ONE IN A MILLION
Alone
in the midst of a bustling city.
Unknown.
Alone.
Surrounded yet on his own.
He feels pretty
alone
in the midst of a bustling city.
2021-10-04
P. Riggs
Written for Poetic Bloomings Prompt 354 – Edward Hopper
One in a Million
ekphrastic poetry
Ekphrastic Love
EKPHRASTIC LOVE
If
a
picture
is worth a
thousand words, then he
shall borrow all that he can to
describe the beauty he sees while gazing upon her.
In turn, he will lend her his eyes so she can see her
-self as the beauty that she is,
to see her full worth.
Their true love
is give
and
give.
2021-07-27
P. Riggs
Written for Poetic Bloomings Prompt 344 – Neither a Borrower Nor a Lender Be
Foundation Of My Heart
Photo by Breanna Lynnea (Facebook Group “Iowa Through The Lens”; used with permission)
FOUNDATION OF MY HEART
Iowa ~
where the tall corn grows.
lightning bugs
dance at night,
and the work ethic is strong ~
it’s where I’m from–home.
2021-07-08
P. Riggs
Written for Poetic Bloomings Prompt 341 – Home Is Where the Heart Is
The Trail Lies Ahead
Photo Credit: Janell Ramsey (Iowa Through the Lens – Facebook group)
THE TRAIL LIES AHEAD
The morning mist surrounds her
and vast open land awaits.
Nothing stands in her way ~ yet,
she hesitates,
waiting in silence.
Sensing her world will soon change,
she pauses to soak in this
place of peace.
2021-06-22
P. Riggs
Dusk
DUSK
Ribbons of pink and purple
rest on distant horizon,
crickets and bullfrogs singing
lullaby of
evening contentment.
Gone is the noise of the day.
Tomorrow, nowhere in sight.
Only now.
2021-06-21
P. Riggs
Written for Poetic Bloomings Walt Wojtanik’s Boketto form
echoes from the silence 