This thing, Gives sight to the unseen thoughts that once heard words that were false but rung true even on clearest nights lit by a full moon, This thing
This Thing ~SM~
Category: Poetry
Rose Gardener ~SM~
He tends his garden, his price possession I watch through stained kitchen panes as he moves and turns Gloved hands pick up a creeping branch and prod it with a stick Skillfully the soil is turned and its thirst quenched This plant is done, he moves to the next I follow his gaze and they … Continue reading Rose Gardener ~SM~
Phenomenally Impossible ~ SM
Holding on to an oily rod Counting the stars that fill a cloudless sky Packing sun beams in a box for our lady of snow Seeing sound Hearing light Phenomenally impossible Even for a phenomenal you and me Golden sunsets before dusk Cattle grazing in the field Winter giving way to spring Spring bringing forth … Continue reading Phenomenally Impossible ~ SM
Fear ~ SM 05.05.10
Prickly heat rousing me from a slumber Seeping in and hauntingly familiar If this was a light, it would be amber Warning me not to step any harder Blindly, foolishly, the meter goes higher Crazy, depraved my thirst cuts deeper Heat, smoldering, hot like lava My lips, pursed, they stick together Planned, unplanned, fate took … Continue reading Fear ~ SM 05.05.10
Eclipse ~ SM 16.01.17
Dear Sun, You might find it odd that I’m writing to you today We were never destined to be bosom buddies, I know Just to co-exist in a careful balance of …. I can’t find the words Would it make sense to you if I told you I was captivated by your fieriness? Yes, I’m … Continue reading Eclipse ~ SM 16.01.17
“I Am” ~ SM (230615)
I am fire. I am truth. I am wind. I am dew. I am rough to the touch from a silken hand I am smooth and easy as I flow through the cracks I am neither yellow nor blue I am the light that reflects off a dusk moon. I am wood and I am … Continue reading “I Am” ~ SM (230615)
Words Become Me 