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- Vignettes Set in RhymeNowtoo many diamonds are cut with scintillating edges from an … Continue reading Vignettes Set in Rhyme
- Uplifted HeartI mill around.In the pollinated petals.On gusty breezes,which rue malfeasance.That … Continue reading Uplifted Heart
- Wild WindsWhere wild windsthey whisperthrough wet thistles.Drips close, listento eerie timbers.On … Continue reading Wild Winds
- A Happy Tumble DownMy false asylum stood,Not so far away,On beguiling,Not so good,Unsteady … Continue reading A Happy Tumble Down
- the Dark.Searching —in;the Dark. Behind closedeyelids.Where silhouettesbecomeequine arcedhorizon’swide bids.To dressageunforgets.Canter shadowsinthe … Continue reading the Dark.
- Keep Me CloseKeep me close. Like, speechly toast. Like, teacher’s notes. Like, … Continue reading Keep Me Close
- When Winters CameWhen Winters cameAwash with ire in unsteadied stormForged winter’s fire … Continue reading When Winters Came
- Fairytale’s EndA fastidious link was sips to their fatesOn the farside … Continue reading Fairytale’s End
- WaterWaking by the lakesidewhere water walked like a messiah. A … Continue reading Water
- LockerbieHearken to the whisperThree-hundred feathers — fallingFrom inside the reminiscer; … Continue reading Lockerbie
- RebelsAnd as the gale enchantressSpoke her gusty spellsIn leaf-blown wordsThrough … Continue reading Rebels
- A Cascade of YellowsA cascade of yellowscame to followme today.Fromtheoutsideof a chest-nut tree … Continue reading A Cascade of Yellows
- Carnelian JewelNighttime shadow thieves stole my gleamOnce upon a cerulean Moon. … Continue reading Carnelian Jewel
- AutumntimeGreens have gone,From foggy view,Days are dust,In darkened hue,Hours vast … Continue reading Autumntime
- CursedWaters splurge.Flowing out, from Her words. Soaking in perturbed nerves.So … Continue reading Cursed
- Floral Rainsfine. rain. gone. away. comes. back.rain. gone. away. comes. back.gone. … Continue reading Floral Rains
- In CommonThere is more in common herethan not. Crock, kettle, boiled … Continue reading In Common
- Iron and BronzeReflections on. An ancient past. Of Iron and Bronze. Look … Continue reading Iron and Bronze
- Thank You, HummingbirdTravelling toward; aglow. A Hummingbird of fire,hanging wingly snow,that obliterated … Continue reading Thank You, Hummingbird
- The Tunnels of LeenWater dug a new slipstream. Caught running through stunned Was … Continue reading The Tunnels of Leen
- Ceramic VagabondsA bitten lip, stressed. Gristle’s tip, pulled through daggered teeth. … Continue reading Ceramic Vagabonds
- ColumbaryA haze of static,damaged footmarks. I fall through,an ensconced,upward trudge. … Continue reading Columbary
- AwayI was away. When I becamea blazing iconoclastof innocence. Aside … Continue reading Away
- Escaping A Name“The letters twist inflected shame. You shan’t exist to escape … Continue reading Escaping A Name
- The Beggar’s DreamA lotus flower, closed leaves upon a lonely hour for … Continue reading The Beggar’s Dream
- TwoAfter, many days, unwritten I, finally, broke. In: — two. … Continue reading Two
- Tiny Pieces of; O’clockBroke.. Broken. Smithereens sprawl upward past spaces unspoken. A brokered … Continue reading Tiny Pieces of; O’clock
- “Lucky”Will you ever knowwhen the cormoranthas finally dried allof it’s … Continue reading “Lucky”
- What We All Are Made FromWe are all made From our mother’s precious resourceOur souls … Continue reading What We All Are Made From
- A word with Little OneFor, what is ours, will be yours, one day soon, … Continue reading A word with Little One
- suffering’s lipssuffering’s lipssweptat first ragequivering, creptthen floods ran down from: my … Continue reading suffering’s lips
- A Half-Forgotten SongA half-forgotten song… Each, sound, softly,hummed, then,a disappearing octave,in alarms, rung,eternal … Continue reading A Half-Forgotten Song
- Sligeachan’s Song (Shelly’s Place)I’m the waters; still — running. Oozing was Hebridean sorceryoutslipt … Continue reading Sligeachan’s Song (Shelly’s Place)
- Birdly Heart’s search for their FirsOur hearts were the open wings of birds. Outstretched and … Continue reading Birdly Heart’s search for their Firs
- A Timeless LandCartwheelingwent the grand-father clock’s arms & hands. Along each ceilingabove … Continue reading A Timeless Land
- Mysty Mynded FountainsIt’s hard, this life at times. Like;carv-ing algebra equat-ions into … Continue reading Mysty Mynded Fountains
- Tomorrow’s PathYesterdays lay at the pyre. Where my stomach’s fire sparked … Continue reading Tomorrow’s Path
- Spirit Dreams of the UisceI threw them .. .. waited .. .. and watched. … Continue reading Spirit Dreams of the Uisce
- Nighttime’s DaughterNighttime’s daughter,is waiting for a bus.Stopped.To come on home.With her … Continue reading Nighttime’s Daughter
- Grief’s SonnetNow, what do we have left? Apart. From words unsaid? … Continue reading Grief’s Sonnet
- No Man’s LakeA black cloud’s liquid flowersdrop their fuchsia sapphiresoaked cascades. Leaving … Continue reading No Man’s Lake
- Pale; BlackAfter; our visions — Pale; Black. Holes erupt,Stardust is plucked,From … Continue reading Pale; Black
- Autumnal RainsFine and smooth are Autumnal rains.That pine to soothe, then, … Continue reading Autumnal Rains
- FeatherstoneThe Featherstone surname is a Northern English locational surname, derived from … Continue reading Featherstone
- Behind Borrowed EyesOur forebears often feel far — behind. But, they are … Continue reading Behind Borrowed Eyes
- A Poor Man’s SonnetMy money was through in slanted lands.So, I begun anew … Continue reading A Poor Man’s Sonnet
- Soon, we won’t have a Voice at allThen, all was quiet. Aft armies of words conquered tongue … Continue reading Soon, we won’t have a Voice at all
- MoonriseAnd, if all of our light would cease to shine. … Continue reading Moonrise
- My Hidden BoxMy hidden box. Hides open without a lid on. It’s … Continue reading My Hidden Box
- A Daughter’s ReckoningWhile, Fated Winter, waitsunderneathour tectonic plates.The Hearts of Menfreeze over. … Continue reading A Daughter’s Reckoning
- AugurySlow, seeps the stone,under a ripple,on the water.Washed afresh in … Continue reading Augury
- A Clean Cut ConversationI remember everything: a curse of recollection. Ingrained like sand … Continue reading A Clean Cut Conversation
- AlmanacBlown is the almanaclike collected desert grainssuccumbed to white-hot glassy … Continue reading Almanac
- Slumber’s Crashing VisionsSlumber’s crashing visions, green-go-under, Past’s collisions. Where,I, sleepily, bump — … Continue reading Slumber’s Crashing Visions
- Supernovic OceansA doorway, enters,through me. Where,Your exit….is marked,‘Yours truly,Ours falesly’.As, the … Continue reading Supernovic Oceans
- CaminoThis poem is called, ‘Camino’. It is about the answers … Continue reading Camino
- The Gold Barbaric CageI went over Pacific Edge Waywhere mythic cloverscover unicorns at … Continue reading The Gold Barbaric Cage
- For a Patch of EarthFor a patch of earth. Our compassioned dirth,will spill innocent … Continue reading For a Patch of Earth
- The Bluest Blue MarlinI lost my balance in your slipstream.Which made me a … Continue reading The Bluest Blue Marlin
- Dreams Taking RootAs water wielded down on me,wet wonders wept,from weirs, oaks … Continue reading Dreams Taking Root
- Under A Snow-driven AgeI have become an unflipt calendar,with halting pages, slow.That, only, … Continue reading Under A Snow-driven Age
- GAINING FREEDOM THROUGH FORGIVENESSA journey from pain to freedom, this poem shows forgiveness … Continue reading GAINING FREEDOM THROUGH FORGIVENESS
- Wandering Lost: Through My Window’s Secret PaneAnd, so, I wander, lost;A requiem of frostglazed & crackedon … Continue reading Wandering Lost: Through My Window’s Secret Pane
- Edith’s PerseidsThe name Edith, of Old English origin, means “prosperous in … Continue reading Edith’s Perseids
- StarvationNow, here, I forever wait.On the horseback cusp, late.Of a … Continue reading Starvation
- Daughterembers demark old scars carved on oak soaked root’s battled … Continue reading Daughter
- Our Time, Took.Did you miss me,when you lost me,in misty pockets,called, Our … Continue reading Our Time, Took.
- Branched AfreeI feel at homeamong the trees. And their omnipotence;branched afree. … Continue reading Branched Afree
- Effacing KaleidoscopeI wear an effacing kaleidoscope disguised with colours shapes and … Continue reading Effacing Kaleidoscope
- Step into PurpleA lonesome notiondancing from my tonguecross an awestruck oceanwhere turquoise … Continue reading Step into Purple
- Frozen ClocksA picture frame on a wall.Beckons; past-tenses,with, iced, wooden sprawl.Fingers … Continue reading Frozen Clocks
- Searching TonguesLonging. Sweeps, closing dregs, from my skies.With a clogged … Continue reading Searching Tongues
- Earth to ElysiumA stoic beacon bears it’s projecting light.In haunted, ubiquitous, intersecting … Continue reading Earth to Elysium
- Descried and ConkeredWe, oft, fall victim,to grand expectations,and stories that we tell … Continue reading Descried and Conkered
- HarmonioustrifeOnce. I paid,the penultimate price,of a life poorly led.I left … Continue reading Harmonioustrife
- Sky H-ironyThe sky h-irony.That, the Sage’s, priceless advice,of which, we held;unique. … Continue reading Sky H-irony
- Ancient SpeakListen; to, the Ancients, speak.When you hold a conch,to your … Continue reading Ancient Speak
- Apparition and IKept tied-up inside a spirit’s lair.An apparition came to visit … Continue reading Apparition and I
- Shifting SandsGambled legacies etched upon shifting sandsblame the Sun for lost … Continue reading Shifting Sands
- Chasing DreamsChasing dreamsalong the Milky Wayawestruck following thosepluming glittered trailsof astral … Continue reading Chasing Dreams
- A Nut Without A Shell“You’re like a nut without it’s shell.”Lamented, the Tribesmen.Looking down … Continue reading A Nut Without A Shell
- Your Sky and Your StarsOn those sullen days, when you feel all alone. Looking … Continue reading Your Sky and Your Stars
- The Warmth of a LighterConversations are struckup from a plastic match.‘Can I borrow your … Continue reading The Warmth of a Lighter
- The Warmth of a LighterConversations are struckup from a plastic match.‘Can I borrow your … Continue reading The Warmth of a Lighter
- The Mortal TowerTwisted reveries,hold out, aloft, grasping hands.For escape, on atall, westward … Continue reading The Mortal Tower
- Shark’s Horrored-TranquilityPlunging shark-shaped cigarette,ends. Into, my silhouetted, skin. Silent. Prayers for, … Continue reading Shark’s Horrored-Tranquility
- Luggage or Encounter with a young boy at the base of Le MorneOnce, during my university days I went hiking at Le … Continue reading Luggage or Encounter with a young boy at the base of Le Morne
- A Conversation’s Lost SeabedPrickled, inky,shocks and horrors,marr hidden,harsh words, unsaid,they shape,sharp, stinging tongues,and … Continue reading A Conversation’s Lost Seabed
- Water and WoodHealed in the wateras it washed awaymy spiritual painsittrick-trick-trick-trickledfirst along, … Continue reading Water and Wood
- Fragile PromisesThe fragility of;promises. And, their incumbent,pleasure, or, pain,hangs in the … Continue reading Fragile Promises
- HindsightMysterious models.Manufactured.By argon-hearted stars.Nefarious apostles,have youth fractured.Why? Ma & Da’s … Continue reading Hindsight
- The Toughest RomanceThe breaking,of that, final branch. That, unmistaken,crunching, chance. The twist,that … Continue reading The Toughest Romance
- Winter’s TaleA Gulf Stream wisp, whistles, languidly,along, a recalcitrant breeze.Speaking of … Continue reading Winter’s Tale
- Drip, Drip, DripTo crash, lose and fall,from those heady heights,a nosediving, disco … Continue reading Drip, Drip, Drip
- The Final MessageYearning for a much simpler time,yet the ticking clock only … Continue reading The Final Message
- (b)utter(f)liesAn uncovered guise.Our; downfall is by design. With, clipped pinions. … Continue reading (b)utter(f)lies
- Absorbing GriefIf you ever feel that you are frightened,by barks, intimidating.Do … Continue reading Absorbing Grief
- The Shrike’s Thorn———–To sit atop a throneof pikeswith swin-ging anklesgrazing clo-uds of … Continue reading The Shrike’s Thorn
- A Babylonian AvalancheLow-born, lowly,lumbered, plebianmushrooms, steal andtake, their final gasp. Before, a fastly … Continue reading A Babylonian Avalanche
- The Cataclysm CameCan you imagine,that day,the cataclysm came?Red horses, ride sanguine, mammoth … Continue reading The Cataclysm Came
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