Year's End...

Once darkness falls into every corner

Daytime’s clarity is curtailed too soon

It’s easy to stumble while seeking solace

Peering outwards into winter’s starkness

Some know bereavement’s untimely pain

When it all seemed quite alien to festive fun

Years pass and we still recall those, we miss

As we gather to review life’s landscape

Remembering events of great happiness

Unable to believe how plans came and went

While seasons move along apace and renew

I like to regard December as a new bouquet

Bringing love and hope all bound together

Sunshine petals bringing a freshness of light

Mulled scents toast a Christmas celebration

Hugged by the warm embrace of being here

As we transition from this year to the next…

Eileen T O’Neill 18/12/2019

http://poetryblogroll.blogspot.com/2019/12/poets-united-midweek-motif-years-end.html?m=1

A Moment...

There are moments that forever remain fresh in mind

As realistic as every other occasion you cannot forget

Remembering the electrifying ping of instant disbelief

Thinking you had misheard vocal words of abject hate

Repetition simply confirmed such bitterness first heard

This heavy pulsating blow impacts hard on one’s being

Revulsion remains as perpetrators show no contrition

Hemmed-in amid a buoyant circle of raucous aggressors

An innocent bystander feels the fear from a baying crowd

Survivalist instincts will a physical body into an escape

Whilst inner scars of victimisation are held tightly within

Discrimination knows no bounds for the fearful victim…

Eileen T O’Neill 11/12/2019

http://poetryblogroll.blogspot.com/2019/12/poets-united-midweek-motif-the-moment.html?m=1

Alterations...

Life’s meandering tapestry never stands still for long

Seasonal changes create many different landscapes

Spring’s wonderful new beginning brings optimism

Summer’s warmth renews our soul with its blessing

Autumn brings riches of colours and harvests of fruit

Winter’s nip sends us indoors to enjoy inner comfort

Underneath the cover of everyday living we all alter

Maturity and experiences impact upon our directions

An insecure voice might gradually find its own strength

No more a silent petrified victim to the might of another

Confidence allows new progress and makes a difference

Saying no takes great courage for those seeking changes…

Eileen T O’Neill 04/12/2019

http://poetryblogroll.blogspot.com/2019/12/poets-united-midweek-motif-changes.html?m=1