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

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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

LISTENING TO WHISPERS

By Charles Robert Lindholm

She Sat On A Hill

SHE WAS ALWAYS FREE TO GO

By Charles Robert Lindholm

She Was Always Free To Go
And So, One Day She Finally Did

A GRACE NOTE IN MY LIFE

By Charles Robert Lindholm

Working On The Road
With The Band
On A Two Week Tour
It Was The Last Stop
Before Heading Home

A Small Town Bar
In Eastern Oregon
With A Fun Crowd
And A Barkeep
That Was The Devil’s Angel

HAIKU: LIGHT CHASING DARKNESS

By Charles Robert Lindholm

The Edges Of Night

Slowly Disappear At Dawn

I LIE TO MYSELF

By Charles Robert Lindholm

I Lie To Myself
In An Effort
To Make Me
Feel Better

It Works
For Awhile

HAIKU: LOVE IS BLOSSOMING

By Charles Robert Lindholm

When Springtime Arrives

There’s A Feeling In The Air

LOOKING AT YOUR LIFE – (WITH THE BEST BREAKUP PHOTO EVER)

By Charles Robert Lindholm

Breaking Up Is Never Easy
Usually Messy
Leaves A Stain On Your Heart
And Is Often Extremely Painful

RAINBOWS

By Charles Robert Lindholm

Rainbows,
A Vision Of Beauty
Amid Cloudy Skies
A Symbol Of Hope
And Promise

HE RAVAGED HER HEART

By Charles Robert Lindholm

Their Bodies
Intertwined
In The White
Heat Of Passion

Her Hopes
Of Love
Blossomed

HAIKU: FIELDS OF SUNSHINE

By Charles Robert Lindholm

Yellow Daffodils

HAIKU: TENDER GREEN SPROUT

By Charles Robert Lindholm

The Tender Green Sprout

HAIKU: MIRRORS LIE

By Charles Robert Lindholm

I Ask The Mirror

Mirror, Mirror On The Wall