Cold Old Bones

Snow/Sleet in Jozi

Cold Old Bones

Winter crept, while we slept,

Into our homes and our cold old bones,

And joints with stiffly (f)rigid digits.

As we awoke the freezing air

Held us fast there in its grasp,

Held us tight with all its might,

We fight to breathe, we’d like to leave

For warmer climes, for heated homes

To ease the hurt of these cold old bones.

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Image and poem: ©Denise G Allen, 19 May 2013 20:13

Photo taken with my cellphone a few years ago.

There is creative reading as well as creative writing.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Living Life

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We know we’re alive when we…

Feel the heartbeat, the throb and pulse of life,

The joy and pain, the sunshine and rain of life,

Squeeze the last drops to savour the flavour.

Living life, loving life…

The good and the bad, the happy and sad,

En-Courage others to do the same,

Inspire them to honour His name

And raise our spirit to a higher plane…

.

©Denise G Allen, 01 May 2013 05:39

LightHEADED

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New meds

leave me LIGHTheaded

turn my head

and my brain lags

behind

back to bed

wake up a new (wo)man

no diff ‘tween meds

and drugs – one okay

the other not

like smoking pot

for pain

suffer say the buffs

you’ll get wasted

‘wasted…’ haha

what am i now

s-l-e-e-p

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©Denise G Allen, 02 March 2013 07:51

Rear View Mirror

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blinded by love
no
hormones led me
up the garden path
to see through sightless eyes
visionary-wise
but now
my rear view mirror
shows me the horror
makes it clear
what wasn’t there
naïve trusting without guile
believing
when all the while
hatred in disguise
masqueraded as love
in my fool’s paradise

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©Denise G Allen, 23 January 2013 09:35

Body and Soul

~~~

My body feels drought and rain

My soul feels joy and pain

But some live in the clouds

Behind chemical shrouds

Afraid to display

Heartache and grief

In the mistaken belief

That emotion disclosed

Is weakness exposed

~~~

©Denise G Allen, 07 January 2013 08:23

SHOCK

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All life was suspended

And the earth stood still

I was encased in a void

Of neither heat nor chill

Breath and blood froze in time

And nothing intruded

In that world of mine

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©DGA 24 October 2011 06:10

Obscuring the Pain

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 The pain was more than I could bear

The grief beyond belief

I had to deaden the feeling

Go to a place of healing

To stop my heart bleeding

~

I lay on the bed and closed my eyes

And I felt my skin tingle

As if a thousand needles

Were brushing me lightly

And holding me tightly

~

As the warmth of darkness enfolded me

God in his mercy defended me

Safely sheltered me in His love

Shielded me from more heartache

And watched over me ‘til daybreak

~~

©DGA 12 October 2011 02:28

(un) Lucky Leg

…

What will it be today,

Frumpin’ lumpin’ jumpin’ Jehosephat?

Twisting, turning, cramping, screaming…

Wanting freedom,

Heavy as a large salmon

In the bottom of the boat,

Threshing, thrashing,

Or heavy as lead,

Dead?

As a slab of meat,

Oven ready for the meal?

Or will you show your delicate side,

You Jezebel, born in hell,

Lead me up the garden path

Only to punish me with pain

Again!

…

©DGA 29 September 2011 06:41

Mist on the Water

Mist on the Water

Mist on the water
Forest on the rise
Two canoes together
Desire in your eyes

White water river
Swollen by the rain
Thunders over rocks
Drowning out the pain

Remember when we cut
Mixed our blood together
Blood brothers we would be
And lovers forever

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Photo with kind permission of http://bythecanonviewfinder.blogspot.com/

©DGA 08 August 2011 19:08

I WILL FLY

I WILL FLY

When I’m back on my feet again
I’ll be free of pain
Be able to walk
Visit the park
Sit in the dark
Count the stars in the sky
And know that I’m whole
In both body and soul –
I will fly, I will fly

Image: terryhicky_photobucket.com & stoneteller_photobucket.com
©DGA 16.06.2011