A Water Tanka
Waves of change engulf
Ancient springs once flowed freely
Transitional times
Exploring technologies
Rivers of hope will converge
Copyright © 2016 Shawn D. Standfast. All rights reserved.
Hope
Searchin’
Gone Too Long
Shouts ring out all along The Boundary
Ghostly voices echoing from days gone by
Moments lost for ever, fading to twilight
Lost my girl and my dreams somewhere along the way
Packin’ up what cares I have left
Saying goodbyes with tearful reminders
I’ll be on that morning train headin’ south
Gonna leave this dead end, good for nothing town
There was a time that nothing but you mattered
Getting lost in your arms and favoured charms
Knowing our love would last forever
But even forever ends someday
Gotta get out before tears take hold
Before time passes and my poor heart breaks
I’ll be walking toward the horizon from now on
Searchin’ for forgotten dreams gone too long
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Room of Secrets
Lost in her room of secrets
Knowing her weakness
Passions lurking in shadows
Searching for release
A reputation to maintain
Prim and proper
Debauched desires brewing
Needing to be tamed
Reaching out in the dark of night
Lust in sight
Waiting for a time to let go
For love to flow
Turning away from possibilities
As desires weep
Wondering if it’s hers to give
Or be taken away
Repressed by rejection and fear
And unsatisfied tears
Full of sadness as love fades
Lost in her room of secrets
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Sleepless Nights
Clouds Linger
Lost in thought
Where does time go?
Searching for answers
Finding only questions
Leaving accusations behind
Forever in doubt
Looking toward the past
Hoping for a future
Trapped in between
With no where to go
From sleepless nights
Dreams are rekindled
Once choices were easy
Youthful days long ago
Energies ran free
Passions held firmly
Paths were clear
Now clouds linger
Weary but unbroken
Choices still remain
Fewer than before
But there nonetheless
Time to collect things forgotten
Before they’re gone forever
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Time Slips Away
Here is my poem for last weeks picture prompt for Facebook Group: Poetry in Motion.
The Glow of Limelight
A concrete tomb of memory surrounds
Thoughts and past life roams free here
The dancer stares into empty space
For the briefest moment time slips away
Fifty years ago, it seems forever now
On a lighted stage she showed them how
A Sleeping Beauty like none had ever seen
Soon to be destined for the silver screen
Movements made with delicate precision
Then a moment of doubt and indecision
A fragile mind that could not be controlled
Reckless terrors took their gripping hold
Lost in a pit of self loathing and destruction
When all cries for help meet with obstruction
Ending on a deserted road one dark rainy night
Never again to dance in the glow of limelight
Fifty years ago on a lighted stage she showed them how
Remembering aching limbs and flowing perspiration
With memories of applause she takes her final bow
Exit stage right, Sleeping Beauty dances forevermore
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Washing Dreams Away
Smiling Eyes
It was a fairy tale romance
Right out of books of old
Two meeting in the dark of night
Parting before the morning light
She knew what he needed
She knew how to tease him
She knew how to please him
Darkest desires straining for release
Rapturous innocence breaking free
Flowing from smiling eyes
And tender quivering thighs
He knew what she wanted
He knew how to kiss her
He knew how to touch her
It was her desire
It was her pleasure
It was her release
Giving everything and leaving nothing behind
Lost in twilight that washes dreams away
Frozen laughter stifled by misplaced passion
Sentenced to darkness without reprieve
Obsessed with words that deceive
She will never forget
She will never forgive
She will never be free
Lost in sorrow
Lost in pain
Lost in tears
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Haiku Ten – Seven
Writing for many
Haiku in social circles
An undying art
Shadows on the screen
Living a nitrate daydream
Moments in darkness
Ruby lips entice
Smiling eyes pluck at heart strings
Beauty is timeless
Weary thoughts ignite
Forgotten memories burn
Dreaming in shadows
Lost in memories
Searching for hope in shadows
A dreamer awakes
Desires become one
And release hidden passions
Silence the darkness
Gentle thoughts caress
Distraction clouds my vision
Reflecting desires
Grey light surrounds me
Shadows fade into the night
Longing for your kiss
Early evening chill
A relentless rain pours down
Prelude to springtime
Not the Ides of March
About ole St Patrick’s Day
Time for a birthday
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Micro Poetry Times Five – Two
In a world of darkness
Looking for forgiveness
We all need second chances
For a second sun to rise
From the ashes of our love
When grey skies make me blue
Your grey eyes see me through
Lost in their smiling embrace
All dressed in satin and lace
A secret darkness ebbs and flows
Through gardens lost in thought
Sweet scents linger in moonlight
Dew drop morning wakens gently
A timeless desire searching for hope
Passions flowing with morning dew
Shadows race the coming sun
Frozen in light until twilight dawns
Caught in a silhouette of dreams
Searching an empty wilderness
Memories fade with every thought
A glimpse into the abyss
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Echoes Remain
The following poem was written for Debra Lane‘s Picture Challenge that she is hosting on her Blog Words Across the Ocean. To jump directly to all the poems for the challenge click on #PicturePromptChallenge. Below is my entry and below that is said picture.
Hollowed Out Dreams
Hovering between the sky and moon
Twilight lingers and becomes imprisoned
As dusty velvet curtains are pulled back
Revealing torment and darkness beyond
The theatre of a once vibrant life lies silent
Only echoes remain on the empty stage
An ever fading moon weeps into the mist
As shadows wander aimlessly in the gloom
Passions shelter in hollowed out dreams
Decaying desires lay strewn in the wings
A spectre of loss circles endlessly
Temptation and regret soaks the fabric of being
Waiting for the audience that never came
For the playwrights that forgot their lines
Once expectant eyes now stare back in reproach
Desolate and alone, longing for the final curtain call
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Haiku Ten – Six
In a tight embrace
Lost in the rhythm of you
Takes my breath away
Twilight dreams awake
Mirrored shadows become light
Meaning in rhythm
Reflecting passion
A moment frozen in time
A lingering kiss
Thoughts preserved in ink
Words silent beneath covers
Worlds of wonder
Early morning light
The melody of shadows
Forgotten moments
Seeping through the cracks
Dreams awaken from slumber
Stardust in my eyes
Late night rendezvous
Shadows move into light
Silent passions flow
A heartbeat pauses
Fragmentary moments pass
Searching for the truth
Silent melodies
Twilight lingers in pale light
Darkness over takes
A gentle rain falls
Clouds part, sun shines, birds rejoice
Spring will soon be here
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