I never… (Poetry)

I never kissed you the way I wanted to / Never held you as long as I should...

Are you familiar? (Poetry)

...Are you familiar with your skin? / The way your body blurs where I begin / Making me wish for every sin / as your fingers twine my soul...

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 →