Short notes abbreviated symbols in place of emotions The latest craze communicate via emoji, IM, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter...etc But you; you send me actual 'letters' strung together Creating words, creating sentences Words strung together short and sweet...cryptic messages Stealing the wit of my personalized pearl analogy And I'm drawn in and I look around as …
Tag: poet
Ageless
I listen compassionately to young poets; exposing their soul with naïveté unobstructed passion struggling to keep their words and truth pure, clear, coherent; and I think to myself, silent within my own insecurities, my own private courtroom - judge and jury, these are the facts, objection, overruled...I recall my own journey; my own learning curve. …
I Cry For You
Walking out knee deep Fluid reflections glimmer Walking out shifting sandbar Low tide is a slow rise The moon sits stoically On a fine line drawn Across the horizon And I can only imagine What is beyond the curve Of this narcissistic planet - Earth Or the destination of shooting stars First hand knowledge burn …
Death Of A Female Poet
Slipping away Into a sweet space Reverie peace maker Holds my hand Feather bed comfort Safe haven soothsayer Fluffy white pillows Lavender and lace Lulling me into A deep sleep Dreams in sepia Hints of color - and a spray Of black and white Vintage montage In the powerful Atlantic air I am standing high …
Word Flow Vice
There is a sense of dread lingering deep dark longing wrapped tightly suffocating to the point of paralysis I do not pause or hesitate Fear is not a driving force Narcissistic identity bender, insanity root of inspiration, and subconscious driving force ...maybe I have my words, my pen and paper; sword of sorts And when …
The Edge
Cafe Dark Nights For the sleek and slender Of mind and heart The scent of cappuccino And espresso brewing Poured seductively Into delicate imported Fine China cups Intellectual chatter floats As light as a feather From table to candle lit table With a Beatnik snap Of the fingers - an antiquated signal Of artistic approval …
Move Through You
I would love to move through you To see what you see To switch it up without the knowledge or fallout Have the ability to fall madly in love with you ...with the simplicity to detach from that love with ease To hold on so tightly with a feeling of "I've just seen God..." To …
Any Storm
Morning coffee steam rises I sleep alone… - another Friday night Dream-scape background track sea breeze My mind is like a wave Ocean tide draws back Captured vast seamless horizon helps calm unsettled nerves and swaying motion at bay Wrapped in a fog blanket There's warmth in the next line …words don't always fall so …
No Beginning No End
I take words like a source of energy spinning them into a beautiful telling novella emotional roller coaster ride power ball spin into the heavens They have no beginning, they have no end I gently lay them out on a vaporous black velvet texture-less veil the words pop like firecrackers sparks fly intentions soar and …
Trilby Yates 