The Watch

the past stands
with me as a friend
keeping watch

 

 

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Photo: Roman Baths (sculpture detail), Bath, England, c.b.w. 2005

Words: senryu, c.b.w. 2016

Linger

Misty moonlight,
drifting in trees
The weight of night,
asking to stay
Dawn marches on,
chasing the stars
Darkness fades out,
giving new light

Morning Mist in Bath, England
Photo by: c.b.w. 2005

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Special Note: This poem also marks the end of the  Writer’s Digest 2013 November Poem A Day Chapbook Challenge. I wrote these lines in response to the November 30th prompt, write a disappearing poem. They just happened to fit perfectly with the photograph I was planning to use for this week’s Sunday Abroad. I love it when that happens!

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c.b.w. 2013

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Reflection

Where secrets lie
and lies hover
Open portals
cannot be free
Tokens of love
afford passage
War torn relics
sink far below

Pulteney Bridge, Bath, England. Photo by: c.b.w. 2005

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c.b.w. 2013

Sunday Abroad: Somerset Maze

Keys unguarded,
ciphers broken
Vistas unseen
keenly invite
newly forged steps
Minds without doubt
fearless and free
Traveler’s creed

Beazer Garden Maze, Bath, England
Photo by: c.b.w. 2005

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c.b.w. 2012