gift – One Woman's Quest

Celebration

Carnations linger
prolong the celebration –
flowers gifting joy.

(For Eugi’s Weekly Challenge: celebration.
Image my own.)

If only I could bloom a rhapsody,
gentles river song for sound…

will remember your promise –
respect another soul,
honour their life,

that between each beat
emotion felt, true music,
innocent but strong

thanking your lift,
favouring the gift –
seek its fill.

(Fridays are magnetic poetry. Play online. Featured image from personal collection. Design available on Redbubble, KnutsonKr8tions.)

Such a gift is youth –
silvers stars and bows,
jingle-jangle wishes…

Seldom opened –
shame and insecurity
casting doubt, despair

Shall we try again,
age and wisdom
steeped in appreciation.

(Written for Willow Poetry’s What Do You See Challenge, the prompt being the featured image.)

Creativity is a jungle –
unharnessed overgrowth
threatens the light –
chaotic madness ensuing

Genius enters the chaos –
culls the extraneous –
captures the message
and with elegance,
delivers.

(Written for Willow Poetry’s challenge: What Do You See? Image supplied by Hélène V.)