Risking the Heart

 

I’m the queen of hearts

royal cupid of choices

pain you encourage

 

♥

 

gambling on romance

can bankrupt even the wise

heart chase addiction

 

♥

 

infatuation’s blush

stains the skin a foolish rose

risking exposure

©Susie Clevenger 2021

Word Crafters Prompt

Moon Song

 

Moon on Ebony and Ivory

 

We danced to the end of the world on piano keys warmed by the moon.

©Susie Clevenger 2021

American Sentence: Seventeen syllables

The Sunday Muse #150 

 

The Unity of Thirst

There’s no wisdom in crowing

our absolutes when thirst

will lead us to drink from

the same fountain. 

©Susie Clevenger 2021

The Sunday Muse #144

 

Boundless ~ Three American Sentences

 

Beautiful, YOU Are, by Magic Love Crow

My frayed wings fly an ink sky where inspiration defies gravity. 

Delightful Donkey, by Gina Morley

Tenacity keeps me moving forward even when I wear stone shoes.

Carnival Dreams, by Shelle Kennedy

Trust your heart’s vision when romance is a shadow dance across the moon. 

©Susie Clevenger 2020

Poets and Storytellers United ~ Weekly Scribblings #45

Ebony Unraveling of Ink ~ American Sentence

 

Ebony lines transcribe the crow thoughts hatching on the tip of my tongue. 

©Susie Clevenger 2020

Word Crafters Prompt

Firefly Candle ~ American Scentence

 

A candle flame that can’t breathe will succumb to the strangle of darkness.

© Susie Clevenger 2020

The Sunday Muse #133