And we come to day 16... Image by Hans Braxmeier from Pixabay In the Crowd Voices all around, screaming Voices harsh, angry, spitting venom Voices spouting opinions, not truth Voices taking sides, making factions Voices shrieking for blood, for action Voices ahead of the mob Voices burning down the house… until there... Continue Reading →
#NationalPoetryMonth Day 15: As Petals Fall
And we come to Day 15... Image by suju from Pixabay As Petals Fall As petals fall in rain cerise velvet from the sky white-streaked and fragrant I stare into the orchard Tears reflecting the weather Remembering. © A. F. Stewart 2019 All Rights Reserved
#NationalPoetryMonth Day 14: Blue
And the poem for day 14. Image by rony michaud from Pixabay Blue Along wavering lines slither shimmering signs of woe draped in soft indigo and bleeding in a row, your hurts A universe inverts, as cobalt emotion spurts pale lies against spacious dead eyes, your societal guise confines  A. F.... Continue Reading →
#NationalPoetryMonth Day 13: Silence
Just a quick haiku for Day 13. Image by Ioannis Ioannidis from Pixabay Silence Still water, morning the calm lake—serenity the loon calls to me © A. F. Stewart 2019 All Rights Reserved
#NationalPoetryMonth Day 12: Boundary
A trip to space on this day 12. Image by Alexas_Fotos from Pixabay Boundary Against moon and stars, infinity breaks in ripples of cosmic shattered dust indigo beams of worldstuff lost a violet edge of ruin between negated void and freed creation caught in the tide, whirlwind storm of vast space ... Continue Reading →
