Lauren Brenner

Last night I lay capturedin the body of a Tahitian ice princessMidnight ink etched in woven patternsover her salted terracotta skinjagged crown of petals and thornwearing a necklace of icicles as sharp as teethHeart wide open Drifting back to sleep under the mosquito netin a four post bedI count the shadows cast over flax-woven roofand dream of you In my dreamI step … [Read more...] about Tahitian Ice Princess, By: Lauren Brenner

Within the blackened deep of withered nightA clash between the jester and the knaveThe queen, blood-stained and crystal satin whiteStands betwixt them, adventurous and brave Her heart is plainly draped in molten silkDefying the expectations of her ageShe bathes herself in fresh vanilla milkWith scented hints of cinnamon and sage Her dexterous hand will quickly shift the … [Read more...] about The Queen of Hearts, By: Lauren Brenner

Drifting out on wind and waveFrom the saltine sea to the darkest deepI saw her rise from an angel graveEmerged from the deepest Saelkie sleepWhen her seal skin shed on the sandy floorTwas a fiery auburn maiden freedHer heart was unlocked through an open doorAnd bound in matrimonial deedHe sought to steal her oily skinTransforming her to human kindThen fire and prophecy … [Read more...] about A Saelkie Tale, By: Lauren Brenner

On the eve of her deathlay a ballad composedwith her mouth wide openand his eyes closedfrom deep velvet mellowed out baritoneshe conjured up a love-songfrom her jangly bones Whittling away on splintered body partsand the charred remains of her skeleton hearthe played her like wind-chimesmade of pearl-string stonesin fresh river waterover her jangly bones I witnessed … [Read more...] about Jangly Bones, By: Lauren Brenner