Black hair spills to the floor Skin alabaster, lips azure A raven pecks at the windowpane I weep, tear my clothes Doctors shake their heads Oh, my Lenore You promised us evermore I lie beside her Hot breath against cold cheek Take her icy hand from her breast Feel her […]
The following poem was published on The Community Storyboard way back in June 2013. I confess this re-post is in part because I’m at a loss for new material. The well runneth dry at the moment. But another reason is because I’m preparing to take a free online class on […]
Although I occasionally write poetry, I don’t make a fuss about it because I so rarely do it. And because I’m never quite sure if I should call it poetry. My poems don’t rhyme. They don’t have a recognizable meter or structure (and I don’t even know what I mean […]
I have shielded my eyes against her bright beauty, her brilliant wit, her shining soul. I have bowed before her rapier tongue, welcoming the fiery warmth of its lashes against my back. I have kissed the coal-burning footprints she leaves behind as she tours her universe. I am but one […]
Originally posted on helenvalentina:
Flickr Chinese Dragon Year Statue (Photo credit: epSos.de) I wish for you a dragon’s fire To breathe freedom to you To raise you up on crystal wings Far away from darker lands It seems the purest souls Are tested most these days As though in exchange…
A poem I wrote in response to a photo prompt at The Community Storyboard. I definitely have an obsession with hair.
Thoughts on love from a young poet at The Community Storyboard.
Spreading the Love at The Community Storyboard.
A great prompt for this week’s Community Storyboard. Submit your response!
Originally posted on The RunningFather Blog:
by HisWorld click4source Ɨᗁe ɯᗁiƗe paƗᗁ Cedars are heavy with snow. How the fine fine needles hold. I know to walk as a lite, warm bird, –let the snow be cold. Absurd to walk into first snows. The cedars, domed, and great…
