By Charles Robert Lindholm
When writing haiku Continue reading
longing
LEFT IN THE WOODS
By Charles Robert Lindholm
If you get left in the woods
don’t worry, be calm
someone else will come along
don’t chase after
the one who left you
First Responders say, “Stay Put”
and they are the experts
when it comes to
the left and abandoned Continue reading
AM I JUST SUMMER TO YOUR HEART?
By Charles Robert Lindholm
Am I just summer to your heart?
not enough to fill your life
but only just a part
The warm and fun and carefree me
in sunshine and sunsets, on the beach
spending time together
but only for awhile Continue reading
OLD NEWS
By Charles Robert Lindholm
How can he be so deaf
when my heart is crying?
Why can’t he see
the tears that fall as I cry? Continue reading
I SHOULD HAVE LET YOU!
By Charles Robert Lindholm
I should have let you
when you asked me
I should have told you
“Please don’t stop”
I should have let
your passions win me Continue reading
THE HEALER
By Charles Robert Lindholm
time will slowly
heal the hurt
and help you move along Continue reading
MAKING THE HURT STOP – REPRISE
By Charles Robert Lindholm
a drug
changes the feeling
ends the pain
makes the hurting stop
you
changed my world
ended the loneliness
made love seem real
hooked me on you
and the touch of your skin Continue reading
DRIFTING INTO ECSTASY
By Charles Robert Lindholm
I feel your skin against mine
and the rhythm as you breathe
our souls give thanks in worship
for the love we both receive Continue reading
WORD FLOW
By Charles Robert Lindholm
deficit spending
causes cash flow problems
no money in the bank Continue reading
OLD TOY
By Charles Robert Lindholm
I’m an old toy
up on a shelf
replaced by a new one
I’m all by myself Continue reading
The Reluctant Poet 