Tag: Poetry

So weary

#NaPoWriMo #GloPoWriMo Day 17

Book cover for Charles Kingsley. The Water Babies. 

When the last shadows fell
I heaved a sigh of relief
For the gloaming night
Would soon be upon me
I can cower and hide
From the travails of life
Bury my hopes again
In layers of staid silence
And hear the shaky rhythm
Of my heart, reminding me
I am still alive!

I dive into my anxious thoughts
Almost sure I can’t face
Demons that demand much
From my spirit so frail
Yet, my valiant soul whispers
Tomorrow is set to arrive
What if your Destiny
Turns on its feet?
Then you may not feel the need
To run away from another
Grueling, defeated day!

Poetry inspired by the book cover for Charles Kingsley. The Water Babies. London: Macmillan and Co., 1886 — Source.

Stark silence

#NaPoWriMo #GloPoWriMo Day 16

Book cover for Antal Radó. Költők Albuma.

Stark beauty of your silence
When only the eyes speak
Sometimes burning
As the lonely log
In an ashen fireplace
Sometimes cold
Like the winter snow
Only to be swept away

Today, I read your poetry
On lined yellow sheets
Now I know why
You hardly ever spoke
For your words engulfed me
A surging wave of emotions
Came crashing through
Drenching my doorstep!

Poetry inspired by the book cover of Antal Radó. Költők Albuma. Budapest: Robert Lampel, 1904 — Source.

Jasmine

#NaPoWriMo #GloPoWriMo Day 15

Book cover for E. A. Bowles. My Garden in Spring.

A window of thoughts
Hidden behind creepers
Ruffled by the rustle
Of leaves and critters
And a faraway breeze
Carrying your perfume
Placing it naughtily in the
Sweet center of a Jasmine

It’s summer time and the Jasmine vine shrubs are in full bloom. Their gentle aroma fills the air almost always carrying memories from afar. This poem is also inspired by the book cover for E. A. Bowles. My Garden in Spring. London: T. C. & E. C. Jack, 1914 — Source. Cover design by Katherine Cameron

Disguise

#NaPoWriMo #GloPoWriMo Day 12

Book cover for Arthur Stringer. The Loom of Destiny.

There was nothing before
The rundown mirror
Just a tired reflection
Of bored, dying eyes
That I chose to ignore
Instead, I imagined the grays
Were flecks of silver rain
The sagging skin, all the hills
I climbed with gleeful steps
Weariness is just a facade
To hide joy from prying eyes
And so I believed all the lies
That my image was a disguise

Poetry inspired by the book cover for Arthur Stringer. The Loom of Destiny. Boston: Small, Maynard & Company, 1899 — Source.

Bloom

#NaPoWriMo #GloPoWriMo Day 10

Book cover for Cordelia Harris Turner. The Floral Kingdom

Pastel petals of spring
Warm glow of cashmere
Sparkle of glossy rain
Shimmer of summer
Whatever the season
There is always life
Wrapped in muslin and
Gentle wishes lying still
Spread over eyelids
Like the touch of lace
Vast hopes, latent until
Caressed by time
Summoned by destiny
New buds unfold in
Glorious bloom and
Dreams decide
To come true!

Poetry inspired by the book cover for Cordelia Harris Turner. The Floral Kingdom. Chicago: M. Warren, 1877.