Her magic arms form
a cuddling cocoon
so like a
serene summer day
for a broken heart.
Her dreamer lips a
dusting of sudden silver.
Kathleen A. Dorholt
NaPoWriMo 2019
April 29, 2019
Instant poetry 2
All posts tagged Instant poetry 2
No Sugar
Published April 28, 2019 by kdorholt
Feel a certain chill
freeze the tender evening
Romance turns to ice.
Kathleen A. Dorholt
NaPoWriMo 2019
April 28, 2019
She Sleeps
Published April 25, 2019 by kdorholt
She sleeps
in a silver-spun vision
of an eternity
within a rainbow
without fear.
Trouble is an instant
passing shadow.
Her heart is enchanted
by summer petals
because she is small
and
sugar is still sweet.
Kathleen A. Dorholt
NaPoWriMo 2019
April 25, 2019
Candlelight
Published April 24, 2019 by kdorholt
Wandering candlelight trembles
in the rhythmic evening breeze
and melts with the fire
that touches it
in long slow licks
as the silent summer night
burns with a whispered wish
for uncharted romance
and simple surrender.
Kathleen A. Dorholt
NaPoWriMo 2019
April 24, 2019
At the Sink
Published April 22, 2019 by kdorholt
A single girl at the sink
wondering where the day went
as the warm water swirls
through her shriveling fingers
her mind lost in
the melancholy music of remembering.
Kathleen A. Dorholt
NaPoWriMo 2019
April 22, 2019
Peeking Out
Published April 21, 2019 by kdorholt
Egg hunt
A shining surprise peeking out
of the grass and morning dew
nestled like a rainbow jewel
brilliant blue vibrant pure
radiant red buttery gold
waiting for tiny child hands
to touch its intricate design and
cradle it like a glowing star
before waving such a sacred find
in a breezy dance of joyous delight.
Kathleen A. Dorholt
NaPoWriMo 2019
April 21, 2019
Morning
Published April 17, 2019 by kdorholt
As I wake to
a fresh new morning
the rosebud quietly opens
in the melody of
the same spreading sun
devoted to warming
both our faces.
Kathleen A. Dorholt
NaPoWriMo 2019
April 17, 2019
No (a poem after the Notre Dame fire)
Published April 16, 2019 by kdorholt
Today the world feels different
dreary, empty, cold,
sunk to stoic loneliness,
in need of tender calm
After the burning devoured
a bright human hope
even a dreamer cries
at the why if it
Here we hesitate and imagine
the instant when all beat
well, clear, and simple
in our hearts
If heaven ever spun a rainbow
we need its unending color now.
Kathleen A. Dorholt
NaPoWriMo 2019
April 16, 2019
Royal Days
Published April 15, 2019 by kdorholt
I remember royal days
wrapped with velvet moments
You dazzled as the knight
full of shimmer
forever chasing the elusive enemy
without surrendering your faith or friends
I am the girl
who rode by your side
Immaculate of heart
Thankful to be part of the play.
Kathleen A. Dorholt
NaPoWriMo 2019
April 15, 2019
A Poem for Laura
Published April 14, 2019 by kdorholt
This is a poem for
a wonder, a woman
who welcomed my children
with her full gentle keeping
Their escape to gilded days
of rainbow warmth
Where kindness spun like breathing
and imagination soared like song.
Kathleen A. Dorholt
NaPoWriMo 2019
April 14, 2019
A Little Lift of Lemon Drops! 