Wisdom called, I screamed back (Poetry)

Wisdom called and I screamed back, / How dare you make me listen / when being the fool would have been all the sweeter? ...

Greedy (Poetry)

I am greedy for your time / Pining for your replies / Hanging from each word like / a beggar

Just Starting Out (Poetry)

Bouncing steps and an eager smile / Pink cheeks lingering while / I stare and wonder...

What Would I Give – Reading Corner

Christina Rossetti, by her brother, Dante Gabriel Rossetti Our next reading is of What Would I Give, by Christina Rossetti. A woman well known for dwelling in her own angst, Rossetti weaves a desire for a softening and renewal of her heart in this deceptively simply series of questions that leave the reader pondering. I … Continue reading What Would I Give – Reading Corner →

She Walks in Beauty – Reading Corner

Lord Byron by Richard Westall Some time ago, I picked up a small book of poetry from a second hand store. It's a charming little thing with a pressed, green canvas cover and gold embossed spine reading, "English Lyrical Verse." Within I found a collection of short poems lovingly compiled by one Sir A. T. … Continue reading She Walks in Beauty – Reading Corner →

Seasons (Haiku)

Feet always moving / Those seasons so fleeting run / And I remember

Crave (Poetry)

I crave you. / In quiet stillness / I ache and whine / against the pull in my chest / that yearns, wants, needs, you.

Cling (Poetry)

I clung so hard to you / I couldn't let go / and reach for others.

Just kiss already! (Poetry)

It was shouted as a joke. / You looked at me / but I didn't look at you, / because I knew if I did / I wouldn't be joking.

No Homo. (Poetry)

I’m not used to girls. / I don’t know what touches are normal, / What smiles are friendly, what looks mean nothing / They all sing hope to me...