Life was forever bliss
under that strawberry sky.
Intertwined, we remained,
just you and I.
Caught up in imaginings
only we could see.
Keeping each other’s secrets
and running free.
Making love on that sandy,
secluded shore.
Every delicious desire
was ours to explore.
© 2021 Michelle Cook
Photo credit: https://pixabay.com/photos/indonesia-islands-landscape-sea-5172119/
The lazy days of summer
are by and by, fading away;
I hear it as the breeze
sashays through the trees.
Wind chimes join the waltz,
each elegant note
sounding the arrival
of crisp fall days ahead.
The sweet serenade
brings inner peace
and infuses my spirit
with the sound of serenity.
© 2021 Michelle Cook
Photo credit: https://pixabay.com/photos/sunset-sun-sky-fields-grass-4329161/
When I couldn’t be there
to lose myself in you,
I knew my favorite song
would have to do.
Sometimes I’d let the words
rush over my skin,
remembering all the places
where we’d once been.
There were countless nights
I could only imagine you here,
and losing you in my life
was my greatest fear.
So I’d take solace
in my favorite song,
hopeful that the words
would carry me along.
Filled with a melody
so I could hold you in my heart,
I believed in earnest
that we’d never part.
© 2021 Michelle Cook
Photo credit: https://pixabay.com/photos/freedom-girl-travel-adventure-4782870/
As summer turns to fall,
I find I’m missing you.
Your face I can hardly recall,
yet still, I’m missing you.
And when summer at last returns,
I’ll be lost in all my usual concerns,
but once again missing you,
when that first leaf falls.
© 2021 Michelle Cook
Photo credit: https://pixabay.com/photos/maple-leaves-maple-leaves-autumn-690233/
After years of careful collaboration
between architects, artists, and engineers,
the skyline, at last, exploded
in a grand, gridiron fashion.
The smokestacks of the past
all became the skyscrapers of the future.
But, noticeably, nothing ever really changed
except the city’s outer physique.
The conscientious construct
paved the way for future endeavors,
but commercial enterprise
didn’t stand a chance.
Industry rocketed into the future,
but in the end, nobody could hold on.
And we all know the laws of physics
will sadly never change.
© 2021 Michelle Cook
Photo credit: https://pixabay.com/photos/architecture-skyscraper-2256489/
Thank you to my hubby for the writing prompt: Gridiron greatness
*Also, I know he probably expected me to write about football, but sometimes a writer just can’t be swayed. 😉
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