The Shattered Heart – A Fable

4 Sep 20184 Sep 2018

Once there was a heart, broken so badly that it had shattered into a hundred pieces, and as it lay there on the ground, more tender hearts took pity on…

Innocence

30 May 201830 May 2018

Cupid, musing on a cloud Glanced upon the roilling crowd And choosing one with studied calm Quite casually, he raised his arm   There, unsuspecting down below The callow youth…

I Gave My Heart Away Today

2 Apr 20182 Apr 2018

I gave my heart away today For finding no-one wanted it Without a moment of delay I threw it in the ring   I gave my heart away today That…

Chemistry

1 Apr 2018

Distil it down and test your theory, How my heart leaps to conclusions. Mix the reagents, Two souls, One uncertainty. Agitate gently, Over a flame, Starry eyed sweethearts, Galvanised, In…

Cyclone Jill and John

28 Sep 201729 Sep 2017

Well, what a day it has been! I have been caught up in a cyclone consisting of two extra-ordinary people...my parents. At my age, it is rare to still be…

The Mortar and Pestle – a fable

11 Jul 201723 Jul 2017

  or, A Little Psychology Goes a Long Way "How you wear me down." grumbled the mortar to the pestle "It is all very well for you my dear." remarked…

Honeyed words

10 Jul 201723 Jul 2017

The brash honey bee Humming amusing love songs To irate flowers https://ronovanwrites.com/2017/07/10/ronovanwrites-weekly-haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge-157-amusedirate/

Lost Truth

15 Jun 201713 Jun 2017

I am a gentle whisper in the wind Drowned out by raucous laughter A twinkle in a happy eye Dulled by care and misery   I am the star that…

Haiku – Foolish Heart

3 May 2017

My throbbing heart, fooled By prestidigitation Leaps to conclusions For Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge: prompt words "Throb and Leap" https://ronovanwrites.com/2017/05/01/ronovanwrites-weekly-haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge-147-leapthrob/  

Contradictions – NaPoWriMo

15 Apr 201615 Apr 2016

The challenge is to write a poem that incorporate the idea of "doubles". This is my contribution. If you know the ins and outs of my heart The comings and…

TJ’s Household Haiku Challenge – Meal and Friendship

15 Nov 201515 Nov 2015

A family meal We take for granted daily Sharing food and love For many, something as simple as sharing a meal is out of their reach. It is not my place…

For a Dear Friend

19 Oct 201519 Oct 2015

That roiling mass of moisture Of bound up tears That drifts across this spinning ball, Of mutable fortunes. Sometimes unbinding A gentle rain…or a flood, But not to be predicted…

French Love Quotes – Day 2

5 Jul 20155 Jul 2015

"Nothing is real but dreams and love" Anna de Noailles "If love is nothing but an illusion, then what is real?" Proverb "The only true language in the world is…