Tag Archives: poets
Your Smile
What secrets are hiding behind your smile? I used to know the language you use to communicate But over the years we became strangers And now your language is your own. I cannot tell if it’s pain or violence lurking … Continue reading
Fatherless Sons
He used to boast about his membership as one of the fatherless sons. As a fatherless daughter, I used to wonder why he wore this as a badge of honor. His father left their family. He told them he never … Continue reading
When Love Draws Blood
Monday and Thursday nights we spend in front of the television. It is only the two of us together. This is how we kiss, how we hug. This is how we show love. We accept that loving is cold, closed … Continue reading
World Poetry Day
Of all the things today may be or bring, perhaps the one most celebrated by me is World Poetry Day. NPR did a neat little article about the 21st of March, which you can find here. In observance of World Poetry … Continue reading
More Letters from the Attic: Lost Love Letters
“But could youth last, and love still breed,/ had joys no date, nor age no need,/ then these delights my mind might move/to live with thee, and be thy love.” –excerpt from “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd” Dear Love, … Continue reading
A Writer's Thoughts 