Poem-a-Day

toujours les tulipes

always the tulips that ushered forth the shadow of a memory in a half forgotten dream ©2015 jillterry | jillterry.com

Somewhere in time

Childhood home

Now abandoned. Forever haunted.

Traces

Little things that I couldn’t bring my self to stow away, that I come across once in a great while, reminding me that he was real; traces of a love we conjured from our dreams, moments shared that will last a lifetime. ©jillterry | jillterry.com

Things never forgotten

Torn ~

Torn from a page of memory Her face soft against his flesh When his being was her blessing Their love wilder than the wind ~ ©2014 jillterry | jillterry.com

Echoes Swirl

All the words he spoke Whispered and screamed For my ears and my heart For my sake and my sanity Never lifeless upon the page Echoes whirl round Find their way back to me When the Universe Wants me to remember A bittersweet reminder Of what was had and the cost And the price in

Playground Love

I saw it today For the first time In forever That place I once played Free to be me My heart raced With undeniable yearning To be back inside The need overwhelming I sat and looked on Tall rusted ferris wheel While memories spun round Ghosts reappeared I walked alone Toward the area of abandonment