The other side of the pane February 4, 2025 | 22 Comments | Poetry, Present-Day Poems I unlatch it with both hands, the old frame tottering, as if it, too, has waited for this moment. The air rushes in— wild, unburdened, […]
The Poetry of You January 27, 2025 | 36 Comments | Poetry, Present-Day Poems, Prosery Do you see the poem happening to me when I look at you? I know I do, a hint of rose on your […]
What we cannot hold January 23, 2025 | 25 Comments | Poetry, Present-Day Poems Not the sigh of skin against skin, nor its echo, not the soft bloom of heat beneath your touch. Not the wine’s red silk upon […]
The peculiarity of January days January 20, 2025 | 17 Comments | Prose & Fiction, Prosery The city is a sprawling labyrinth of ash and steel, its skyline serrated like teeth of a beast. The air tastes metallic, laced with the faint […]
Aubade ~ Lady at a Mirror January 16, 2025 | 39 Comments | Poetry, Present-Day Poems As in sleeping-drink spices, I loosen in the liquid-clear mirror my fatigued demeanor and place the hush of a willow shade inside— I, then […]
The Margins of a Wallflower January 14, 2025 | 34 Comments | Poetry, Present-Day Poems I stand, in the shadow of laughter, hidden among the corners, where the noise fades into a hum, where the lights burn too bright for […]