Writing

look away lest you care

By Denise Carruthers / 31st May, 2017

A sadness of secrets Kept silent unseeing Muted by dark disregard Strong weaken & fail No breath to cry All hope abandoned

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frolicsome

By Denise Carruthers / 31st May, 2017

cloudy head fantasy filled dapples of dreamy desire where the dewdrops glisten as morning glories in thy bed shyness shed

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Salome

By Denise Carruthers / 31st May, 2017

Abandon your tales of lust Come by me & listen Whispers that fuel your fire Tongue the intimate Take you to the clouds & rain

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ring my bell

By Denise Carruthers / 30th May, 2017

My bell rings for funny things Chandeliers, wind chimes; Birdsong & twilight shadows Flora fauna finery But love sings my soul

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stiletto

By Denise Carruthers / 30th May, 2017

Her stiletto eyes Raking over his heart Raising his expectations

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The hood

By Denise Carruthers / 30th May, 2017

Red skies denied the warning A countenance of quiet beckoned Birdsong & leaf rustle Gentle sounds Ripples in the pond Picture by Darla Vaughan – host of @Tastypoems – twitter

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love haiku

By Denise Carruthers / 30th May, 2017

Sways of dappled sky Unwind by the breath of love The twilight kisses

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love signals

By Denise Carruthers / 30th May, 2017

Welcome of summer rain Dewdrops on tulips in the morning Heart’s gentle beat A peacock wooing Color my love in these feelings

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memorial

By Denise Carruthers / 30th May, 2017

Somewhere over the horizon A faint call of a bugle Remembering them Children of war and what we are Not gone by passing picture by Hengki Lee

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The bucket list

By Denise Carruthers / 30th May, 2017

Through the sands of time Falls and fails of memory But fantastic dream A living wish Kick goals not buckets

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love isn’t a rose

By Denise Carruthers / 30th May, 2017

Don’t break me in hope I might grow pruning me as if I am a rose I’m human needing nurturing gather up my petals by the way

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blind

By Denise Carruthers / 30th May, 2017

Rare glimpse In a blind man’s cave Where the bats are real The scares aplenty But the light of love Reveals sweet softness

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topsy turvy

By Denise Carruthers / 30th May, 2017

find me upside down under inside out tables turning spinning yarns twisting tales trying to solve the mystery of you

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The canvas

By Denise Carruthers / 30th May, 2017

Painter paint me A carnival of carnal color Dip into my palette Brush your love upon my frame Mix me to kaleidoscopic climax

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Blush

By Denise Carruthers / 30th May, 2017

When I think of how you make me feel I blush That first flush of us What heat my flesh reveals Pink is the color of our love picture by…

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strength

By Denise Carruthers / 30th May, 2017

It is hard to be strong When the wind blows ill The weight of sorrow Of pressure felt everywhere Such that the soft will fold

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bonded

By Denise Carruthers / 30th May, 2017

I am undone by you Threads to sense escape me As pretty thoughts tendril Silk ties and soft ribbons Entwine my heart to yours

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nudnick n. = person who is a bore or a nuisance

By Denise Carruthers / 23rd May, 2017

There once was a nudnick from space Who talked with hot air out of place Words floated by Each rolling eye Wished he’d fall flat on his face

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books

By Denise Carruthers / 23rd May, 2017

Into another world where prints play on pages parade To wander there a moments peace free from care my book my ease

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dead set

By Denise Carruthers / 22nd May, 2017

What if I was a book Leather bound My skin like pages Would you read me Or put me down

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