AprilDawn

AprilDawn Apr 2016

Another

set of eyes
to evaluate the clues
of your untimely demise
I hope these finally spot
whatever horrible plot
stole your days
from us all
another
call made
another
dead end
paved
with unseen motives
conspiracy theories
not yet revealed
answers craved
to this real life suspense
before
another
sad anniversary
flips this calendar
forward

I live with a real life mystery and have since my husband of nearly 20 years was murdered by a yet unknown person .As the years move forward and the struggle for answers with each call to the authorities nets no new knowledge gains for the past almost 14 years.

#anotherdeadend

AprilDawn Apr 2016

#FlashbackFriday

when I popped the top
a burp of root beer
floated
pure caramel sass
then
time peeled backward
and followed
that first deliberate sip
to an exotic land
my small hands
reached for the treat
spread out before me
a cheeseburger in the desert
with the bottle next to it
just as brown
to wash it all down

April is Military Brat month, and I am one . The other day I opened a drink , and it took me back to 9 years old at a 1970's military golf course dinner counter on Incirlik AFB ( where my dad was stationed in the Air Force) .I had a taste of America in the desert that afternoon in the middle of Turkey .

#flashbackfriday

Apr 2016

Stefanie Meade

The Soil Remembers

The soil remembers
each flower that bloomed
and died upon it,
each drop of blood,
each insect,
each fruit,
and carries these beloved ghosts
within it,
waiting for new life.

#life #death #nature #earth #cycles

AprilDawn Dec 2015

Barren

branches
wrapped  around
pink pulled taffy
clouds
this  last  dream
of  daylight
fades into
rumors of  night
skies
smoky with sorrows
and lost
possibilities

stream of consciousness , all about our late autumn skies ..

#sunsetmemories

AprilDawn Nov 2015

Mourning Moon

destined to rise
on this
  November night
every full moon
these past months
wore
a special  name
this one fits
so very well
finally
this  calendar year
draws ever closer
to an end
moments
and  loved ones
simply framed
by  a bright moon
in a dark sky
of mournful
memories

It's been a long year , tonight's impending full moon rise brought these words forward.

#mourningmoonthoughts

AprilDawn Oct 2015

Succulent

pie
fragrant with lies
temptation personified
carnal knowledge
will be denied
made for another
who's lips
will drip
stained with Eve's
notorious
apple
slip

Honestly, this was a frozen pie I baked for a meal at church , I wouldn't be attending that night .The smell of it cooling down and the vanilla-cinnamon sugar I sprinkled on top nearly drove me mad with desire . I remained steadfast ,not even stealing a nibble and sent it in for others to devour.I didn't mean it to rhyme ...

#notmypie

AprilDawn Sep 2015

Repeat Offender

Autumn
     arrives
on waves of
sheer exhilaration
for those summer
  worn  bodies
hungry for  horizons
enveloped in
  colorful palettes
fall is courted
with the best
of intentions
a clearly
moody lover
   who year after year
whispers goodbye
in piles of leaves
         among rapidly
vanishing  vistas

We were all counting down to Fall it seems this year , and honestly the beautiful part of the season rushes by way too fast before barren landscapes and cold remain for what seems like months on end ...

#fallishere #welcomebackfall