Glimpses

Glimpse, photo by Paul Englefield, from Flickr, Creative Commons

This National Poetry Month I will be posting a sequence of poems, written last year and this year, for others in a series called Giving Poetry. In this series, people request a poem using a title, specific words, concepts, or ideas. After writing the poem, I send it to them, posting it on Facebook and on my blog. This is Giving Poetry.

Title: Glimpses

Words: waiting, opportunity, choices

Glimpses: for Martha

We catch glimpses
of our heart’s desires,
when our souls take breath,
belabored and tired,
in aches of sorrow,
while waiting on tomorrow,
as opportunity gives way
in the choices displayed.

© February 5, 2015, Robbie Pruitt

Fire

Photo courtesy of the artist. Copyright © 2012, [Jarid Lyfe Brown]. 
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Fire

Tongues set down like fire

on burning hearts

and burning desire.

Passion arises from within,

as the Spirit moves

and blows in the wind,

rushing over and in

and pouring out from within.

Fire! Let revival begin!


© January 19, 2016, Robbie Pruitt

The Bell Tolls Desire

Tintinnabulation, photo by K. M. Gong, from Creative Commons

The Bell Tolls Desire

Tintinnabulation

When toes touch body

In undulation

The windows fog

Your mouth soft on mine

Ratcheting desire in time

The bell tolls desire

Our love will never tire


© April 3, 2014, Robbie Pruitt

Desire

Desire Burns Within, photo by smkybear from flickr

Desire

Hunger and thirst

Until what is inside

Comes out in a burst

A yearning tide

Until outpourings

Release and reside

© January 29, 2013, Robbie Pruitt

“I charge you: Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires.” –Song of Songs 8:4


This poem, Desire, was submitted to Open Link Night at dVerse Poets on Tuesday, October 29, 2013. To see more poems submitted to Open Link Night, please visit the site here. The links will be live at 2 p.m. Central time on Tuesday. Check “Mr. Linky” for this week’s poems.