SHE STILL IS MOM TO ME: —— TO ALL THE MOMS – MOTHER OR NOT! (MY MOTHER’S DAY THANK YOU)

SHE STILL IS MOM TO ME

By Charles Robert Lindholm   

Our DNA is not the same

though we share the same last name

it doesn’t matter much to me

about our genealogy

A FAIRY TALE FANTASY

By Charles Robert Lindholm

 

He took my wife
like a  villian
in a fairy tale
fantasy

like a black knight
on a stallion
he stole my love
from me

THE DREAM I DREAMED OF

By Charles Robert Lindholm

So many times I’ve struggled

so many people knew

I’d do the best I could

and somehow muddle through

HUMMING SOFTLY

By Charles Robert Lindholm

 

Softly Sundown comes

to put the day to bed

dusting off the dirt

kissing the hurts

JUMBLED UP DREAMS

By Charles Robert Lindholm  

 

I wake up suddenly

in the middle of the night

or is it morning

before the dawn’s early light

 

Dragged from deep, deep sleep

SCAR STORIES – THE MARKS OF LIFE

By Charles Robert Lindholm

 

I SAW YOUR SCARS

BECAUSE I SEE YOU

BECAUSE I CANNOT

LOOK AWAY FROM YOU

 

YOUR HEART

AND YOUR SOUL

THEY THRILL ME

AS DOES EVERY

INCH OF YOUR SKIN

THE RULER’S RING

By Charles Robert Lindholm

 

Little Boys, oh

You don’t stand a chance

You think “You’ll be the Man”

But You ask Her to dance

 

You think that You’re

The Big Man

but before too long

you’ll see

it isn’t Her who’s asking

or down upon one knee

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YOU SEE ME IN THE SHADOWS

By Charles Robert Lindholm
 

You see me in the shadows

but never run away

You look toward me

searching for my eyes

but it’s me who looks away
 

MORE THAN I DARE SAY

By Charles Robert Lindholm

I miss you so much

When you are gone away

Out of the reach of my arms

Out of touch with my soul

ASK ME

By Charles Robert Lindholm 

If you will ask me

THE RELUCTANT POET

by Charles R. Lindholm  

NOT FOR FAME AND FORTUNE
HE HIDES HIS GIFT FROM SIGHT
NOT BELIEVING IN THE TRUTH
BUT STILL HE’S FORCED TO WRITE

A TIDBIT OF AN INSIGHT HERE
OR AN INSPIRATION THERE
A FUNNY THOUGHT, AN INNER FEAR
A DREAM OF LOVE OR A SIMPLE JOY

THOUGHTS

By Pratishruti Mohanty, Gina Gallyot and Charles Robert Lindholm

 

The past

was back to haunt her

with shadows

that bent over

and whispered your name

AN IMPROVISED LIFE

By Charles Robert Lindholm   

 An improvised life

no following footsteps

like the rest of us

it’s not what we’ve heard

professed to us

ALL I EVER WANTED

By Charles Robert Lindholm

All I ever wanted

was

what I found in you

HAIKU: A PASSIONATE KISS

By Charles Robert Lindholm 

A passionate kiss

UNSPOKEN EXCHANGES

By Charles Robert Lindholm 

her body
            for my heart
access
            for my freedom
her heart
            for my soul
her fear
            for my hunger
security
            for need 

MEMORIES GONE ROGUE

By Charles Robert Lindholm 

I keep secrets and memories
buried deeply in my heart
the ones I treasure most
locked away from my mind

THREE LITTLE LINES OF POETRY

By Charles Robert Lindholm  

 

 

Three little lines of poetry

so easily I read

but then I found them wandering

deep inside my head

HAIKU: HAIKU HUNTING

By Charles Robert Lindholm 

Sitting in the dark

I FOUND A PAIR OF SPARKLING EYES

By Charles Robert Lindholm

 

I looked across

my shoulder, left

and there

to my surprise

I found a pair

of sparkling eyes

and finally 

realized

 

TEMPTED

By Charles Robert Lindholm   4:20 1/7/2017

I was tempted

but I resisted

it was easy

when I had no desire

when I had no need

when I had no hunger

I said, “No”

before I met you

WHEN YOU COME TO ME

WHEN YOU COME TO ME

By Charles Robert Lindholm  

I love it

when you come

to me

OF ALL THE POEMS, IN ALL THE WORLD

By Charles Robert Lindholm 

Of all the poems
in all the world
you found mine 

Entwine

Your lips trace 
my curves

My heart pounds 
under your fingertips

Your touch
fire

Your touch
all

Copyright (C) 2023 Penny Wilson

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