LOVING IN GRAY

By Bree Leto And Charles Robert Lindholm

Blah Days 
Gray Days 

Thinking Of All The Ways                                                                                 
I Want To Spend These  
  
Stay Inside Days.

With Her
Soft Heart 
Tender Heart
Beating Next To My Heart

As We While Away The Hours
Learning Ways To Share Love

We’ve Come To Love The Gray Days
With Rainy Skies Above

Sweet, Staying Here
In Bed Days

Copyright © 2021 Bree Leto – Secretthoughtswithin And
Charles Robert Lindholm – The Reluctant Poet
All Rights Reserved – 03-05-2021 – 1:45 p.m.

Chuck Lindholm and Bree Leto are an unlikely writing duo from opposite sides of the world. Chuck is from the USA while Bree is from Australia. With their shared love for words, they have immense fun creating passionate poems and stories that reach out to the hearts of their readers. Their collaborative style is full of rich emotions and fiery actions. Bree and Chuck jokingly call their creative processes ‘cooking’ as they enjoy adding their own favorite spices. You can enjoy more of Chuck’s work at thereluctantpoetweb.wordpress.com and more of Bree’s at www.secretthoughtswithin.com

                                    

YOU KNOW ME

By Charles Robert Lindholm

Of All The Stars
That Passed
Through My Universe
And Spent Time
With Me
On Life’s Journey
Before Moving On
In Different Directions

You Are The Only One
Who Has Been With Me

THE BEST OF 2020

A Look Back At The Reluctant Poet’s Best Of List For 2020
Thanks To Everyone For Spending Your Precious Time On My Blog In 2020!!!
Thank You for being a part of my life this year!!!!
I am so very grateful!!

Wishing You A Healthy, Happy and Prosperous 2021!!

I Want To Offer A Very Special Thanks To the Wonderful Poets
With Whom I Had The Honor Of Collaborating With This Year!!  I Am So Grateful
For Having Had The Opportunity To Write With These Great Writers on WordPress.com:

Christine Bolton – Poetryforhealing
Jeanne – Womentwhothinktoomuch
Keza – Spriitedsoul
Nichole Sulpizio – Glitzyritzy Mommy
Secrets – Secretthoughtswithin

Chuck Lindholm
The Reluctant Poet

BEST OF LIST FOR 2020

WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN
I DROPPED A PEBBLE IN A POND
BOOK REVIEW: I LOST SUMMER SOMEWHERE – BY SARAH RUSSELL
WHEN I MISS YOU
ON BECOMING A WRITER: CHUCK LINDHOLM
HER DREAM OF HIM
I WISH FOR ANOTHER DAY IN LOVE WITH YOU
STRAWBERRIES AND WHIPPED CREAM KISSES
IN LOVE WITH A MUSE
LOST IN TIME
IN SEARCH OF A SOULMATE
NO LONGER A FOOL
FAR AWAY BUT ALWAYS BONDED
‘TIL WE DANCE AGAIN
THE COMFORT OF QUIET
THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
YOUR WORDS MADE ME BELIEVE
HIS MIDNIGHT PRAYERS 
I CARRY THE SCARS
A TWO FACED LANDSCAPE
AN INTIMATE KISS
THE LOVER OF THE LIGHT
COME STAND WITH ME
THE MOON KNOWS ALL MY SECRETS
I WANT A GOOD SAMARITAN GOVERNMENT
THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE- A MESSAGE FOR AMERICA
LET THE WINDS CARRY YOU HOME
UNDER HER BRANCHES
A PAINTER AT HEART
HER EYES
HER MOSAIC HEART
OF ALL THE POEMS IN ALL THE WORD
A THEIF IN THE NIGHT
PLAYMATES AT MIDNIGHT

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LONGING FOR YOU

By Charles Robert Lindholm

I Am A Silly Person
I Think

Believing In Things
So Improbable
Yet Hoping
Beyond Hope
That They Shall
Become A Reality

INTIMATE INTENTION

By Charles Robert Lindholm

I  Arrived At The
Midnight Oasis
Around Eleven P.M.

THE BITTER END

By Charles Robert Lindholm

It’s Hard To Hear
The Truth,
To Have It Stare
You In The Face

SMOKE SIGNALS

By Charles Robert Lindholm

You Think Things
Are Going Well
You’ve Been Together
For Awhile Now

THE BEST OF 2018 – REPRISE

A Look Back At The Reluctant Poet’s Best Of List For 2018
Thanks To All For A Great 2018 And Best Wishes To You For A Wonderful 2019!!

Thanks for being a part of my life this year!!!!
Chuck
The Reluctant Poet

HAIKU: THE SEA CALLS TO YOU

By Charles Robert Lindholm

The Sea Calls To You

‘TIL WE DANCE AGAIN

By Keza And Charles Robert Lindholm

In The Wee Small Hours,
In The Backside Of The Night
In My Dreams
You Hold Me Tight,
When You Come
To Dance With Me

3 LINE TALES – WEEK 159 – LETTING GO WAS NEVER EASY FOR ME

By Charles Robert Lindholm

Letting Go Was Never Easy For Me

I Believe In Happily Ever After

And My Heart Hates My Mind Telling It What To Do!

Copyright © 2019 Charles Robert Lindholm – All Rights Reserved

Inspired From 3 Line Tales – Week 159 On WordPress.Com

THE WOLF MOON – ENCORE

By Charles Robert Lindholm

The Wolf Moon
high
in the night sky
burning

awakens
an inner
instinctive
yearning
in my soul

THE BEST OF 2018

A Look Back At The Reluctant Poet’s Best Of List For 2018
Thanks To All For A Great 2018 And Best Wishes To You For A Wonderful 2019!!

Thanks for being a part of my life this year!!!!
Chuck
The Reluctant Poet

HE HELD MY HEART IN HIS HAND

By Charles Robert Lindholm

My Heart
Had Been Shattered
With Pieces
Scattered
Everywhere
In My Life

THE EYE OF THE HURRICANE

By Charles Robert Lindholm

I Lived With A Woman
Who Was Passionate
And Wildly Exciting
And It Was Thrilling

SMOKE SIGNALS

By Charles Robert Lindholm

You Think Things
Are Going Well
You’ve Been Together
For Awhile Now

THE SHADOW OF US

By Charles Robert Lindholm

The Light Of My Life
Has Left Me
Running Away
To The West

I COULD SLEEP IN A SMALLER BED

By Charles Robert Lindholm

I Could Sleep In A Smaller Bed
There Is No Physical Need
For Me To Have All The Room
Provided By A King Size Bed

AN INTIMATE KISS

By Charles Robert Lindholm

I Wait For Her
In The Backside Of The Night
At The Place We Always Meet,
My Old Desk,
Where I Always Go To Write

INTIMATE INTENTION

By Charles Robert Lindholm

I  Arrived At The
Midnight Oasis
Around Eleven P.M.

YOU KNOW MY HEART

By Charles Robert Lindholm

She Heard Me
Reaching Out To Her
With The Words
I Whispered
Softly Each Night

UNINVITED MEMORIES

By Charles Robert Lindholm

I Have My
Favorite Memories
I Always Remember
To Take Along
When I Dream

A STARRY NIGHT

By Charles Robert Lindholm

A Starry Night Shines

As We Watch The Majesty

SHE WAS MY ANGEL

By Chalres Robert Lindholm

She Was My Angel

And Lived With Me, For Awhile

MEANT TO BE’S

By Charles Robert Lindholm

There Are Moments
In Our Lives
That Are Meant To Be

OLD LOVE STILL REMAINS

By Charles Robert Lindholm

Old Love Still Remains

In The Darkness Of Your Heart

LOVE NEVER DIES

By Charles Robert Lindholm

Love Never Dies
Though You Think It Has
You’ve Tried To
Kill Off Past Loves
And Memories
And It Seems
Successful

THE BITTER END

By Charles Robert Lindholm

It’s Hard To Hear
The Truth,
To Have It Stare
You In The Face