Lady Wise
Sweet serendipity,
Lady wise and sylvan,
remove our iniquity
so we’re people of the Plan. Continue reading Lady Wise
Tag: short story
Sheerin’ Away the City
Midnight in the city
falling into ruins,
there lays a girl busy
weaving a spell to unpin
reality from its moorings. Continue reading Sheerin’ Away the City
Not the Tenerife Sea
Gray waves rolled onto a pale shore.
Not Tenerife sea for sure.
I’m heartsore
hurting evermore
from the confusion and more. Continue reading Not the Tenerife Sea
Stepping on Speaking Hens
I’m out of my depth,
out of my league,
stepping on speaking hens
who prophesy doom. Continue reading Stepping on Speaking Hens
Recall is Not a Ride in Paradise’s Circus
Blink. Breathe. Brace for a massive attack. I’m looking through the slits in my helm at men throwing off snow-covered blankets. Continue reading Recall is Not a Ride in Paradise’s Circus
Aired Out
Images bloomed, scattershot
then in a barrage caught
and reflected on the knife
slicing the air, ending my unlife. Continue reading Aired Out
I prefer my Cupid without his Gun
A gun-toting Cupid shot
me through the heart Continue reading I prefer my Cupid without his Gun
Stranger than Perfect
After I girded my loins with courage,
I put a swagger in my step
and approached encouraged by
the opening gate and hell’s rep. Continue reading Stranger than Perfect
The Knife’s Cold Play
Luminous wings flapped,
while thunder clapped
drowning out my screams. Continue reading The Knife’s Cold Play
Smoke Punched Him in the Face.
Smoke punched him in the face. Overbalancing, he plummeted into the rainbow-hued mist of an uncaring sun. Continue reading Smoke Punched Him in the Face.
Glass Animals Make Poor Weapons
Jason held the blade level with his eyes
and in its shine, my visage reflected.
Shock stuck my tongue to my mouth’s roof, no cries
escaped my lips’ prison. Continue reading Glass Animals Make Poor Weapons
Almost Lovers
We were almost lovers he and I,
lost in a world of desire,
but I was his new hire.
So we burned in a pyre
kindled by lust mired
in the real world briar.
#NovemberNotes Continue reading Almost Lovers
Eternal
What anchored me and what spawned the tether?
Finding it changed me from a pale feather
floating on chance’s breeze in the aether. Continue reading Eternal
Upside Down, Downside up
Slipping into place,
memory walloped me
handing me an ace.
Upside down, the world made sense.
I finally had the space
to remember this place Continue reading Upside Down, Downside up
Scent of Trouble
Roses couldn’t save me– no thumbs to pick locks.
Looks like I am stuck in a concrete block. Continue reading Scent of Trouble
