Love's Debut

Through the distant blue

above the highest stars

every wish comes true

the universe is ours

nights intoxicating

I'm drunk on you

you find me captivating

love's debut

over the highest rainbow

beyond all the oceans, too

surpassing all you know 

still, merely a preview

like blossoms on a southern breeze

contented sighs float through

the path is marked with ease

when two hearts are true.

(c) Dahlia Ramone:  June 2, 2018

This was written for Blogophilia

Week 13.11 Topic:  Over the Rainbow

Bonus Prompts:

Hard (2 pts):  Include a Ramones lyric *

Easy (1 pt):  Incorporate an ocean (Southern)

*  Through the distant blue / above the highest stars / 

every wish comes true (Highest Trails Above)

Nights Intoxicating (Chasing the Night)

Follow Me

 

 

 

If I told you

that I couldn't promise the sun would always shine

but I could promise you would always know warmth

like warm amber on an onyx night

would you follow me?

 

If I told you

that I couldn't promise the moon would always come out

but I could promise my heart would always shine

lighting the way for you

would you follow me?

 

If I told you

that I couldn't promise the wind won't bite when it blows

but I could promise you shelter

wrapped up in my arms

would you follow me?

 

If I told you

that I couldn't promise some days won't taste bitter

but I could promise life together would be sweet

and that we would always crave each other

would you follow me?

 

If I told you

that I can see for miles and miles

the beauty in days, the magic of nights

and I could weave them into every moment

would you follow me?

 

I can tell the truth and make it right

you will know the warmth, see the light

feel the breeze and taste the love

if you have a place in your heart

to follow me.

 

(c) Dahlia Ramone:  May 13, 2018

 

 

 

This was written for Blogophilia

Week 11.11 Topic:  A Place in Your Heart

 

Bonus Prompts:

 

Hard ( 2pts):  Incorporate the phrase "I can see for miles and miles"

(fifth stanza)

 

Easy (1 pt):  Use a country lyric *

(Last stanza)

 

* Tell the truth and make it right

(from "Feed Jake" by Pirates of the Mississippi)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



New Beginnings

 



The days leading up to tomorrow
slip silently away, purpose served

they take their place in the Milky Way

as lessons learned

 

the heart ceases war with the head

having learned to live in harmony
a knowing breeze gently blows by

infusing the air with trust

 

it's the pinnacle of faith

new beginnings on the horizon

a heady scent, an easy breath;

the sun falls in love with the moon

 

all the wrongs give way to right

as day marries night.

 

(c) Dahlia Ramone:  May 5, 2018

 

 

 

This was written for Blogophilia

Week 9.11 Topic:  New Beginnings

 

Bonus Prompts:

Hard (2 pts):  Include the word "Wapiti"

Easy (1 pt): Mention palm trees

 

(I did not include any bonus prompts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Of Love and Dreams

 

~ Of Love and Dreams ~

 

I've always dreamed of idyllic things

Cornwall in Spring, wishes on wings

I care naught for castles and kings

just a knight, with a heart that sings

 

heaven on earth, such a place exists

lovers know it, from the moment they've kissed

their world transports into moonlit mists

prose turns to poetry, romance insists

 

here is the deepest secret nobody knows:

- they say love comes, and then love goes

well, it's those naysayers I oppose -

I believe love, true love, only grows

 

the birds know this song, follow their trill

the bees will help guide you, they've fate to fulfill

the moon and the sun and the stars all thrill

our coming together has been their will

 

yours is the light by which my spirit's born

and it's that purity of love which we shall adorn

 

there will be no greater love story than our memoirs

you are my sun, my moon and my stars

 

(c) Dahlia Ramone:  April 22, 2018

 

 

 

This was written for Blogophilia

 

Week 8.11 Topic:  Birds and Bees

 

Bonus Prompts:

Hard (2 pts):  Quote or include a line from e.e. Cummings

(I've included two) *

Easy (1 pt):  Include a town in Vermont (Cornwall)

 

* "here is the deepest secret nobody knows"

(third stanza)

&

"yours is the light by which my spirit's born -

you are my sun, my moon and all my stars"

(I split this one up into the last two couplets)

 

 

 

(my very favorite poem, happens to be this one)

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 



The Pondering Moon



~ The Pondering Moon ~

 

As the sky is brushed in an indigo hush

the nightingales pause their hymn and the stars dim

in anticipation of the moon's summation
I begin my pilgrimage, seeking her image

once again

 

from July through June, I've beseeched the moon

'guide me there, or guide him here

color my days in bountiful ways

paint my nights with love's highlights
I believe in you'

 

the moon ponders this, assessing my wish

you've believed all these years, though smiles and tears

yet even when I'm not around, it never gets you down

tell me why

 

I listen to my heart, and say what I hear

"it seems when I'm lonely, I always know you're near"

the moon ponders this, and sees another vision

perhaps it's not me you're thinking of, my dear

 

the moon goes on to explain, she's not calling the shots:

the soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts

become one with the brushstrokes, connect the dots

once your soul's on canvas, you'll know what you've got

 

I sit under a tree, pondering the moon pondering me

the birds resume their song and I think she's not wrong

I am indigo dreams with art in my seams

and someone, somewhere, has a similar canvas to share.

 

(c) Dahlia Ramone:  April 15, 2018

 

 

 

This was written for Blogophilia

Week 7.11 Topic:  Talking to the Moon

 

Bonus Prompts:

Hard (2 pts):  Include a quote from a Stoic other than Seneca *

Easy (1 pt): Use a line from a Gene Autry song **

 

* "The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts"

(Marcus Aurelius) - 5th stanza

 

** It seems that when I'm lonely,

I always knew you're near

("You're the Only Star in my Blue Heaven")

4th stanza

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resurgence

 



WAITING - PHASE ONE

 

The Long Silence

 

Queries litter the ground

fallen from lips of ashes
representations of time

wasted on the waiting

what happens now

as I kneel and disconnect

drawing the line

in my ashes

 

STRIP THE SOUL - PHASE TWO

 

Drown with Me

 

Disappear with me

the half-light beckons

with its seductive flicker

to the start of something beautiful:

The Sleep of No Dreaming.

stop swimming, the rest will flow

and we can just sleep, together

 

FUTILE - PHASE THREE

 

Blackest Eyes

 

Remember me, lover

as I dig this shallow grave

cover it with footprints

of those who come after me

to watch the stars die

 

FADE AWAY - PHASE FOUR

 

Always Never

 

Don't sing to me of halos

even less, of sentimental things

I've been down that road before
and don't try to reason

that I am in the driver's seat

the joke's on you

I drive the hearse

 

ACCESS DENIED - PHASE FIVE

 

Arriving Somewhere, But Not Here

 

To your credit, you didn't say

all the words I'd heard before

you simply laid your flag before me

kneeling beside my open grave

and as the moon touches your shoulder
I believe in Fate once more.

 

(c)  Dahlia Ramone:  April 1, 2018

 

 

This was written for Blogophilia

Week 5.11 Topic:  My Fate

 

Bonus Prompts:

Hard (2 pts):  Incorporate a lyric by the group Porcupine Tree *

Easy (1 pt):  Mention something found in a cemetery (grave, flag)

 

* I used the following song titles, in order:

 

Waiting - Phase One / The Long Silence / Lips of Ashes /

What Happens Now / Kneel and Disconnect / Drawing the Line / My Ashes / Strip the Soul / Drown with Me / Disappear /

Half Light / Flicker / The Start of Something Beautiful /

The Sleep of No Dreaming / Stop Swimming /

The Rest Will Flow / Sleep Together / Futile / Blackest Eyes / Remember Me Lover / Shallow / Footprints / Stars Die /

Fade Away / Always Never / Halo / Even Less / Sentimental /

The Joke's on You / I Drive the Hearse / Access Denied /

Arriving Somewhere But Not Here /

The Moon Touches Your Shoulder

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Curtain Call



~ Curtain Call ~

 

Close your eyes

take my hand

breathe in the memories

was it all we planned?

 

we were on fire

revered by all

we wrote the book

we defined protocol

 

we loved, oh we did

to depths unknown

yet, in our core

we were still alone

 

we both had our dragons

neither could slay

I couldn't say when

it all went astray

 

we were together
I forget the rest

but for all of our time

we tried our best

 

they'll ask what went wrong

but our lips are sealed

neither is to blame
no missteps revealed

 

open your eyes

squeeze my hand

leave them with this:

our love was a wonderland.

 

(c) Dahlia Ramone:  March 18, 2018

 

 

 

 

This was written for Blogophilia

Week 3.11 Topic:  Our Lips Are Sealed

 

Bonus Prompts:

Hard (2 pts):  Include a quote from Walt Whitman *

Easy (1 pt):  Incorporate a dragon

 

* We were together.  I forget the rest.

(Fifth stanza)