An ekphrastic poem, inspired by Brian Eno’s ‘Discreet Music’. It doesn’t know it yet but it is calling me The voice is far off but as familiar as home the way I used to remember it On this hardest of days when the world has worn me down it makes me feel safe It doesn’t [...]
Tag: safety
National Poetry Writing Month, Day #25
Today’s napowrimo.net prompt is to write a poem that begins with a line from another poem. I chose the line dive to the bottom of the ocean with me from ‘What to listen for in a cold war of visual cues’ by Stephanie Mason. Dive to the bottom of the ocean with me (If only I could convince you…) [...]
From this side of the wall (A poem)
An odd way to start the day. Oh, well… I’m tamping down my expectations It’s safer that way Not exciting but safer Nobody wants to lose but that’s the way it goes until defeat becomes the expectation It’s hard to look the other way when that’s where the bullets are coming from and wounds never [...]
Fall into me (A poem)
I swear, I do not know how I got anything done yesterday… Fall with me Let’s close our eyes trust in our feelings that what our hearts know to be true will protect me and you see us through the years sustain us through the tears Lean into me into our embrace with eyes closed [...]
Here in the dark (a poem)
Going there on a Monday night… Here in the dark you can be anyone I want you to be you can say whatever I want you to say you can do whatever I ask you to do Here in the dark I don’t have to be disappointed when you don’t show I don’t have to [...]
