March 30, 2024 Extravagant Sacrifice, Extravagant Worship I came to a standstill last spring as I walked along the sidewalk. Floral perfume filled my nostrils, and I smiled. I knew the…
March 14, 2024 Grandmother Goose This is a poem to my grandmother Who I named Goose Whose tongue-biting smile Lit her grey eyes with ease And creased her cheeks,…
February 15, 2024 This Necklace This necklace, I thought it’d always belong to you. Memories lacking time stamps show that heart hanging from your neck. Hard and cool, diamond…
December 28, 2023 Quest or Conquest: Distinguishing Longing & Obsession What do you imagine when you envision a quest? Do you picture nine companions setting out on a mission to save Middle Earth? Or…
November 1, 2023 October October 28th Tonight, I curl up on my friend’s couch. The fire crackles and threatens to spew bits of burnt wood beyond the grate….
October 19, 2023 Dusk Golden Hour casts her spell. Shadows stretch. The woods breathe deep. Branches creak. Lull honey-veined leaves To sleep. Light blushes Depression-glass pink. Enchants. The…
August 4, 2023 Only Paper Flowers My fingers craft blossoms. Layered crepe merges color—Thin, transparent, crinkled—Craving to breath.My fingers, craving to create flowers.Weightless. Real.Worthy of ash and petrified pearl.I crease, crimp,…
March 16, 2023 The Night Watch Cries rise. And crack. Desert and dunes. Endless. Sorrow? Shackled. Respite? A meal. Innocence lies limp. Life drained. Poured out. Like water. Heap. Bodies…
February 9, 2023 Metamorphosis My knees hit the cathedral floor. And my lips claim sanctuary. But my heart? It trembles. Marble. More comfortable than the altar. Old battles…
January 19, 2023 Haunts of Heaven’s Hound Scene I wander into the tree line. Bark ages like graying hair, and dusk drains the clouds, their lifeblood lost. Shadows blend. Creatures imagined…
