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Protest – DP

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I must protest I have the flu,

the female kind,

what can I do.

I will protest I’m feeling sick,

can’t leave home,

it must go quick.

I won’t protest a little nip,

the brandy dear,

should do the trick.

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In response to The Daily Prompt – Protest

I woke up feeling poorly this morning, what stated as a tickle at the back of my throat last night has turned into something else completely.  I have honey, oranges and lemons and a drop of brandy if it comes to it.  My nan used to swear by a drop of brandy to get you back on your feet again, purely medicinal of course!

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Martyr – DP

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‘Ask and you shall receive’ and ‘the universe will provide’ and other such sayings tell us that if we need something all we need to do is ask.  The universe, whoever or whatever you believe in will not see you without if you put your faith in them.  

The thing is, what is it we actually need at this precise moment, I mean now.  We might be worrying about future bills, a roof over our heads in the future, or poverty if we don’t find that job, but is any of this in the present moment.  I know it is for some and my asking for help might interfere with their immediate needs.  

At this moment in my life I’m warm, fed, healthy, loved and able to enjoy life.  I get joy from nature and I’m blessed with friends and family that love me.  Yes, it would be nice to have a guarantee of something coming up in the future but not necessary this moment if somebody else is looking for answers.  By the time I actually need something I might find I already have it, after all the universe works in mysterious ways.

I don’t want to be a martyr and exaggerate my own distress at the expense of others who are genuinely in need.

~ Liza

Daily Prompt – Martyr

 

Vanish #2

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 With the snuffing of the candle,

darkness walks into the room.

A fine crack in the doorframe,

permits the misty gloom.

A figure lingers in the void,

not known upon this earth.

It’s sucking in all happiness,

any joyfulness and mirth.

A wail’s heard in the distance,

oh such an agonising cry.

All arms and legs are frozen,

can’t move them if we try.

Too late we understand now,

darkness has taken hold.

We should have taken more heed,

of stories that were told.

A witch who returns at Christmas,

after she was banished.

Following any darkness here,

they find the children vanish. 

Vanish – DP

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As the sun sets over the mountains,

you once again come to my mind.

The days that we spent bound together,

I’m trying hard now not to find.

An excuse for your sudden departure,

I though what we had was the best.

The morning the phone rang unanswered,

another of lives painful tests.

One moment your here then you vanish,

I’m lost for the reason you went.

From the second my eyes laid upon you,

I believed you were heaven sent.

Was it just my crazy imagination,

had I spent to many years on my own.

Are you on the other side of that mountain,

and me I’m just here all alone.

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Response to The Daily Prompt Vanish

 

 

 

 

Echo – DP

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I still hear the echo of your voice,

and I defer my decisions to you.

When I’m at a crossroads in life,

I ask what you think I should do.

We still have conversations,

though it’s only me that can hear.

You know I value your opinion,

you’ve a talent for thinking clear.

What would I do without you,

probably make you up in my head.

I’m so lucky I have you with me,

I’d hate to be lonely instead.

And if it is really just an echo,

of those memories I have of you.

It is every bit as perfect like this,

as your telling me what I should do.

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Daily Prompt – Echo

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Faded – DP (2)

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Those silhouettes in the frame are faded now,

nearly out of sight.

Only a mixture of greys today,

where once they were black and white.

The necklace you wore on your wedding day,

just a pile of pearls.

I remember it hung round your tiny neck,

catching in your curls.

I see your handwriting on paper,

but can’t hear a voice anymore.

Listening to your favourite opera,

while focussed on keeping score.

Your fading out of my life dear,

while I’m trying to hold on tight.

Please visit with a small reminder,

come into my dreams tonight.

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Daily Prompt – Faded

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Faded – DP

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The light of the day is fading,

cows are coming into rest.

Leaves on trees now withering,

Autumns done it’s best.

Music passes from a distant car,

dwindling into the night.

I watch it as it drives away,

then it’s finally out of sight.

My memories have faded now,

growing fainter by the day.

One day I suppose they’ll vanish,

simply by melting away.

My hair has lost its colour now,

my eyesights getting dim.

There’s roundness to my body,

where I used to be so slim.

The skin on my face is looser,

hands once strong are weak.

Not many an afternoon now,

where I won’t be found asleep.

Time has come to just fade away,

leave this world to the young.

I think of you, our memories,

back to where our love begun.

You are still so clear in my mind,

I still dream of you each night.

Each moment we spent together,

every one such a delight.

Pondering on these thoughts of you,

I can really feel you near.

My heart makes a little flutter,

as you are so very dear.

Now I see you walking up the steps,

you’re holding out your hand.

I know you’ve come to escort me,

to those eternal summer lands.

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Response to The Daily Prompt – Faded

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