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Ghosts of
yesterday’s dreams
lie beaten
in the abyss
of unrequited desires
crushed and dejected
stretching bony limbs
that wraps
skeletal fingers around legs
dragging its’ bony frame along
and
slowing down
today’s dreams
Let us
bury yesterday
say our goodbye’s
with tears in our eyes
to dreams aborted
like unwanted fruits
embrace with a purpose
golden opportunities
of today dreams
that we may profit
from its’ fruits
lest they fall
like yesterday.
Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
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Do step in and show some love.
Could I have just a little more time? I read this heartfelt post and could empathize as well as relate. There are those moments in time when we wish that we could switch time just a wee bit, but each day, life teaches me a lesson that the love we receive from our loved ones is given freely despite our warts and all.
Life Cameos I totally enjoy Life Cameo’s poetry’s and prose. She has a way of bringing everyday people and life into words that leave me satisfied as though I read a full novel in few stanzas.
Dear Self Lovely post and idea. I think I’ll write myself a letter for Christmas.
Teeny tiny itty bitty One word is cute. How do people fit into this itty, bitty cars?
How do you define a good woman? Who is a good woman? Are you the exceptional Proverbs woman? Well, I, Jacqueline ain’t one! A thought-provoking read for you.
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Do step in and show some love.
Wordless Wednesday creative, fun and eerie to look at 🙂
Oddball This made me smile. Sweet and babyish but I like it 🙂
Going in This would be my best read for today. Raw, candid, painful, sweet, and teary too. Addiction and handling it is not easy on the sufferer as well as their loved ones. Please read.
Curry bard Now this is a lovely poem. I enjoyed the images created, the sound of the trundling train, the waft of curry dishes. A good read for today.
Self a mirage we swing through these emotions, edging on the highs of elation, depression, and oppression. Life is certainly a rollercoaster.
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“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” Seneca
I’ve written and deleted my post many times, not because I’m at loss for words but because the spurious well of churning words seeking to escape my thoughts are so disjointed that I don’t even know how to bridle them.
I will borrow the quote Bernadette gave for the writer’s quote inaugural week to try and cobble my words together. How apt this quote is for this tumultous week of new beginning. Is this the beginning to the end of things? Only time will tell.
You feign that you care about others
while in the secrecy of your dark soul
you wish to take away the rights of other living souls
You feign that you are a free world
while in the darkness of your fields
lie the spirits of broken men
You ache to regain toe hold
over your reign of terror on people’s lives
when you could whip them into submission to your will
You ache that things should be
the way they were before
when others had to cower before you in fear
You remember your days of old glory
your days of supremacy
and you want to reconstitute your free lynching
The truth is that
you will never gain back that
which your hateful soul desperately seeks
The truth is that
times have moved on and so will it remain
‘cos no one is going to cower in fear of your bullying and cowardice
The truth is that
no one is going to stay at the back of the bus any more
while old men steer us to destruction
The truth is that
this is the dawn of a new beginning
and may well be the start of a revolution.
The truth is that
no matter how you strive to keep others down
the fighting spirit of a free soul will always rise against you.
© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
Please join us for the reconvened Writer’s Quote Challenge that Bernadette, Haddons Musings and I have started. We would love to have you with us. Check this link for details.
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Do step in and show some love.
Augustus Writes a Poem Did you know that a fish has opinions and can write a poem? Well, I’m meeting Augustus the first time as well and I must say that he’s an interesting fish 😉
My Silver Streaks Another new feature in this space. Visit my Silver Streaks index pages and say hello.
Casey Elizabeth Bean Introducing Casey’s blog. In her own words below:
Small town Texas girl with big hair, big dreams and a dog named Pickles. Let me give you great advice that I probably won’t ever take!
Not copycat poor Shakespeare What are you inadvertently teaching your young offspring and others? Are you likely passing on a cycle of generational actions that you are not aware of?
Enough We are enough! This post resonates with me because it reminds me of my young struggling self, till I realized that I AM ENOUGH.
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Tabs Theatre Thoughts Introducing a new blog friend. Please check it out. Thank you
Midweek Music Some cute meme’s that’ll make you smile and good music to hum 🙂
My six-year-old self Quite an interesting poem. Never thought about this and I probably will now that the idea has latched on. What would you tell your 6-year-old self?
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She loved moonlight, raindrops and
the beauty of nature around the fields of crops
and as other things that have soul
because she often feels the universe’s call.
All her scars shined bright in the moonlight
when universe asked about her ugly scars.
The things she could not reveal
to anybody but herself
because she bleeds in colours
that this world does not understand.
They said, understand soul?
Soul with ugly scars?
She said it’s the
soul that reveals love.
Soul that reveals purity.
After the years of pleading,
purity of the soul finally shined
under the moonlight
with love shred like raindrops.
I am Kavita Chavda from India. I am an Introvert at heart, a writer by passion, an engineer by profession, a philosopher, a counselor, a dreamer and an over-thinker. I love relationships at soul-level. Writing is my passion and I talk my heart out through writing. According to me, words are the greatest invention of mankind! They create magic. They make us relive moments. They take us to places we’ve never been.
My blog ‘Playing with Words’ is all about these enchanting words that in some or the other way relates to all of our lives.
You can connect with me on my blog WriteKavita
When I saw Ronovans’ prompt for this week’s haiku, ‘heart and petals,’ my romantic thoughts drifted to love. I am a die-hard romantic realist – whatever that means. Ha, ha 😉
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I’m brand new I could use many adjectives to describe this post, but I’ll just stick to empowering and liberating 🙂
Apple Carrot Muffins Scrumptious and easy to make. My children will love it 🙂
Millions of Masks How many masks do you hide your pain behind? How real are you? A profound poem.
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I simply love getting to know folks better in this space. I keep thinking that one day in the near future, there’ll be a facetime opportunity to meet with all those whom I’ve connected with over these past months of blogging.
When you interact with someone for a while their warmth seeps through their words and Robin is one of the lovely souls I have been interacting with in this space and I believe in connecting my friends. Please, I implore you to take a bit of time to visit her blog and say hello.
Thank you, dear Robin, for sharing bits of you with us 🙂
My name is Robin Baldwin. I was born and raised in Southern California, where I still live. I have a Bachelor’s degree in business and a Master’s degree in mass communication. I am a senior manager at IEEE Computer Society and have worked there for 21 years.
I have been married for 19 years to my amazing husband, Michael. He is a wonderful life partner and father to our daughters.
I am a Christian and believe in the power and beauty of God. I converted to being Catholic about a year after my daughters were baptized at our church. So spirituality is an important theme in my poetry.
I try to have a positive outlook on life whenever possible. I treat others like I want to be treated and I always want the underdogs to win.
On my blog, you will find thoughts, mostly poems, about what’s going on in my life through the views of the various roles I assume in any given moment: mom of twins, wife, daughter, friend, manager, woman, spiritual seeker.
I’ve written poetry on and off throughout the years since I was a teenager. In the last several years I’ve been busy working and parenting, but lately, I’ve found small windows of opportunity to write. It has made me want to write more, so I decided to start a blog as a creative outlet.
I have been amazed at the generous support and love this blogging community gives. It keeps me motivated to keep writing.
One of my initial poems for my blog is at https: My Table
I also write a lot about my daughters, so this is my most recent post about when my husband and I decided to let our twins room in separate rooms for their class field trip: These Girls
I keep writing about the things that matter most to me. Seeing the likes, comments, and follows really helps!
None so far and Yes, I would totally encourage others to blog! Especially if you ever wondered if you have what it takes to be a writer. The feedback from this wonderful WordPress community is empowering.
I am up by 6:30 am to get ready for the day. Then I wake up my girls up and get them going for school. I take them to school and then go to work. I usually have several meetings each day either with my team or with colleagues to discuss various projects we’re working on.
After work, I meet up with my family at home where we have dinner together (my husband is the cook and makes fabulous meals!). While the girls finish homework, my husband and I try to catch up on each other’s days.
I don’t have any specific plans for my blog other than to continue to keep nurturing it by posting at least a couple of times per week, visiting other blogs, and participating in blog parties like the ones you host each month.
However, my next goal in writing is to submit to poetry publications. And, now that I think about it, some day in the future I might publish a book of my poetry.
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