No dilly dallying. Can you measure love? That is the question I have for you this morning on Daily Wisdom Words Picture Writing Exercise. What a day! The initial plan was to start today with what happened to me this morning but I guess that will have to pass.
Hi, my name is Abuh Monday Eneojo. I am a poet and author from Nigeria. I will be your host. Participating is quite easy. But first, you have to SIGN UP on Daily Wisdom Words. Alright, let us get to it. Remember, the words are measure and love.
- See picture
- Compose a poem inspired by picture with words in title.
- Use #DWWPWE
- Share with us
Desert Love
Hey how do you love now
seasons trip over themselves
choking time like desert heat
we measure what’s left of us.
Hey how do you love me
singed by our lonely words
they follow us home
holding on for one last glance.
Hey how do we make love now
days flee shadowing us
even our eyes seem lost
will you remember my love?
Quick guess. The weather is growing on you huh…Nice piece Rob> Like I said i love the touch of refrain and questioning used.
Indeed, Abuh, I’m going to love it here.
Measure of you
Beauty the only
You my only treasure
Love the fun and pleasure
Is what I used to look for now no more
I wanted you, you didn’t know what to do
I fell in love with somebody I shouldn’t
We were on the same path
I was told I was dangerous
But there was something
POEM BY KARL WOMACK
The PTSD In Me
If you ever wonder
Where it hurts the most.
If I were the ocean
It would spread coast to coast.
If the pain I feel
Was only in my mind.
I’d go into an institution
And leave society behind.
But I know what it is
The reasons why I feel.
I know it’s not my fault
Why the pain is so real.
So, I awake everyday
And put on my fake smile.
So no one will notice
The pain I’ve carried for a while.
Written by Catherine Mellen ☘
A long time ago, someone dear to me told me that behind a smile are countless secrets. I guess she wasn’t lying. Not that this idea is alien to me, it is not. But, at that time I did not see myself accepting it. Thanks for posting this.