Month: May 2021

Raven and Moon

“Yours is the light by which my spirit’s born: – you are my sun, my moon, and all my stars.”  ― E.E. Cummings Black raven whispered to waning moon I miss your face when you’re goneI spend darkest nights longing for you to paint blue cobalt nightwith… Continue Reading “Raven and Moon”

Across the Sky

Deep in hazy eclipsed gloom As dark sun hides full blood moonEarth goes silent as if in prayerWith nary a bird singing there And in the wee dawning hoursTrees are still, and bowing flowersHang their heads waiting for lightTo dance again across the sky

Panacea, II

They are not long, the days of wine and roses. Out of a misty dream, our path emerges for a while, then closes, within a dream. –Ernest Dowson She wallows in sombre melancholyin shallow warmth of quivering candlelightsipping sumptuous fruit of tangled vines, wine a… Continue Reading “Panacea, II”

This Gift

Dreary grey skies and vague random rain Tap, tap tapping at my window pane My writing room filled with whispered sighsOf rose hues against a coal smoke sky Such days are rare during this seasonWhere bright flowers fade, feeling beatenAnd the scorching unrelenting sunSetting the west… Continue Reading “This Gift”

Ode to Yarrow

I will pluck the yarrow fair That more brave shall be my hand That more warm shall be my lips That more swift shall be my foot May I an island be at sea May I a rock be on land That I can… Continue Reading “Ode to Yarrow”

White Hot Blue

“Green was the silence, wet was the light, the month of June trembled like a butterfly.”  ― Pablo Neruda, 100 Love Sonnets My brothers call me Sam, I’m the only girl in a swollen sea of musk scented testosterone Raised in a house full of grimy blacksmithsStriking… Continue Reading “White Hot Blue”

The Distant heart Has Balance

The forest is lush with green velvet moss; the only sounds we hear are those of nature. Tall trees sway in the wind, leaves rustling with anticipation. The red fox and her kits come out of their den to play. There is nothing left… Continue Reading “The Distant heart Has Balance”