AIR

Night

Air

Quiet

Stars shining

Alone with my thoughts

And praying for a little peace.

Caren E. Salas

OVER (Day 24 - "a moment")

Just
One
Moment
Changed it all
Nothing was the same
Life as we knew it was over.


Caren E. Salas

Inevitable #30

Death

And

Taxes

The only things

Inevitable 

In this crazy world we live in.

Caren E. Salas

prompt; "inevitable"
photo: 411posters.com

Waiting #24

I'll
Be
Waiting
Here for you
Please don't stay away
Too long, 'cause I'll be missing you.


Caren E. Salas

Prompt # 24:  "I'll be...."

No Excuse #19

There's
No
Excuse
Good enough
For walking away,
The way you walked away from her.

Caren E. Salas



Prompt # 19 An "excuse" poem

Sweet Dreams #18

Sweet

Dreams

Linger

All day long

Until the night calls

And we go back to dream again.

Caren E. Salas


Prompt #18: a sweet or a sour poem.

Gone - Day 8

blind
spots
here, there,
everywhere
growing every day
until the sun no longer shines
first dim, then darker, until one day, all light is gone



Caren E. Salas

Prompt : "blind": physically mentally or emotionally

Say It! Day 17: an "Express" poem

Yes?
No?
Say it
Just express
Don't suppress yourself
Go on, tell me that you love me
Or tell me if you don't, just let me know and I'll go...
Or maybe stay, if that's the way
You'd rather have it
Open up
Say it
Yes.
No.



Caren E. Salas

Midnight - Day 2: a Bright Poem, or a Dark Poem

Bright
Sparkling
Firmament
Brooding midnight skies
I gaze and dream of paradise.


Caren E. Salas

Abby

Throw
The ball!
I'll get it,
Wherever it goes.
I'll even try not to slobber.
Into the pool, the bushes, across the yard, throw it!
Throw the ball! Throw the ball! Okay...I'll wait patiently until you do. Okay maybe not.
Throw the ball!


Caren E. Salas

 

photos by Chrissy Cassidy

Relax

Stop
Breath
Relax
Be silent
Eyes closed, calm your mind.
Rest; tension will give way to peace.
Paradise awaits inside your imagination.

Caren E. Salas

photo by William Salas

Let's Dream

Let's
Dream
About
What could be
If the universe
Revolved around the two of us.


Caren E. Salas



April PAD prompt: "Let's_____"
A fibonacci.

Hide and Shine

Hide

Your

Feelings

Close your eyes

To the crowd that wants

To hurt you just to feel better

About themselves, ignore them, don't let them see you cry.

Just be yourself and keep dreaming

Push on toward the goal

Open up

Your heart

And 

Shine.

Caren E. Salas

April PAD: Robert Lee Brewer's prompt: a poem about "hiding".

Teddy

Day 27: a Tribute poem. I couldn't really think of anyone I wanted to write a "tribute" about, not that I don't know some awesome people, but many of their stories are not easy to put into words, There was one..(okay, not really a "person")  who meant a lot. So here is a fibonacci about a special bear.

Teddy

Her

Bear

Teddy

Everywhere

She went, he went too

Until she got the puppy.

Brown 

Fur

Matted

Over years

Of hugs and kisses

Now cold and in the closet.

Caren E. Salas

Can't Wait

Day 7: prompt - a "what won't wait poem. I started thinking about waiting. What do I hear "I can't wait" about most lately? Christmas. Some of us never really grow up when it comes to Christmas.

Can't Wait

Can't

Wait

Christmas

Is Coming

Children are counting

Every moment, every hour.

Each

Night

Dreaming

Santa Claus

Bringing them presents

And leaving them under the tree.

Caren E. Salas

Why am I?

Eyes
Wide
Open,
Why am I
Awake at this hour
Lying alone in the darkness?


Caren E. Salas

Without You (Day 12 - a form poem, or not)

Without You

I've

Tried

But can't

Imagine

My life without you.

You're my heart and inspiration.

 Caren E. Salas

(fibonacci)

Day 21: A Permission Poem (Giving or Refusing)

Just a little Fibonucci inspired by a sign I saw in New York City. It said "Don't even think about parking here."


No Parking!

Hey!
You!
Yeah you!
Don't park there!
I really mean it,
And don't even think about it!

Caren E. Salas

Cup of Joe

One
Last
Single
Cup of Joe.
I face the morning
Hoping today will be better.


Caren E. Salas