Don’t groan, grin
Why do you grin in pain with crack- led lips when friends are near? Why do you smile at sun when miles remain before you reach a goal? Why don’t […]
Why do you grin in pain with crack- led lips when friends are near? Why do you smile at sun when miles remain before you reach a goal? Why don’t […]
Pressure building — boiling bubbled – bled – he’s led to anger. His brow is danger-veined crimson (crimed), sweaty and on syllable-machetes rip with screams rooms apart. Before he bottled […]
Boldly bursting, I am bubb- led by your presence being. You, my rain- bowed specter guardian, jailer, sweet protector. I’m daisied lolling, crazy windblown sailing mindblown done for, trapped inside […]
Veiled from moon I drown cascade in hair and lips. You nibble earlobes breathe, and fingertips are scribbling poetry; symbols, syllables feathered on my back. We firework ourselves. We dance […]
We dance ourselves in greed around these golden malls. We worship clothes, designer brands expenses call. We dance ourselves in greed around this burdened soil We claim democracy was bought […]
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