My Best Friend
Protector
Confidant
Secret keeper
You stole my heart
and made
everything right in the world
From putting you in strollers
to dressing you in clothes
You never complained
Your beautiful eyes
stared at me
A promise to love me
always
Cheeky monkey
Companion
Comforter
Bed hog
You we’re my love
My heartbeat
My best friend
Amberley Charlotte ©2023
Photo Cred: Linda Jucker
Welcome to my Intuitive Photo Series Challenge.
When I look at photos, I see, feel, hear, smell, and sometimes taste poems or stories. They’re not always stories that are obvious, but they are very real to me, and I feel them in a very real and physical way.
In this series, I will be receiving everyday photos from friends & family and challenging myself to write whatever comes to me.
This challenge is very intuitive and automatic. I won’t be outlining or planning anything. I will not make corrections or edits to the prose in any way. I will rely solely on my intuition and write what comes from looking at the photo.
This photo came from Susan Del Moore Photography
Thank you, Susan, for the photo. I hope you enjoy the poem.
Shelter
Strength
Power
Resilience
What lies beneath?
The roots of a living
breathing
soul
What secrets are you keeping?
How many lives have you saved?
Nurturer
Rescuer
Protector to some
Enemy to others
A world below the water’s edge
How deep can you go?
How far do you travel?
A web of lies
Intertwined
Entangled
And the truth
is found
in the stillness
Safe yet
mysterious
Who hides in the shadows
the soil
the water?
You have been given
great strength
power
and resilience
You are shelter
You are a refuge
You are home
Amberley Charlotte ©2023
Photo Cred:
Susan Del Moore Photography
Amberley Charlotte Writes 