Tag: poem

Poetry, Short Poem

eyes that reflect the open sea–

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eyes that reflect the open sea–

A crashing wave fractures, splinters, bleeds a kaleidoscope of colors– a rich, poignant, dye– staining the ocean floor with myriad shades and florescent pigments– beguiling tanzanite, masteful cyan, and the pulsing heart of a ruby. An image forms, fluctuates as the sea parts into two. The lonely sailor, sunburnt and knobbed kneed, laments the Lord’s [...]

horror, otherworldly

She is wicked, wicked, wicked–

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She is wicked, wicked, wicked–

She is wicked, wicked, wicked– a crone desperate for the smoothness of youth, a rounded, maiden craving the tang of lust, and a doe-eyed child who cackles alone in the dark. When she emerges from ash wolfbane dripping from her sickle-pale flesh, she will muddle the minds of men, so their shrewish wives will never question, why [...]

Thoughtful

Starry sky

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Starry sky

To crave a body bound by flesh Is to be a fool, a gamble, a Starry sky, lacking its luminescence; the comfort cape of night, the forgiving hands of twilight, and the lover’s kiss of starlight. When you told me I was beautiful, I couldn't help but wonder What drew you in- Was it the [...]