"Oceanview (Haiku)" by Devi Nina Bingham

                                                       

                                                      Oceanview (Haiku)

I abandoned life devoid of you

and called it happiness for I had to keep smiling

because I had the ocean view. 

"Heart of Gold (Villanelle Poem)" by Devi Nina Bingham

                                                                      Heart of Gold

Lonely is this heart of gold

though I refuse the best of lovers.

Longing that our story be told.

Helpless as a hostage in blindfold. 

Waiting for you and refusing all others.

Lonely is this heart of gold.

And even while our romance is old

the thought of you sends my heart a-flutter.

Longing that our story be told.

I can't understand a heart so cold,

your indifference makes me shutter.

Lonely is this heart of gold.

You may think my declaration bold

but like a storm that roars with thunder

I'm longing that our story be told.

Until the day you pass my threshold

I'll dream of you in disquieted slumber.

Lonely is this heart of gold.

Longing that our story be told.