a poetry challenge - nine words

tomorrow we'll say goodbye.

you'll walk out the door
and you won't come back.

we thought they were forever,
those feelings we had for each other;
but pain cuts to the core,
severing the heartstrings that tied us together.

tears are left to cauterize the wound.

hammock rocking gently in the breeze,
lazy summer day,
relaxed and at peace.

no doubt a dream works its way to the surface of my mind,
rousing me just enough
for a faint whiff of chocolate to infuse my dream.

delicious thoughts of you....

time passes,
and the tremble of the hammock wakes me.

perishable day is beginning to fade.

gazing across the sparkle of sunlight on the river beyond, ...

look! it's a movie parade!

leading off is the lion pride,
and here comes the genie
with his cosmic fireworks.

next we have the tow truck
and his big front teeth.

I see a tank full of ocean
and that little clownfish
with his adorable blue sidekick.

but the phone beside my bed is
calling and I must answer.

whatever shall I do with that calla lily?

yesterday, today, tomorrow -
days of our lives
that bring joy and sorrow.

I turned around
to see them unwind
and cried at the wanting
I saw far behind.

looking at "now,"
I can smile at the place
God has brought me to
in His unfailing grace.

I breathe in His peace
and exhale the sorrow,
looking forward to life
and the joy of tomorrow.

the fortress began as darkness...
void of love.

chance breached the wall in the form of a smile.

growing into a door,
the breach opened wide,
embracing life...

waiting for a soulmate to hear the song within.