Maybe that’s where the fun is — Don’t even look, your eyes will get burned Shield your skin from dangerous rays We can’t hide in the shade forever Here I wonder, If there is peace and love On the other side of the sun So let’s fly together Toss fears aside To see what’s on the other…

A love poem — In love with my solitude Alone with my thoughts Thoughts of missing the one Wanting no other I am never lonely With only poetry for company Join Medium with my referral link — Victoria Ponte Read every story from Victoria Ponte (and thousands of other writers on Medium). Your membership fee directly supports…brooksidevic.medium.com © Victoria Ponte, 2023.

The pull of love and lust — As I confessed my foolish love for another He assured me it was fine to love you still It was he who told me to allow you to continue to have a hold on me Even as he wanted me for his But he seemed to know What went on between…

Haiku — They shine together Gazing at darkest night sky I’m breathing the peace Join Medium with my referral link — Victoria Ponte Read every story from Victoria Ponte (and thousands of other writers on Medium). Your membership fee directly supports…brooksidevic.medium.com © Victoria Ponte, 2023.

A poem for a bleak day in January — The sky weeps Where the horses live Yet they frolic in the cold mud Cloudy, damp cold Drapes the farm in sadness On a winter’s day Join Medium with my referral link — Victoria Ponte Read every story from Victoria Ponte (and thousands of other writers on Medium). Your membership fee directly supports…brooksidevic.medium.com © Victoria Ponte, 2023.

A universal theme — A too long day trails into the night Exhaustion tries to settle me down But the day comes back to haunt Closing my eyes brings rumination of the what ifs I think I see coming as if thinking of them will hold them at bay Worrying brings a false sense of preparedness With a…