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)
 





Dissension



~ Dissension ~

 

Hold me

walk away

fall back in

stay

 

Who am I

to kill the game?

Damaged, the moth

endures the flame

 

Hypnotist.

It ends the same
who are you?

Say your name

 

Champion
release the grey

solace unnoticed

replay.

 

(c) Dahlia Ramone:  July 15, 2018

 

 

 

This was written for Blogophilia

Week 20.11 Topic:  A Moth Drawn to the Flame

 

Bonus Prompts:

Hard (2 pts):  Incorporate a song title from the singer Plumb *

Easy (1 pt):  Mention two things you might find at a state fair **

 

* I used the following song titles:

 

hold me / walk away / fall back in /

who am I / damaged / endure / say your name /

champion / solace / unnoticed

 

** I only used one (hypnotist)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Simplistic Love

 

 



~ Give me two hours a day of activity, and I'll take the other twenty-two in dreams"

~ Salvador Dali ~

 

 

~ Simplistic Love ~

I've stopped believing in the lore

of superheroes with powers galore

they'll never make it to my shore
because it's you I adore
 

in the interest of a dream
blur the lines of reality's theme

live a future as we deem

it can be as simple as it seems

 

if you feel me to your core
then we have something to explore

I don't need a cape to soar

if you'll love me, evermore.

 

 

(c)  Dahlia Ramone:  July 1, 2018

 

 

 

 

This was written for Blogophilia

Week 18.11 Topic:  Superhero

 

Bonus Prompts:

 

Hard (2 pts):  Quote Salvador Dali

Easy (1 pt):  Mention a tax write-off (interest)