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
Love Drove Us Back Together, By: Andrew Cyr
I hit my headlights and shifted gearslike a knife through hot butter,trailing the freeway,and passing small towns and carsas though they stoodstill in an irreparable excuseof timeless memories.I sipped cold coffeeto chase fatigue to sleep.Smudged portraits of Kinsleyand I surfacedback before she took me for granted.Kinsley left for Seattle.We grew up in a dust bowlthree hours … [Read more...] about Love Drove Us Back Together, By: Andrew Cyr
Evening Voluntaries – To Lucca Giordano, By: William Wordsworth
Giordano, verily thy Pencil's skillHath here portrayed with Nature's happiest graceThe fair Endymion couched on Latmos-hill;And Dian gazing on the Shepherd's faceIn rapture, yet suspending her embrace,As not unconscious with what power the thrillOf her most timid touch his sleep would chase,And, with his sleep, that beauty calm and still.Oh may this work have found its last … [Read more...] about Evening Voluntaries – To Lucca Giordano, By: William Wordsworth
Secrets Of The Streetlight Seer, By: Donna Faulkner née Miller
Frazzled from his flightstreetlight seerperching his postBelow, awkward shapes collude,fumble around a storking foot.Slapdash shadowscast askew. In collusion,almost loversin feathered silhouette.Sooty mascara washed away.A puffed out chest.Streetlight seerpreening his post. Caught in the gutter,rouged - redcigarette butts.Fleeting vestiages,a couple's last … [Read more...] about Secrets Of The Streetlight Seer, By: Donna Faulkner née Miller