poetry

Edwina

Why are your lies so convincing? Sometimes you yell so loudly the cacophony of your message…
The Little Things

Love is waking in the morning hoping you slept well. Love is choosing tea because it…
Alone

They say absence makes the heart grow fonder. But what if the heart is already full…
Rivendell

Warm sun caresses my skin, strokes my cheek almost tenderly, reminiscent of your loving touch. There…
Seen

It is a terrifying thing to be seen so clearly so fully and yet It is…
You Anchor Me

You anchor me.Tempest tossed,deep blue-grey thunderheads,gale force winds,ripping at the sails,foam crashing over the bow,with violenceand…
A Spontaneous Trip Up the Coast

Time with you rests my heart in a way I can’t explain. This friendship is a…
A Complementary Series of Complimentary Sonnets

I’ve heard it said of smiles that they may light a room, but yours shines bright…
Memories of a Lecture Hall

Your bare arm is warm against mine. Fierce sparks (seem to) jump into my skin, radiating…
Storm

purple blurred on off-white smudges shadows dance across the floor light plays mind games with my…
Death of a River Guide

Contradictory feelingsobscure the waters,like the white foamon the Franklin rapids.The proffered hand,just within reach,may offer salvationor…
Too Much & Not Enough

Too much. I’ve always been too much, or not enough. Either extreme – sometimes they even…
Psalm 51: an interpretation

Forgive me. Like an animalthat cannot learn, I fallagain into the holethat claims me each time…
Dedication: There but for the “Grace of God” go I

You feel alone.This solitude is one no amount of company can banish.It pervades each nook of…
Incomplete Sonnet

I am touched by the sadness in your eyes. I would wish to enclose you in…