Four Poems by Mary Bone

 

Maybe it Was Romance 

 

Maybe it was the moonlight 

or the drifting saxophone music 

creating a special ambience. 

Perhaps it was the smell of jasmine and other 

flowers permeating my nostrils. 

The mood was set for romance. 

 

 

I Keep trying 

 

Sometimes 

I sit behind a curtain 

hoping my true feelings  

don’t come to light. 

It gets harder to hide 

my pounding heart. 

I heave with a sigh  

as I continue to try, try, try. 

 

 

Fading Into the Distance 

 

Each day I keep on trying 

to put a smile on your face. 

I feel like someone else 

has caught your eye, 

as I fade into the distance. 

 

 

Heartfelt Emotions 

 

Heartfelt emotions, 

I wear on my sleeve. 

Every time I think of you, I grieve. 

We could have been so much more, 

If we had only given it the chance.

Mary Bone's poetry has been published at Lothlorien Poetry Journal, Poetry Catalog, The Expressive Journal, Highland Park Poetry and other places.