Forgotten Tale

There is a deafening silence
In the land of guilty loneliness
Where one is afraid to forget
And more frightened to forgive

Empty reflections in broken mirrors
Display only what lies in the heart
Of what life could possibly be
When one chooses to live in regret

Whispering echoes of ghostly shadows
Are shattered by gentle soft words
That spell out sorrow and forgiveness
But never a tale to forget

You Can Never Doubt

Never doubt yourself
For every doubt can hurt someone,
Everyone even.
Naturally you need to fight
Toward the truth in your head.
Down the rabbit hole you'll go,
Over this silly notion you describe,
Eating away at body and soul
Let it all go.
Over and over in your head it'll ring,
Gongs and bells,
Soon You will admit the fact
That you've been lying to yourself
For you know that you can...





This is the second poem that I've written in this way with each line beginning with the last letter of the line before. This does exclude the last line of the poem which ends on 'n' which starts off the first line of the poem on 'n'. Enjoy it!

Try

I dare you to try again 

Never give up in hopes 

Of having me to yourself 

At least for one night 

Fight for me, as you could 

As if there are monsters in your way 

Or dragons that you must slay 

In order to just reach me 

Ask again if you can see me 

Whether that's tonight or tomorrow

Or a day down the road 

Or just lunch during the day 

You know what I probably will say 

But I dare you to try once more 

Because I don't know what to say 

When you don't try again 

Swing dancing

Practice with a new partner
At every spin
Lessons with every push
Laughter at every fall

Reminders to step small
To recover lost balance
To help him guide me
Into every recovering step

Don't think so hard
Let the music take you
Wait for the coming tune
That reminds you to pause

New faces means faster paces
With spins and laughter
And unlearned places
That are appreciated by all

Little compliments throughout
Given by men old and young
Regarding temperaments and moves
Brightens his night and mine

Familiar partners at the end
Help calm my spinning head
Unpracticed moves help bring the end
Of another wonderful night

White

Crowning of the crashing waves on virgin shores
Pure wings of a mourning  dove in flight
Heavenly glow of the distant stars and moons
Tail of the spooked deer in the waiting wood
Snowy tundra hiding predator from prey
Ethereal figures swimming below the dark waves
Under bellies matching the skies above from danger
Stripes warning of poisonous danger, or of easy prey
Edges of the eyes observing all of this beautiful world