SHINING IN THE DARK (Day #20 What I Learned)

Nothing is certain

There's no guarantee, that life

Is going to give you

All the things you dreamed about

No matter how hard you try.

One day you might wake

To find everything you love

All that you worked for

Dissolve into nothingness

It's then that you must decide

You can just give up

And choose to wallow and whine

Or you can go on

Because who knows what bright star

May start shining in the dark?

Caren E. Salas

photo: nationalgeographic.com

GOOD FOR NOTHING (Day # 18 - same)

Most people are good
Almost every thing has worth
There is a value
To sights, sounds, tastes, smells and touch
...and feelings
   Except for hate.


Caren E. Salas

WHAT I MEANT TO SAY (Day # 17 - same)

I know what I said
I said I'd think about it
I needed some time
I don't know why I said that
What I meant to say was...no.


Caren E. Salas

SUNSET (Day #12 a transformative poem)

What once was clear blue

Has exploded with color

Pink, purple, orange,

Adorning the twighlight sky

Blending, fading into night.

Caren E. Salas

SMILE (#2 Disguise)

I put on a smile
And say everything is fine
Because explaining
Isn't worth the energy
When it won't be understood.




Caren E. Salas

IN THE NIGHT

Trying to stay strong for them

And holding it together

But in the night and quiet

When I'm tired and alone

I just can't hold back the tears

Or keep my heart from breaking.

Caren E. Salas

THE ARMS OF GOD

For us, time stood still

The moment that the doctor

Said, I'm so sorry,

We did everything we could,

But she's in the arms of God.

It happened so fast;

No time to say our good-byes

Or that we loved her.

But she knew. I know she knew

Watching...from the arms of God.

Caren E. Salas

ALL RIGHT (#24 Prompt: Lost and Regained)

True, we had lost touch
But when I heard that she was gone
Without a good-bye
And no forwarding address
Nothing about it felt right.

Years passed and often
I wondered what had happened
It wasn't like her
But sometimes we lose out minds
When we're following our hearts.

One day, she was back
She worried I'd be angry
But no, not a chance
I have my friend back again
And everything is all right.


Caren E. Salas

MY FRIEND... (#20 Prompt: what goes unsaid)

What I should have said

Doesn't realy matter now

What I could have said

Nothing I can do about

Can only keep missing you.

Caren E. Salas

KABUKI (#16 prompt: in or about a food establishment)

A cup of green tea
Pickled ginger, wasabi
Holding my chopsticks
Waiting for my miso soup
And one California Roll.



Caren E. Salas





Ah...heaven on a plate. My friend introduced me to Kabuki Restaurant, the funny thing is she doesn't like sushi! I only like a bit of the raw stuff, but I love me some California Rolls! So this is a love poem. A Tanka (syllabic form). And hey, try out Kabuki.
Photo and restaurant:
http://www.kabukirestaurants.com/food/

URBAN AIR (#7 "Urban ---")

You really don't know

Until you go someplace else

And you realize

You can breathe, I mean really 

Inhale deeply, exhale...breathe.

Caren E. Salas

Photo: http://www.umich.edu/~elements/5e/web_mod/la_basin/index.htm

Weightless

The water is cold; 

Hard to get into sometimes,

But I push myself,

Closing my eyes, believing

For a while, that I'm...weightless.

MAYBE (Day 25 - Across the Sea)

Maybe, just maybe

Somebody has an answer;

In another land

Across the great blue ocean

Someone has it figured out.

Caren E. Salas

EXTINCT (Day 21 - Who I am/Who I am not)

I am endangered
Still living but moving toward
Extinction, fighting
Everyday against all odds
In a world filled with horror.

Each day the number
Of undead is increasing
My chances are slim
And my hopes of survival
Fade into the toxic air.


Caren E. Salas

A JOB THAT I HATED (Day 9 - Work)

Long ago, before

The beginning of the end

Every day I'd go

To a job that I hated

Waiting for the week to end.

Now each day I fight

Struggling just to stay alive

And I miss my life

And that job that I hated

Waiting for the world to end.

Caren E. Salas

Let's Do it Again! #29

We piled on the red

Triangle sled, held on tight

Flying through the snow

Down 'Suicide Hill" Crashing,

Crying, "Let's do that again!"

Caren E. Salas

Prompt #29 "Do it again".
Photo: Well...that's my family. :)

Keep this Heart - Day 5

Keep this heart of mine

Someplace safe, someplace quiet.

Don't make me regret

Having given it to you.

It's fragile; handle with love.

Caren E. Salas

Prompt for today was "Keep this ____"

The Mist - Day 3

The Mist

After the rain fell

A soft mist hugged the mountain

Like a mother's touch

A quilt over its shoulders

Comfort on a cold damp night.

Caren E. Salas

Day 3 of NOVPAD: Robert Lee Brewer's prompt for this one was a "blanket" poem. I loved how open this one was. It could mean a literal blanket, a blanket statement or even a blanket of mist...

Sunday Afternoon Optimism - Day 1 (NOVPAD)

Sunday afternoon

The week ahead all planned out.

With optimism

And a smile, I look forward.

Going to get so much done!

Monday morning comes;

Radio alarm sings out

Time to start the day!

However, motivation,

Sadly...has left the building.

Caren E. Salas

I have decided to accept the challenge of Robert Lee Brewer's "Poem a Day" for the month of November. Yes, I'm a little behind in posting, but I have been doing the writing. So this is the first day's prompt which was: a "game over" poem. It's in Tanka form.

The Words

I miss my old friends,

Seems we've been apart so long.
I pushed them aside.
Didn't mean to forget them,
Ignore them, or neglect them.

But one day I knew
Somehow I'd left them behind.
I'd never written
Spoken, or even e-mailed,
And they were no longer mine.

See, it's all my fault
I just let them slip away.
No good-byes or tears
Just a dark and silent space
With nothing to do or say.

I can only hope
They'll give me another chance
To put things in line,
Focus on important stuff,
And love how they make me feel.


Caren E. Salas