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chocolate and marshmallows always makes a cold day worth it.

But, the feeling of enjoyment is limited and shorten to a point.

The days seem longer as you drag along the way just hoping this feeling of being under weather will end soon.

So you can enjoy the moments around you so much more as this new year has so much to offer you now and you don’t want to miss out on a chance to change all that is around you.

You want the life you have now to be smooth and delicious like the hot chocolate you are drinking now.

 

Written By: Deirdre Stokes

Poetry

I can’t

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see you anymore as the snow starts to come down faster as the minutes pass.

It’s hard to keep following you as the whiteness of your coat fades and blends into the surroundings.

I try to look down and follow your footsteps in hope that I am not moving to slow and soon your path may be covered up again.

I try to stay calm as the coldness and wetness of the snow is soaking into my coat and warmth I once felt in my gloves and boots no longer exist.

I hope that I can get back to the cabin before I freeze to death, I know that you are angry with me but I hope I make it through this storm to see your smile again.

 

Written By: Deirdre Stokes

Poetry

Words

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come and go from my brain and each day I wonder will I ever run out of things to say.

Some days it’s nice to just not say any words at all.

Just listening and watching others sing or talk gives me some peace of mind .

It’s like talking all the time just feels up the space where silence is but, sometimes it just nice to be in the silence.

To not feel pressured to say something more just to make sure the other person doesn’t feel ignored.

Yet, It’s nice to hear what others have to say and just sit back and not have to join in the conversion for you have things to do and talking sometimes takes your focus off the task ahead.

So words please come and go for I know when you come it will be good and when you go that gives me time to work things out so when you come back what I say will be so much more intense and interesting to hear and read.

 

Written By: Deirdre Stokes

Poetry

I don’t

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Know if I’ll truly be able to just open up just let you in.

For, yet again I choose to be alone for I can’t seem to face that this is what I wanted in the first place.

I realize there is so much more but, my head just needs quite as the last couple of days has been rough sand I could really just use the space.

Trying to find something to do other than being in this space that feels a little crowded.

 

Written By: Deirdre Stoke

Poetry

As the

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sky turns dark and the rain continues to pour 

I wonder what will become of this place as I sit inside with the lights on.

Hoping the rain will end soon because I just need some air and I want to be outside not stuck in a room looking outside a window at everything that is wet. 

Puddles everywhere and not a dry spot in sight, I hope everyone is inside and not out and about.

My head is frozen from the cold air blowing around and all I want is to be near the heat in hope my head wouldn’t hurt so much or at all. 

To think this day could have been different completely but, instead everything happens at it’s own pace.

Written BY: Deirdre Stokes 

Poetry

Traveling

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is all I wanted to do this year as I knew I had to get to you and see you for the holidays.

Nothing can stop me from getting to you this year not even these leaves I’m about to drive through with my new red car as I make my way on the back roads this year. 

I know that I must take my time but, don’t worry I will make it in time for Thanksgiving dinner and to hug you later when our stomachs are full and her hearts are just as full too. 

Today means so much to me and I just didn’t know how much until I walked through that door and saw you sitting there with the biggest smile I ever saw on your face. 

Seeing you and hugging you was the greatest moment of my day and then came the food but, it’s you I will remember when I look back on the memories we made today. 

Written BY: Deirdre Stokes 

Poetry

That time

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of year when it’s so cold outside and it’s time to put on my favorite coat that always keeps me so warm when I’m outside. 

I love the green and red in my coat just makes me feel like I’m wrapped up in Christmas my favorite time of the year.

With my red nails and my joyful spirit this time of year, I can’t think of nothing I rather  do than take a walk on a cold day just to see my breath right in front of my face. 

Written BY: Deirdre Stokes 

Poetry

It’s getting

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Cold outside and all I want to do is stay inside and wrap myself in a blanket.

I don’t want to wake up and deal with the day.

For the moment I walk out the door I’m slapped with the cold air and the powerful wind.

And all I can think of is going back to sleep and getting as far away from this coldness.

As fast as I can physically can.

For being in this cold air for too long and my mind is all foggy and all I see is darkness as my eye close.

Coldness I don’t appreciate the cold air you blow my way and in the end I can do without you.

 

Written By: Deirdre Stokes

Poetry

October

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you have arrived and you bring so cold air with you as fall finally comes around. 

Yet, you still bring along your friend the rain who has rained too many times this summer that he isn’t really welcomed in October. 

He wants to rain down and bring lots of grown in the grass and other things but right now he has over-stayed his welcome. 

It’s time for the rain to take a  vacation and let the cold air be just enough for everyone to use a light jacket outside. 

You welcome the cold and hope now you don’t get sick because well everyone is counting on you. 

But, as fall comes and soon winter to follow you know that time is slowly running out and this year is soon to be over. 

What will you bring October and will November follow with no rain and nothing but shine and just the right amount of cold and cheer too? 

 

Written By: Deirdre Stokes

Poetry

Daily Prompt: Jolly

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The holidays always make me so jolly.

I love the Christmas music and the Christmas movies.

It just lights me up inside like all the Christmas lights that are up.

I shine like the star on top of the Christmas tree.

So unique and just so silently shining

So bright this season.

There is just something magical about this season and holiday.

The happiness is all around and sometimes in places and people you never  expected.

 

Written By: Deirdre Stokes

Daily Prompt: Jolly

 

Poetry

Do you see

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me now as the leaves float around and you capture me through the hole in the leaf as we walk along the path in the forest.

We love fall as all the leaves fall down all around us, we are  in our favorite spot always hoping to capture a photo that will completely capture the amazing forest during  the morning time.

It’s cold out this morning what we wouldn’t miss out on a walk together before we start our day.

These walk help us grow together as we take the time to just talk and be one with no worry about what time we have to get back for its our time and it’s the weekend so the time and day is ours to do with.

You told me to stare to east and wait until you came back for me and as I waited I just knew you were trying to find a way to make one of the photos just a little more unique than the one we took this last week.

You amaze me every time you capture something new and show me the world from a new view and I start to wonder how many views there is on this world.

I mean you can take a photo in so many ways and people see the world in so many ways and live it differently too.

But, the way you view the world always just seemed so true to you and you didn’t always agree with others views but you respected them enough to let them do what they felt was right instead of insisting they live the way you do.

 

 

 

Written By: Deirdre Stokes

Poetry

Take me away!

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100 Word Wednesday  week 44

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Take me away on a trip that will be long and lets take as many photo’s as possible so that every moment will be captured even if it’s just for our eyes only.

I’ll pack a couple of sweaters and boots for the weather and changing and winter is coming and even though I want to get away from the snow that is coming.

I’d go through any type of storm as long as you are by my side the whole time I know we will survive it all.

 

Written By: Deirdre Stokes

Take me away!

Poetry

Daily Prompt: Arid

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When life knocks you off your feet and you have no interest of getting back up.

Because you physically can’t because the common cold or allergies have made you into a zombie.

You begin to have no interest in anything other than feeling better.

So you lay around And try to heal your wounds as fast as possible.

Taking baby steps everywhere or just laying down and resting up.

with just the little hope of feeling better soon.

You try to do something fun but all the energy has been drained from your body and only reading and watching movies.

Can help you get by and as days go by you slowly feeling better and this world slowly but surely starts to feel like something interesting may happen soon.

 

 

Written By: Deirdre Stokes

Daily Prompt: Arid

Poetry

Honestly

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As the words left my mind and got to you

I felt free and at peace but a little nervous.

But, now I feel like vines have started to grow and a wall is coming up.

Letting no light in and all around me is darkness.

The garden that was my safe haven is now all dead and freeze.

As the snow falls down all around me until I’m buried.

Will spring come and melt my troubles away or will I always be this way.

Cold with no care in the world as everything slowly passes me by.

 

Written By: Deirdre Stokes

Poetry

Cold

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air is all around me and I just want to feel the warmth again.

Too cold to stay out here for long

Too cold to truly enjoy the beauty of the day

Too cold to want to feel the wind blowing freezing air into my face.

Too cold to want to do anything but bundle up in blankets and sit by the fire and maybe read a good book.

 

Written By: Deirdre Stokes