Charmed Chaos
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Tag: Poetry
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
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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”
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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”
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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”
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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”
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In Response to The One Truth
“I see today that everyone on earth wants the answer to the same question but none has the language to ask it.”– Jim Harrison The One Truth I want to ask the moonhow many lovers she has had forI know it must be manywith… Continue Reading “In Response to The One Truth”
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The Bookbinder
In my aging calloused hands I’ve held the words of many a restless dreamer from true historians to fantasy fairy tales to rebellious poets and mystery characters I’ve read the words of humble Buddha, and heraldic stories of epic proportions and traveled uncivilized countries through the eyes of adventurous explorers… Continue Reading “The Bookbinder”
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