MadVerse: slow ripples, from flicker to flame, unrestrained

tension fills the space between
rising in slow ripples
like heat off the bitumen
on a desert's summer day
as we both remember
the times unrestrained
when our passions grew
from flicker to flame
before they were blown out
by the winds of change

SenseWrds Prompt: obdurate, pristine, quirky

she stands apart
rarest jewel
words soft spoken
but hard as rock
she suffers fools not
for they would lock her up
in a safe for safety's sake
and she was born to shine

MadVerse prompts:insatiable, windswept, vagabond soul

weathered and windswept
he swept her off her feet
infused her with his vagabond soul
and now like Oberon and Titania
they but rarely meet
but when they do
insatiable two become one
honey mesquite, savory sweet