Trees like ghostly skeletons posing on the snow Their quaking brown branches iced from below Gauzy shadows dancing in the dark The eerily silent night seems quite stark The crescent moon in hiding Makes my fear worth chiding This house of stone and mortar Makes us notice our lives are like the water No hands … Continue reading A Poem: "One After The Other"
Category: Poetry
A Poem "Avatars of Spring"
Avatars of Spring Winter Storm Toby or not Toby Whatever they call nor’easter 4 It’s Franken-spring and snowy Having travelled to Philly at its start It’s clear it’s not the usual Not for weak of heart Another Love taken in rapture Amidst turmoils, the Reapers surprise Loving flesh taken back to pasture Grief darkens this … Continue reading A Poem "Avatars of Spring"
"The Ceasing"
My brittle bones breakable As fine porcelain I wonder at my advancing age In the late-middle of life My blight stained past calls upon me To acknowledge the treasure in my midst Appreciate the pearls within my dome To fan the flame of Prometheus Our parents frailty and demise Is but a thin … Continue reading "The Ceasing"
A Poem : "The Ceasing"
The Ceasing My brittle bones breakable As fine porcelain I wonder at my advancing age In the late-middle of life My blight stained past calls upon me To acknowledge the treasure in my midst Appreciate the pearls within my dome To fan the flame of Prometheus Our parents frailty and demise Is but a thin … Continue reading A Poem : "The Ceasing"
From Shimmer To Shine
From Shimmer To Shine Drawn from slumber Excited with anticipation As on Christmas morn I tiptoe out to peak. An enhanced sky Answers my unasked question. There on the horizon Lies the first streaks of dawn. My heart leaps With childlike wonder Scampering to the door I am wooed with color. NorEaster Quinn has iced my … Continue reading From Shimmer To Shine
Maria Carmichael 