Twenty six years
Long stay
Then life must change
Imagine that's all you have ever known,
in life everyone should be happy,
that should be shown
A few years later
You came along,
at times we both felt not strong
He does not judge
He sees you as you are
He does not listen,
to what others say by far
His own opinions of you,
is what enables him,
to see what is true
When there was no one there,
just love and care
The journey in a working life,
he stayed and never left
A lot of information he reads,
but he knows it supports the needs
He never complains,
only supporting the life reins
He has faced bereavement,
and great loss,
in the last few years
A father,
then grandfather,
both close together,
but we both empathised,
as we both faced a loss
of looking into a father's eyes,
while breath passes through,
their bodies and the skies
I will forever be thankful for you,
and I will love you,
even when I live my eternal life too

© 2023 Carol Natasha Diviney

Ever the temptress
whose motion deceives
There’s only one cure
for desires strip tease

She points and she lingers
distance her charm
Night her *******
the smoke to disarm

She dares you to touch
while pulling away
Stripping emotion
your longing at bay

Till finally turning
the stage lights have dimmed
Anticipation
—killing within


(Dreamsleep: May, 2023)

A lot of relationships
Sadly comes to an end
Because of people’s error
People’s stubbornness
People’s misunderstanding
I mean,
To think that
you know your spouse
Because you cuddled each evening
Would be very ungrateful.
How can you know the woman?
How can you know the man?
They are processes,
they are not things.
The woman that you knew yesterday is not there today
The man you made love to last night, is way gone reborn again
So much water has gone
down the Ganges;
They’re somebody else,
totally different.
So much has changed
Each day anew
Relate again,
Explore again,
don't ever take it for granted.
Cherish each moment
like a new day to love us all over again.