I pass winding curve after winding curve with Ray LaMontagne’s Jolene playing; one hand on the steering wheel and another holding a half-smoked cigarette. It’s Autumn and… Read more “Eternal”
Category: Love
Touch
When release came, tears streamed down her face, in an abrupt, tumultous cleansing of all the hearts she held inside, gone, not forgotten, time to say goodbye.… Read more “Touch”
Slip and Slide
November 13, 2015 Fate called and I answered to tragedy building grief overwhelming guilt still feeling boundaries instilling leading and wielding my strength shielding others briefly, until… Read more “Slip and Slide”
Rose
Roses remind of my grandmother’s garden, patterns on her bedroom wall, a rock ballad by hairband “Poison”, every rose has its thorn, a book by a genius,… Read more “Rose”
Joy
I cry, not tears of pain, joy that I know him, strengthened by his being, hopeful for his happiness as he is for mine. Emily ©
Hold
He’s the type sees others as they wish to be seen, patient, long-suffering, through my passionate waves. He’s a friend that hears my cries, and without prompting,… Read more “Hold”
Vibrant
He’s been away so long, she takes in each kiss and breath, each rose and gesture, subtle moments and vibrant fires, feeling the newness of mutual desire,… Read more “Vibrant”
Consume
She feels no need to sell herself, make a case of who she is, he wants her, craves her voice and touch, his warmth consumes the doubt… Read more “Consume”
Strokes
brush strokes swirling, time in flux, the present time, a time for us, expanding meaning from just one we crave, learn, cave, and come undone. Emily ©
Lament
Love’s seduction, declared then lost in moments, a poet’s muse, cursed lament, left to wonder where time went, chasing the past, wishing it sent into the present,… Read more “Lament”
