Pale gold of May
The wild, wild wind tore me gentlyshaken into roses for my late delight,it held me to her bosom;beamless through the stonesin a tumultuous song,and saved for us the first kiss, […]
The wild, wild wind tore me gentlyshaken into roses for my late delight,it held me to her bosom;beamless through the stonesin a tumultuous song,and saved for us the first kiss, […]
Still at night upon my lips, an aroma dwellsand I sleepwalk into secret chambers whereI tiptoe in the warmth you left and it smellsof flowers, bloom until I have to […]
It’s not in its melodyit’s neither from violin nor timpanineither from the woodwind weepingnor in the cello’s sobbing,but in the merciful silence,that tantalizing temptationof nothing , right between the last […]
Dusk is a demon with tender tentacles,slowly he slithers behind you,ready as ever to lovingly gag youin his fish-scented breeze. Night is a monster with cordial claws,calmly he clatters behind […]
I went across the landingto the court reporter’s deskthe room was darker than ever,her arms were bruised there alone near the back she had a small throat as if she didn’t mindfinger marks […]
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