Category Archives: Spiritual

When I Die

Posted on October 31, 2021 by ShirleyB

When I die, I shall not die. My body, frail and failing, yes, surrendering to time’s request, will leave. And yet the ‘I’ I am will blossom forth, continuing with love. The love that never leaves, the love we know … Continue reading →

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I Am

Posted on September 29, 2021 by ShirleyB

I am the face you see so clearThe voice that whispers in your earThe cheeky smile you know so wellThe moods that only you can tell.I am the candle’s flickering lightThe Robin hopping into sightThe butterfly that flutters freeThe feather … Continue reading →

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The Circle Turns

Posted on June 13, 2021 by ShirleyB

Don’t whisper under ancient limbs of yewwhere cherished breath of past must surely go,or bid the daffodil to dip and bowto spirits bound in sanctuary below There is no death within these marbled tombs;no melancholy legacies to own.Rejoice! It is … Continue reading →

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She Lays Flowers

Posted on August 28, 2020 by ShirleyB

She lays flowers by a green painted fence.Others lay them too, but not so often now.Some tell her, stop, but she knows he can senseshe lays flowers. Today she leaves tulips and a quiet vow;she’ll keep him close. A meagre recompense … Continue reading →

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The Simian Line

Posted on March 16, 2016 by ShirleyB

Mish has set the dverse prompt for today. ‘So,today I am asking you to write a poem that pays homage to hands’. The Simian Line The single palmar transverse crease is etched across your hands – both of them – … Continue reading →

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Flight of Haiku

Posted on February 10, 2016 by ShirleyB

the wings of haiku fly high over many heads skimming chosen few

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Would I Return

Posted on February 3, 2016 by ShirleyB

A prompt by Adhra for d’verse – poets pub So today I ask this question to you – do you want to reborn as who you are? Do you think you could come back like a bird? What would you … Continue reading →

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The Bridge

Posted on February 2, 2016 by ShirleyB

Today is Haibun Monday at dVerse. A haibun is a Japanese form that combines prose with haiku. Photography courtesy of gabriella. It had been an unrelenting journey. We’d cowered from the savage rage of milky-topped mountains; endured the critical eye of … Continue reading →