She lies, deep asleep,In a grave beneath the sea,Nestled in cold sand,While I, salt-faced and bereaved,Not brave enough to join her.
Tag: Poetry
Lying in sunshine
Lying in sunshine,Dozing with a book opened,Remote, Peaceful Sleep.
A wilted flower
A wilted flower,Curls into soft earth gently,Becoming new soil.
‘Neath the summer night
'Neath the summer night,A thousand stars blink awake,Danse avec la vie.
She rises, ablaze
She rises, ablaze,A lush and fecund garden,Before her bright gaze.
Heat attracts young ghosts
Heat attracts young ghosts,Shimmering dancers teasing,From your lips, a kiss.
Lanterns cast shadows
Lanterns cast shadows,While trees rise with the morning,In dawn, a soft sigh.
Outside the University Library Often Unvisited
The thin book was drawn up from its dusty corner,Having long slept, unattended,And was taken outside, a campus' summer,To be read beneath the outstretched boughs,Of an ancient maple warmed by the sun,But then, only moments after,After joyously stretching its old spine,Revealing its record of lost memories,The book tumbles from exhausted fingers,Landing in verdant greens,A little … Continue reading Outside the University Library Often Unvisited
If They Love You, Let Them Go
I wish I held tight,Holding you close to my heart,Never letting go, again. Freedom must come first,I am as wind, untethered,,If you loved me, let me go.
I was feeling Anxious
I was feeling anxious,Fingers twitching in an effort to calm,Flipping a cigarette in intricate circles,As ideas flowed from my scalp in oily streaks,Meeting a shallow breath stinking of poverty,Eyes stinging with sweat and living,Another moment summons apathetic choices,Like lingering smoke bored of my company,Choosing to drift away into oblivion,I check my phone, 15:17,Useless,Tracking the time … Continue reading I was feeling Anxious
Discarded Recollections 