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 […]
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 […]
Breaking the Hold January 13, 2025 | 36 Comments | Poetry, Present-Day Poems Lift is a quiet push forward, a hand reaching upward, the surge of breath after silence. It is a steady climb, an unseen force beneath […]