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)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Night Song / Aria of the Moon

 

~ Night Song / Aria of the Moon ~

 

 

In the darkness of night, life slows down

the moon comes out and plays her song

love, that moves the sun and other stars,

is the refrain I try to sing along

 

her melody, haunting

her lyrics, my own

her reach, universal

her resolution, unknown

 

she knows the depth of my truth:

I'm living on dreams and chains

she seeks to adjust the rhythm

so only the music remains

 

the night fades and the moon turns away

her back to me, she scans far and wide

as my dawn becomes another's dusk

she hears lyrics that cannot be denied

 

love can move the universe

and the sun and the stars play a part

no doubt or chains can stop her

when the moon has faith in the heart.

 

(c) Dahlia Ramone: July 23, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

This was written for Blogophilia:

Week 22.10 Topic:  Night Life

 

Bonus Prompts:

Hard (2 pts): Quote Dante Alighieri *

Easy (1 pt): Use a lyric from a Stevie Nicks song **

 

* "Love, that moves the sun and the other stars" (first stanza)

** "I'm living on dreams and chains"

from I Sing for the Things (third stanza)

 

 

 

 

 

 





To Dream

 

~ To Dream ~

 

 





A face in the crowd

tethered at home

watching from afar

wherever you roam

 

unparalleled dreams

in a parallel land

what is chance

but destiny unmanned

 

hope becomes an addiction

I cannot set free

I would risk my heart

to see you, see me.

 

(c) Dahlia Ramone: July 16, 2017

 

 

 

This was written for Blogophilia

Week 21.10 Topic:  A Face in the Crowd

 

Bonus Prompts:

Hard (2 pts): Include a favorite painting *

Easy (1 pt): Include the word "addiction

 

* The accompanying photo is one of my favorites by Banksy
("Balloon Girl")

 

 

 

 

 



The Silent Love

 



~ The Silent Love ~

 

In closeness, nonchalant
but from afar, truth speaks

though only when there is no breeze

to carry my secrets away from me

 

friendships have been lost

in such unveilings

a price too high to pay again

my confession dies upon my lips

 

friendship to admiration to love

we have not followed the same path

the end justifies the means

longevity remains paramount

 

love is in the eye of the beholder

inside our hearts, where passion breathes

within a grasp held tenderly, lies a strength:

to love through pain, to love through time

 

if you don't receive it back

is it any less a love?

 

 

(c) Dahlia Ramone:  July 9, 2017

 

 

 

This was written for Blogophilia

Week 20.10 Topic: Secret Admirer

 

Bonus Prompts: (I did not use any)

Hard (2 pts):  Incorporate the word "vassal"

Easy (1 pt): Mention something nice about someone you do not like

 

 

 

 

 

 



Soul Chasers

~ Soul Chasers ~

 

 



Through indigo skies

the hibiscus sighs

seducing the air

her scent everywhere

 

the whippoorwill calls

my soul stumbles, and falls

I question my mind

you answer, in kind

 

lost song of lovers

the melody uncovers

would you not follow

leave me sad and hollow

 

chasing a soul

I cannot control

the power not mine

to realign

 

through indigo skies

I recognize

the scent of destruction

lured by seduction

 

I counter, with grace

you bow and embrace

the light that I sought

my wandering, for naught.

 

(c) Dahlia Ramone:  July 2, 2017

 

 

 

This was written for Blogophilia

Week 19.10 Topic:  Discovering Soul

 

Bonus Prompts:

Hard (2 pts):  Include a Billy Idol lyric *

Easy (1 pt): Mention hibiscus

 

 

* Lost song of lovers..... leave me sad and hollow

(third stanza) - from Catch My Fall

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



In the Light of Darkness

 

"I was never really insane,

except on occasions where my heart was touched"

- Edgar Allen Poe -

 

 

 

Under cover in the shadows

the edges of reality blur

reason cannot breathe

but my vision is crystal clear

 

I know the road well

mapped out by my heart

from pieces of my past

all u-turn ramps eroded

by the bridges that I've burned

 

I am weightless in this void

where love cannot find me

freedom from the madness

that grounds you with its touch

 

I own my darkness

and revel in its grasp

solitude calls 'shotgun'

and we ride without looking back.

 

(c) Dahlia Ramone:  June 29, 2017

 

 

 

 

This was written for Blogophilia Week 18.10

Topic:  Knowing Your Own Darkness

 

Bonus Prompts:

Hard (2 pts): Use an Edgar Allen Poe quote (intro to poem)

Easy (1 pt): Use lyrics from Nervous Norvus (I did not)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





Wicked Sun Lying Moon

~ Wicked Sun Lying Moon ~

 



There's a place I seek

between day and night

where there is no darkness

and there is no light

 

there's no sun to lure you

touting warmth like a song

only to burn you

if you stay too long

 

the moon you can't trust

to bury your scars

she asks for your wishes

then keeps them trapped in the stars

 

promises broken before they begin

dreams falter as the grey seeps in...

 

 

the sun is shining

or so I've been told

in seeking its heat

I became lost in the cold

 

I sought truth in the night

and saw the moon as my guide

"never say never" she'd whisper

until I realized she lied

 

I cannot forgive the moon her indiscretions

nor look beyond the sun's harsh lessons

 

limbo is a place

between slim and none

where there is no pain to heal

because no damage has been done

 

no day or night

to count or compare

in the belly of submission

you will find me there.

 

(c) Dahlia Ramone:  June 18, 2017

 

 

 

This was written for Blogophilia

Week 17.10 Topic: "Never Say Never"

 

Bonus Prompts:

 

Hard (2 pts):  Include a broken promise

Easy (1 pt): Include the name of a cowboy *

 

* Slim (Whitaker)