Express In Eight

Dissolving dream, golden hearted, heights, statuesque,

16-2-2021 Image Prompt: Icy trees
Icy Trees

Dreampt of walking the autumn forest
meet my favorite vampire in the twilight
zone, slicing at every branch unhurt, get
the thrill of having the world in an oyster.

The ambiance changes to winter trees and
snowy branches dancing under grey skies
with wind playing Bach's Flute Sonata in
E-Major transporting me to seventh heaven.

17-2-2021 prompt words from Grammarly : idyllic, solitude,

Dissolving dream.

Idyllic surroundings prompted
me to imagine vistas of visible
beauty sending me spiraling
into a world of never ending joy.
I would sit and swing on the crescent
moon, close in with the sparkling seven
stars, play at will with the cotton candy
clouds only to wake up on the wrong side of the bed.
18-2-2021 Prompt words: clogged, gurgle, bulbous, curd
Clogged
The solution to keep the drain
from clogging is well within my reach.
To get rid of the gurgling thoughts
clogging the mind is not that easy.
Oh, let me see if I can lighten
the overload by walking under
open skies, looking at the horizon
where the sea merges with the sun.

19-2-2021 Prompt: Picture of Emil Alzamora’s Leaning statue.

Statuesque
Leaning statue defying gravity
an ultimate trick with suspension.
The yoga posture has a man in
full control of his body and mind.
A man in repose holds himself
in the pose of contemplation.
The meeting point of physical fitness
and a beautiful mind in one being.

20-2-2021 Prompt words are from various festivals celebrated during 20-21 of February National Handcuff Day
Love Your Pet Day, National Woman’s Heart Day Etc.

Golden hearted

Seek a way to a woman's heart
so you find solace that lasts long.
Her stabilizing ways free you of handcuffs
limiting your abilities to make progress.
Without her loving touch, life can be
an empty shell, has no rhyme and reason.
A woman is impartial, she loves
her husband and lapdog equally.

21-2-2021 Prompt words: Halt, Promise, Struggle
Saga
There's no stopping the struggle.
Promises cannot be broken half
way through, though the obstacle-ridden
path halts my progress in scaling
the heights of endurance and
reach the peaks of fruitful freedom;
not the kind found in the Declaration
but the one referred to in spiritual sagas.

22-2-2021 Prompt words: Heights or Hope

Hope

In the middle of the sea
no way to anchor,
in the middle of desolation
compass grows weak.

Yet, shines the last thing
left in the Pandora's box.

The one treasure
we cannot afford to lose.

23-2-2021 Prompt: Image of a dreamer
Dreamer

As a little girl she dreamt
of teddy bears and barbie dolls,
in high school it's all about
winning the math olympiad.
It's crushes and competitions
as a collegian and now it
revolves around how to get
away from disillusioning reality.

24-2-2021 Prompt words: Soon of Mint
The spark

The get-well-soon card,
the "thinking of you" message
fill me with a new fillip.
It is good to know
someone cares enough
to convey their sentiments.
It helps me to get the spark
back and soon I'm on the road to recovery.

26-2-2021 Prompt: Quotation: There are souls in this world who have the gift of finding joy everywhere, and leaving it behind them when they go. - Frederick William Faber

Her Joy
She was not wanted
at her only son's house.
Soon he found her a dwelling
along the long road to the woods.

With sadness in smithereens
now she had people, the vast blue sky
tall trees, sunshine, moon and the stars.
In multiple ways she found joy everywhere.

27-2-2021 Prompt: National Retro Day
The retro days

We focused on each other
the absence of smart phone
made our bonds stronger.

It was eye-catching, those
bell bots and polka dot bandana.
A charming curly Afro-cut, whose

style caught the male eyes
sliding past on old roller-skates.

For National Retro Day (27, February)

28-2-2021 Prompt: Floral Design Day
Flowers on my bed

The lovely flower pattern
on the bed spread stops
me every time I pass by.

A long stemmed red rose
a few pink buds, the exotic lilies
of the valley spread around,

luxuriant, ah, I recall our visit
to the valley with heady floral fragrance.

For Floral Design Day (28 February)

1-3-2021 Prompt: Nightfall or Distance.
Nightfall

A strange hush surrounds by nightfall.
There's a kind of restless calm around.
Is the third wave on its way to pounce on
a world that went complacent for a while?

They blew caution to four winds
and went about chatting and partying.
Teasing fate is a favorite game in these
parts and so begins another end.