Bell, Book and Candle

 

 

Bell, book and candle

some say spell, I say scandal

on this theory, you have no handle

best left to your neighborhood vandal

 

Under cover of thunder, he'd storm inside

watching his back as he'd spin side to side

breaking and stealing things, he was quite satisfied

then he pushed over a bookcase, exposing a bride

 

She slipped into an alcove, the vandal intrigued

he didn't stop to think he was out of his league
until he followed her in and hit a wall of fatigue

 

"Why am I so tired?" he asked as he fell

the bride smirked and said "welcome to Hell

t'was not meant for you but, meh, a farewell is farewell"

and that that she reached for an intricate bell

 

He could see the bell's symbols from where he lay

and knew its evils, when summoned, would not disobey

but to death he defiantly said "not today!"

 

Giving the room a desperate look

he searched for anything to get him off the hook

his eyes spied an object over the bride, in a nook

perched precariously on a shelf, was a giant book

 

She followed his gaze and said with a laugh

"what, you want to read?  Don't be daft.

Now, what would you like written on your epitaph?"

 

Remembering the candle he stole from the hall

he sought to find a way to stall

he'd need momentum as the candle was small

but if he threw it just right, that book might fall

 

"You've such a beautiful dress," he said with a smile

the bride blushed for a moment, caught up in his guile

she gave him an inch, and he took a mile

 

He leapt to his feet and she took a step back

caught unaware, she didn't expect this attack

she lunged for the bell, but he was no hack

he heaved the candle, and it struck with a smack

 

Now he had aimed for the book, but instead struck her head

he watched as she fell, not sure if she bled

but he didn't stick around to see if she was dead

 

Bell, book and candle - the theories abound

the quest nearly put him under the ground

it was a lesson he vowed to expound:

don't seek that which should never be found.

 

(c) Dahlia Ramone:  October 29, 2017

 

 

 

This was written for Blogophilia

Week 36.10 Topic:  Bell, Book and Candle

 

Bonus Prompts:

 

Hard (2 pts):  Use 3 compound words, but separate the words

(i.e., if you use the word "anybody" you have to use the words "any" and "body" separately) *

Easy (1 pt): Quote Herman Munster of The Munster (I did not)

 

* thunderstorm / backspin / overexposing (second stanza)

underground (last stanza)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Color Me / Color You

~ Color Me / Color You ~

 

Jump

then fall

color me

with the magic

of new beginnings

encompass me with blue

(a love deep as the ocean)

share with me all your shades of red

(the hues where romance and passion meet)

trust me with white, that I may cradle it

(goodness of heart, purity of the soul)

don't fear to burden me with your black

(pain and fear can be overcome)

and I will give you yellow

(days marked by happiness)

safety and wellness

(with all my greens)

jump; let me

color
you.

 

(c) Dahlia Ramone:  October 22, 2017

 

 

 

 

This was written for Blogophilia

Week 35.10 Topic:  Look at the Magical Colors

 

Bonus Prompts:

Hard (2 pts): Use a song title or lyric from Taylor Swift *

Easy (1 pt): Mention a blue object (ocean, 7th line)

 

* jump then fall (1st and 2nd lines)

* red (8th line)

 

 

 

 

 

 



Errant Moon

~ Errant Moon ~

 

Under the guise of romance

the moon pulled me from my sleep

my heart never stood a chance

 

a victim of circumstance

wayward bound, lessons aren't cheap

under the guise of romance

 

the moon calls, and I advance

no looking back, in too deep

my heart never stood a chance

 

I pause, promises enhance

I see their allure, and leap

under the guise of romance

 

dawn breaks to release the trance

laugh's on me, nothing to keep

my heart never stood a chance

 

errant moon, a sideways glance

with recycled tears, I weep

under the guise of romance

my heart never stood a chance.

 

(c) Dahlia Ramone:  October 15, 2017

 

 

 

This was written for Blogophilia

Week 34.10 Topic:  "Wayward Bound"

 

Bonus Prompts:

Hard (2 pts): Incorporate the musical term "requiem"

Easy (1 pt): Quote Jerry Seinfeld

 

(I did not use any bonus prompts)

 

 

 

 





Letters to the Moon

~ Letters to the Moon ~

 

 

My Dearest Moon,

 

About last night...

You sent me the perfect dream

you lit the candles, and set the scene

and though I couldn't quite make out his face in the shadows

I knew his soul mirrored mine.

It was an enchanted moment,

and it sees me through the day.

Thank you for the wonderful gift.

 

     Fondly, a Dreamer

 

 

Dear Moon,

 

About last night...

I have to thank you, for your guidance

'trust your heart, let Fate decide'

you whispered in my dream.

I never would have found her

if it hadn't been for you.

 

Best regards, a Listener

 

 

My Dearest Moon,

 

About last night...

It was just a prelude, right?

An introduction, of sorts,

to the rest of my life?

As the dusk grows darker

I have to wonder

will I see him again tonight?

 

     Fondly, a Dreamer

 

Dear Moon,

 

About last night...

I surrendered to you

and lost my heart to her.

I've heard no one has the same dream twice

but if you don't mind

could you take me there again?

 

Best regards, a Listener

 

My Dearest Moon,

 

About last night...

You left a bit of mystery

as to who my love might be.

If I could just ask this one favor

- a bit of clarity

so I may find him in your absence.

 

     Fondly, a Dreamer

 

Dear Moon,

 

About last night...

I get it now.

The light you showed me, was hers.

A reflection of love

you bounced straight to me;

and now, I know the way.

 

Best regards, a Listener

 

 

My Dearest Moon,

 

About last night...

I understand your gift now.

Before, where I couldn't see his face

the shadows were mine.

I had to clear the cobwebs

to open my eyes to him.

I know, I shall see him again.

 

     Fondly, a Dreamer

 

p.s.  Until tomorrow night...

 

 

 

(c) Dahlia Ramone: October 1, 2017

 

 

 

This was written for Blogophilia

 

Week 32.10 Topic:  About Last Night

 

Bonus Prompts:

Hard (2 pts):  Incorporate three things found in a haunted house

(candles, shadows, mirror - first letter; cobwebs - last letter)

 

Easy (1 pt): Use the words from a Disney song *

 

* An enchanted moment, and it sees me through

(Can You Feel the Love Tonight from The Lion King - first letter)

* Trust your heart, let Fate decide

(Two Worlds from Tarzan, second letter)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Vintage Lies

 

 

They weren't particularly clever

the words you laid before me

yet I was blind to your endeavor

to lure me out to sea

 

I hadn't time to raise my guard

so quick and earnest you appeared

I gave my safety no regard

as the shoreline disappeared

 

I basked in adoration

in the gentle waves of your caress

you spoke with such elation

I saw no reason for distress

 

our future seemed so flawless

as we swam together in bliss

me on the back of your promise

tenderly sealed with a kiss

 

cerulean waters and crystalline dreams

white freesia breezes on our skin
is love as simple as it seems,

or did it ever really begin?

 

your presentation, so appealing

was intended for different eyes

to win back another's feelings

you hooked me with your vintage lies

 

treading water, I was suddenly alone

not knowing why you had gone

all your lies turned to stone

and I struggled through the dawn

 

I called for you, begging to know why

but you were nowhere to be found

you couldn't even say goodbye

you just left me there to drown.

 

 

(c) Dahlia Ramone:  September 24, 2017

 

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This was written for Blogophilia

Week 31.10 topic:  Vintage Lies

 

Bonus Prompts:

Hard (2 pets): Incorporate a lyric front the rock group Genesis *

Easy (1 pt): Include a scent (freesia breezes, fifth stanza)

 

* "Because you never said goodbye"

from the song More Fool Me)

(last stanza, and I paraphrased the lyric)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Abundant Heart

 

 

 

 

 

~ Abundant Heart ~

 

Build me with love, strengthen me with hope

shape me by the colors of diversity...

 

 

you'd risk your life to fight for me

and help to keep our country free

a Soldier foremost, no place for labels

honor knows no gender identity

 

love who you will, I'll bake you that cake

to celebrate joy is never a mistake

A common thread, a simple right:

to live and love in equality

 

abundant hearts should not be denied

protections redacted, Lady Liberty cried

when we deny the American Dream

we've closed the door on humanity

 

inward, not outward, is where it begins

see the beauty of color on different skins

we are different and we are the same

unite and embrace in mutuality

 

build me with love, strengthen me with hope

shape me by the colors of diversity

 

what was lost by ignorance and hate

will always be found again by love.

 

(c) Dahlia Ramone:  September 10, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

This was written for Blogophilia

Week 29.10 Topic:  Lost and Found

 

Bonus Prompts:

 

Hard (2 pts):  Include the word "Inuit" or "Eskimo" - I did not

Easy (1 pt):  Incorporate a favorite color - Diversity

 

 

 

 

 

 







The Bucket Moon

~ The Bucket Moon ~

In indigo dreams, I carry you
a vision, transpired by moonlight
into something I can hold

there is no space between us
perchance, there never was
celestial eyes have always seen
that which we never could

in between breaths
the breeze softly sighs
rippling moonbeams
across the sky

contentment echoes through the night
as stars gather in gratitude
simpatico with the moon
and I know I have been blessed

I look into my bucket, past the moon and the stars
and the rippled moonbeams
there, in my indigo dreams,
I see you.

(c) Dahlia Ramone: September 4, 2017

This was loosely written for Blogophilia
(I say 'loosely' because I did not write on topic)

Blogophilia Week 28.10 topic: "Tell us about your summer"

Bonus prompts:
Hard (2 pts:) Writer's Choice
(incorporate words given by friends)

Easy (1 pt:) Writer's Choice
(write about the moon)

I was given sixteen words by friends.  I used the following ten:

indigo / vision / transpired / moonlight / space
perchance / moonbeams / gather / gratitude / simpatico