Poetry: Good Times

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Remember the good times

They'll serve you well

When life is hard

As tough as hell

Hot summer nights

Lying in bed

His strong shoulders

Resting my head

Laughing and loving

Wasting our days

Entombed in our room

Set in our ways

You doing your thing

Me doing mine

Coming together

For beer and wine

Life carries on

Memories remain

Don't let bad times

Leave their stain

Post bumped up to share with Poetry Pantry originally posted 11/5/2011 

Love KB
xxx

Poetry: Four Seasons

Post bumped up to share with with Poetry Pantry  Originally posted 16/9/2008


Autumn leaves changing

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The past falls away
Preparing for the winter
The darkening of the days

Winter now consumes me
I take myself to bed
Hide under the blankets
Shake the monster from my head

Spring is now upon us
A change is in the air
Basking in the sunshine
I hardly have a care

Summer rain cooling
Reminds of change to come
Darkness will fade away
The battle has been won

An Interview with KB

I'm excited to share that I have been featured on the site Poets United.  Poets United is a blog community of  wonderful people sharing poetry. Love it!

Follow the link  to see photos, poetry and learn more about me : Life of a Poet - KB

Love KB
x

This post has been shared with Our World Tuesday

One of New Zealand's Darkest Days

My heart goes out to the victims and families of this vicious attack. Whitesnake and I are safe but still in shock as nothing like this has ever happened here before. One of the great things I always loved about NZ was that I believed it was a safe place to live, I guess things won't be the same now.

An update from our Prime Minister

New Zealand's darkest day

Yet I have nothing to say

Anger trapped inside

Emotions I try to hide

Numerous countries I have roamed

But New Zealand, she's my home

Her freedom and her safety

You will never take from me!

My poem has been shared with Poetry Pantry

Thank you all for the love and support you have sent  New Zealand during this devastating time.


Love KB
x

Poetry

Hi all,

A busy week for us with appointments with the doctor and the dentist. I have experienced difficulties with blood pressure in the past so it was fantastic to hear that my blood pressure was perfect!  

Whitesnake and I don't have a lot planned for the weekend so I'm looking forward to lots of reading and blogging. 

Have a great weekend! 

To be shared with Poetry Pantry and Tuesday Platform.

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She builds me up

When I'm feeling low

No need to think

The words will flow

Sometimes I giggle

At the lines we share

Did I write that

Blissfully unaware

When I'm stuck in a rut

She whispers and taunts 

Words don't make sense 

Her rhymes she flaunts

Silently mocking 

When I'm feeling my best

Lurking beneath the surface

With my misery suppressed

She knows I'll be back

We are one and the same

Her words I must write

Or she'll drive me insane

She's gives herself freely

Time and again

I can't thank her enough 

Poetry, my trusted friend

Poetry: Black Widow

Bumped up to share with  Tuesday Platform. Originally posted 20/10/2010

Her prey is found so easily
She spins her web and waits to see
Her trap is set, she'll make it clear
That loving her was your idea


She's the answer to your prayers
She'll steal your heart while you're unawares

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A chameleon, swapping and changing
Becoming the girl you dreamt of possessing


She has you now, where she wants you
No turning back, try if you must do
She'll devour you and spit you out
Isn't this what the game's about?


Time to move on,
Find fresh prey
There's plenty more
Begging to play



Love KB
xxx

Poetry: Gossip

Post bumped up to share with with Poetry Pantry ,originally posted 27/4/2011

Sweet seduction

Sows the seed

Wanting, yearning

Fulfilling needs

Momentum builds

No turning back

Doubt consumes

Fuels the attack

Whispers abound

Rumours spread

Pulling back

No searching ahead

Truth forgotten

Scandal full blown

Lies take on

A life of their own

See ya later
Love KB
xxx

Poetry: A Year Ago Today

Bumped up to share with  Poetry Pantry , originally posted 21/9/2010

A year ago today
Didn't expect to feel this way
Forlorn and ashamed
No one else to blame

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A year ago today
Why did it end that way
Lies and deceit
No thoughts of who would weep

A year ago today
No one standing in my way
Hearts trampled in my wake
Their give, to my take

A year ago today
Gave my old life away
Too late to explain
My excuses, no ones gain

A year ago today
A new life on its way
His love will find a way
To guide me through this day

Poetry: Misunderstood

Here's a poem I wrote a few years ago. Bumped up to share with  Poetry Pantry and Tuesday Platform. Originally posted 13/10/2010

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You would have understood me, had you waited

Would have loved me instead of hated

Your words cut deep and hurt me

Misrepresented and dirty

A mystery still unfolding

Begrudging instead of holding

Let loose on a sea of hate

Bide your time and commiserate

Battles fought, still raging on

Lovers distraught, mind has gone

You could have loved me, if you'd waited

Destiny and fate untranslated

Have a great week

Love KB

xxx

Merry Christmas

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Early to bed
Anticipate the dawn
No thoughts of our Saviour
Or the day he was born

Tossing and turning
No sleep to be had
Excitement is growing
Driving me mad

Peer through the curtains
Searching the sky
Hoping perchance
To see him fly by

Squeals of delight
He surely has been
Little sis impatient
To share what she's seen

Skip through the kitchen
Crumbs left on his plate
Gifts galore surprise me
Santa was definitely worth the wait

I'm taking a blogging break while I celebrate the holidays. Have a wonderful time, stay safe and I will see you again in the New Year.

Love KB
x

Shared with Tuesday Platform and Poetry Pantry

Poetry: MISSING YOU

As I was perusing my favourite blogs earlier, I noticed a challenge over at real toads to write a flash 55 to keep the memory of our dear friend Galen alive. Galen originally hosted this fun challenge and his posts and comments made me laugh so much. I decided to repost this 55 which I wrote over ten years ago and if you read the comments you will see G-Man being his amusing self. If I remember correctly, his 55 was regarding toilet humour that week. Miss you buddy.

P.S. This poem was written about my husband. We met, he went back to Australia, he came back, we got married...it's complicated, hehe.

When you're away my life feels wrong.

My only company wine and song.

I count down the days until you return.

The art of patience, something to learn.

When we're together the time flies.

Love and laughter, mischief in our eyes.

Nobody understands me, like you do.

Sometimes I believe we are one, not two.

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FROM ORIGINAL POST  19/9/2008

Flash Fiction - Every Friday, I compose a short story of 55 words - no more, no less. If you would like to join in the fun and games... post your story and report to the boss -

G-MAN

If you're not interested in contributing a story, feel free to read the other entries. I'm sure any comments you have would be appreciated.

Happy reading and writing!
Love
KB
xxx

Poetry: Together

A poem for my husband (Whitesnake) on his birthday. 

Dreams of you

and me together.

Souls entwined,

for now and ever.

Candles lit,

music playing.

Red wine flowing,

bodies swaying.

Probing tongues,

exploring mouths.

Hands and fingers,

heading south.

Clothes are falling,

skin exposed.

Senses awakening,

from head to toes.

Lost in each other,

bodies entwined.

I am yours,

you are mine.

I remember writing this during a period of my life when Whitesnake and I were apart; but we had decided that we wanted to be with each other again at any cost.  It was complicated! We've been together now for ten years and it's the best decision I ever made.

Happy Birthday my love

xxxx

Shared with Poetry Pantry and Tuesday Platform.

Poetry: Sleep

S ensuous slumber

L ost to the world

E nveloped in blankets

E motionally quiet

P eace at last

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Acrostic poem shared with Poetry Pantry and Tuesday Platform

Love KB

x

Poetry: Message In A Bottle

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Message in a bottle

Swept away by the sea

Secrets held within

Dreams of you and me

Message in a bottle

Tossed to and fro

Emotions hidden inside

Ensnared, nowhere to go

Message in a bottle

Washed up on the shore

Waiting to be found

Love lost no more

Message in a bottle

Read and set free

Never to be trapped again

Our dreams of you and me

 

 
 

Shared with Poetry Pantry and Tuesday Platform

Acrostic Poetry - Tradition

Going to the beach for the Christmas holidays is a popular tradition in New Zealand.

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Toes in the sand

Restless minds begin to calm

Another lazy day

Diving into the ocean

Imagination abounds

Toasted marshmallows

Intoxicating moonlight

Open fire to dance around

Nourishment for the soul

Shared with Poetry Pantry

Have a fantastic weekend my friends

Love KB

x

Poetry: Follow Your Dreams

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Only in our dreams

That’s how we used to meet

Our partners beat us down
Surviving them quite a feat

They tossed our dreams aside

Such stupid goals to make

Said their ways were better

But they came across as fake

Now we are together

Our dreams each day unfold

Never forget your dreams

No matter what you’re told


This poem is shared with Tuesday's Platform

Poetry: Wasted Time

Tick, tock, tick, tock

How do I make the ticking stop?

There aren't enough hours in the day

Most of them spent dreaming away

Tick, tock, tick, tock

Back to the chores, where's my mop?

Hands move slowly, a waiting game

Days passing, remaining the same

Tick, tock, tick, tock

Do I hear his key turning the lock?

Supper's eaten, time to unwind

A busy day of wasted time

Poetry - Childhood dreams

A poem I wrote many years ago...

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When I was a little girl

I though I could rule the world

What happened to my childhood dreams

They disappeared, or so it seems

Looking back through the years

It's hard to see when she disappeared

Do I have the courage to start again

Will there be joy or only pain

I feel like I am still that girl

Hidden in a shell like a treasured pearl

If I could open her heart again

I know our dreams would be the same

When we look back in years to come

Will she like what I've become

Or will I still be the little girl

Who wished that she had changed her world

Keeping Up With KB

Hi all,

I've had a cold for the past couple of days so I've been taking it easy.

I've been writing poetry...sitting 3rd in the Helium Poetry Contest at the moment.

I've also been getting stuck into... Under The Dome by Stephen King, 300 pages down and still over 500 to go. Love it!

I have my last CBT session tomorrow and I have mixed feelings about it. I've gone from not looking forward to them to really enjoying the sessions and I've come a long way in six weeks. I know it's time for me to put more of what I've learnt into place and I'm looking forward to that but I'm kinda sad to be finished too. My anxiety and stress levels have come down so much in the past few weeks and I've been sleeping better. I feel like I'm me again. It's a great feeling.

Looking forward to a few days off with Whitesnake too.
Righto, that's me up to date, hope you are all well. I'm going to head over to Helium to find a topic to write about.

Later
Love KB
xxx

One Shot Wednesday - Sleep

Hi there,

I've shared my poem with One Shot Wednesday. Pay One Shot a visit and share your poetry too.

Sleeping is my hobby

I love a good night's rest

Losing too much of it

Puts me to the test

Sleeping refreshes me

I dream the hours away

If I had the choice

I'd stay in bed all day

Sleeping makes me happy

I awaken with a smile

Knowing you're next to me

Makes everything worthwhile

P.S. Our recipe today over on our joint blog is...Roast Veal

Love KB
xxx