and truth shares a bed with lies

 

weep, willow, weep

for love doesn't come cheap

from the tidy rows of bleeding hearts

to the broken promise of the forget-me-nots
there's solace in the weeping

where dreams are meant for keeping

so the garden never dies

 

what's next, beyond the safety of the willow?

its leaves whisper into the winds of tomorrow

poised, as they are, to blow gently on a face

in need of guidance, seeking nature's grace

to create that path less traveled on

where reality mirrors dreams we've drawn

and the garden becomes all it implies.

 

(c) Dahlia Ramone:  January 22, 2018

 

 

 

This was written for Blogophilia

Week 48.10 Topic:  The Tree in the Middle of My Garden

 

Bonus prompts:

Hard (2 pts):  Quote Martin Sheen ("What's next?")

Easy (1 pt):  Include the phrase "in or out of the money" (I did not)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





Moon Song



Dance like no one's watching

Love like there's no tomorrow

 

~ Moon Song ~

 

There's a secret glen
with moss covered trees

where the moon enchants

those who dream to dance

it's waiting for you

and it's waiting for me

 

a moment in time

that cannot deny

the birth of romance

upon first glance

it belongs to you

and it belongs to me

 

listen to the night

hear the moon beckon

caught in a trance

nothing left to chance

she's calling to you

and she's calling to me.

 

(c) Dahlia Ramone:  January 19, 2018

 

 

 

This was written for Blogophilia

Week 47.10 Topic:  Dance Like Nobody's Watching

 

Bonus Prompts:

Hard (2 pts):  Use a Lindsey Stirling song title (Moon Trance) *

Easy (1 pt):  Name a good villain (I didn't)

 

*  I didn't use the title verbatim, but I split up the words

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Celestial Serenade

 

~ Celestial Serenade ~

 

Long ago, on a night like this

I first dreamt of you

not knowing who you were

but knowing you were true

 

a lover's arms, a safe place

a dream to hang my hat on

you came to me in slumber

and vanished with the dawn

 

I'd look for you

in the stars at night

I'd close my eyes

you aren't in sight

 

but the moon just smiled

because she knew who you were

and she had some magic to disperse

before our meeting could occur

 

she called on the elements

she called on time

she set the stage

and wrote the rhyme

 

waxing poetic

she filled our hearts

and on a night like this

our romance starts.

 

(c) Dahlia Ramone:  January 7, 2018

 

 

 

This was written for Blogophilia

 

Week 46.10 Topic:  Long Ago

 

Bonus Prompts:

Hard (2 pts):  Include a lyric or line from singer Jewel *

Easy (1 pt):  Mention a lamp (I did not)

 

*  "You Aren't In Sight" (from Standing Still)