Written 7/4/2021 – a couple friends and I did a poetry prompt at a coffee shop. “Crawdads” was the word of choice. Here’s mine. BlandNot red like the othersBottom feeder, they saidWell, he’d show them Sturdy, well-bredArmor of leadNone in his steadThe crawdad that led -LS
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Life’s Core (Poem)
Written 7/4/2021 What is at life’s core?Or end? Do we delve or advance?Practice or dance? Or but march in a trance‘Till our last day’s stanceDeath besting us all in the end? -LS
Continue readingMountains (Poem)
Magnetic drawHeartstrings pulled from time zones awayWhat an impression you makeCaptivated by your scape Drink it inThe taste of mountains -LS
Continue readingWhen Hope Shimmers (Poem)
It’s darkBut hope shimmers the way fish scales flash dimly in the waterCatching light I didn’t know persistedCatching light that wasn’t herePerhaps not catching but conjuringPerhaps hope can, itself, glint and flash, even for a moment -LS
Continue readingRandom Bars Written in Seattle (Poem)
Spinning topsSmoke and smellsMist brings out Seattle’s green eyes The sun aflameSpring beneath its gazeFeelings remain always the same Hooded eyes behold a summer’s day _____ This is crap but just some thoughts today. -LS
Continue readingWhat is Life (Poem)
What is life but to walkTo take one more step Some wander offWhere darkness blanketsBut they’re not gone —We hear their voices from time to time Sometimes after a long, long waitSometimes barely recognized or painedBut it floats back to us all the same For we are all wandering this gladeFeeling for a warmer, safer […]
Continue readingTears on the Floor (Poem)
Sunshine in shardsCut through the kitchenA trail on the floor beneath their gaze Shimmering wetnessIn diamond dropsWhere bare feet padded through, tears remain Someone hereRecently awayLeft a heart and story along their way -LS
Continue readingHolding a Cactus (Poem)
Open one eye. The pain subsided slightly; still there? But dulledNo longer a blinding wash Breathe. OkGlance down fearfully. Assess damage doneHands are still there. Gingerly move one fingerThen another one New pain shrieks, but this time I’m readyI ride it a little bit better this timeNot plunged into the depths of the wave, just […]
Continue readingTension (Poem)
WeightWaitTo stop swingingBut weight takes timeTo slow SunIt beamsInto eveningThen wrestles its orbBelow PeaceIn piecesElusiveBut makes itself foundFor now -LS
Continue readingRain (Poem)
Should rain dissuade? Sure, it’s greyIt drenches, delays But life, and rhythmPoured out on earthThe mailman curses but the farmer hooray’s The blue skies retreatBut to greens they give wayHear birds as their cheery hello’s celebrate Smell dirt in the airSee thought in the gardenFeel aliveness that chills and touches your face So much good […]
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