Here's today's poem. Image byย _Vane_ย fromย Pixabay High Wire Suspended, far abovethe madness circle of stale fearbalancing atmosphereagainst each fractured tear and acheuntil the high wire shakesYou fall, as your screams quake above
National Poetry Month Day 9: Revival Tents
A touch of the controversial with today's poem. Image byย Manfred Antranias Zimmerย fromย Pixabay Revival Tents Hallelujah, my children!Today, we have congregatedto attend the word of our LordBut first our coffers must be sated Step up, your preacher speaks,Heaven will be your final rewardBut first our coffers must be satedto attend the word of our Lord Praise... Continue Reading →
National Poetry Month Day 8: Winter’s Fjord
Here's today's poem. Image byย Noel Bauzaย fromย Pixabay Winter's Fjord Within the icy flowShe haunts my dreamsHer beloved faceSinking beneath the watersWhy did she leave me? Consumed inside the nightAshen pyre on the riverScorching embers taking flightI see her face within the waterHer soul sailing out to sea
National Poetry Month Day 7: Nuanced
Today I have my attempt at a Triquain poem, with Nuanced. Image byย Michael Schwarzenbergerย fromย Pixabay Nuanced Subtle wordsdeftly flavoured in saltand astringent along the edgesYour barbed opposition to keep the world at bay,designed for elegant detachmentDegrees of shade and slightdistinction
National Poetry Month Day 6: Enlightened Chastity
We go a bit deep with the poetry today, writing to the prompt enlightened chastity. Image byย Free-Photosย fromย Pixabayย Enlightened Chastity Uplifting reverence of purityAspirations of a saintly relicVirgin child manipulationExploitation in disguise UntouchableAbstinenceIdealRestraint Impositions of a patriarchyOn a subjugated genderMaidenhood objectifiedInto sanctified delusion
