That spice
Always afterwardsthey tiptoed,figleafed far away —shy and shunned;fallenfor figmental vicebut, oh so nice … that spiceforever scorchedon skin, the blissbeliefs called sin. but still a single kissarousesvows to perish, burn […]
Always afterwardsthey tiptoed,figleafed far away —shy and shunned;fallenfor figmental vicebut, oh so nice … that spiceforever scorchedon skin, the blissbeliefs called sin. but still a single kissarousesvows to perish, burn […]
Scarce —my summer darknesswith velvet handsperfumes the night;not even silentit pretends to mournan absenceof the glowthat never leaves; by sea at midnightthe moon’stoo pale to sendits silver into the waves,as […]
My mind abuzzin closenessskin to skinmane on chest,alloy of breaththat set ablazemy blood;my loins, my fleshwhilein my veinsyour venomslowly swirlsto mouldmy wit to yoursuntilyou leave mecolderthan before. Today Mish hosts […]
This,isn’t prosebut a dutyless Monday,and sunlight transformedinto clouds. Thisis the clawsof upcoming Fridaysunknown and unowned,a clause to be closed. Thisis the tensionbetween act and neglect.delinquent, not lost. Thisis my reason […]
Quadrille: Levity In joy of levity,I gravitate —forever fallinginto your orbit strung along —a puppet to your pull:I’m rainbowed numb. I’m just the moonreflecting shimmeredsheen of laughter(yours). Tressed with starsyour […]
Writing about living in two places (and times)
Poems & Stories from The Author Stew
practising for a whole life
haikai poetry matters
Running in the slow lane
The view from here ... Or here!
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” — Albert Einstein
chronicling my quarter life crisis