Wild Blue Yonder Inhale the air, youthful caution as tiny bare feetrun to co-exist where love and honey verily meet. Brush against the rawness of our transitory earthbeguile new winter wind to sniff out a virgin birth. Sink your feet into the soil of Earth’s great cover,tossed and ensnared as a beloved and…
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”Red Ball” Now On Hotel Masticadores
Red Ball Hannah wept silently into her dusty apron. She spun her thin face around, much like a donut, awaiting its freckling of powdered sugar. Tears cast their agonies upon hand-stitched hydrangeas, petunias, and magnolias while honeybees clung close with their bulging pollen-laden legs. Ruth had spent six months embroidering this apron for her and…
”Arctic Hymns” Now On Hotel Masticadores
Arctic Hymns ornate, sea eagle, liberate God’s lapis lazuli skiesunfurl thy seven-foot wings for us this dayrise the spired scalp of acorns slice frigid, wintry soilmy fisherman of Kenai River rest from daily toil come with leathery hands to my rousing limbsnestle my steamy body as I sing my Arctic hymns sandy blonde hair lay…
“Why This Man” Now Live On Hotel Masticadores
Why This Man my feet wiggle with soil and the last crop of the seasonthey tantalize my senses as I ponder each logical reason while my heart still beats rapidly from the tender touchof a man I barely know, yet dare, to crave this much Why This Man connecting freckles, on my arms, and makeup naked faceI smell my white dress, to…
“Marry-Go-Round” Now Live On Hotel Masticadores
Marry-Go-Round trails of guilt, a stony terrainset in sad eyes like doleful stonesfledglings snarled in hollow ribbonsbirthing anguish in once-happy homes black and white film swallowschoices in love’s marry-go-roundlike a deer’s empty tummy at nightor birds that harmonize without sound singing rivers have no place to bendfissures grow in me where ravens weeplove twists secrets…
“Stranger” Now Live On Hotel Masticadores
Stranger round, dark like chocolateleft one slightly crossedare the wistful eyesof this old, hopeful soulI hear chaotic guilt andempty questions recitedas the jumbled memoirsof a lone stranger, lingerson a time-worn piereyes like glass marbleshe scans his fishing lineGod hears his prayers To continue reading, please go to Hotel Masticadores, and be sure to like, subscribe…
Publication of the Month and More . . .
I wanted to say a very special thanks to friends, readers of SpillWords Press NYC, and my family for taking precious time and effort to like the original post and then for voting for me. I feel extremely celebrated when my work is published by SpillWords. When my first Spillwords publication in March of 2020,…
Through Her Eyes – A Book Review By Michelle Ayon Navajas
Thank you, Michelle Ayon Navajas, for your beautiful and impactful review, and thank you, Hotel Masticadores and Nigel Byng for reposting the review. Mostly, I’m so glad that my book has made such an impact on people’s lives, truly a dream come true! Have a wonderful Tuesday, big hugs, my friends and family! 😍
“Broken Not Forgotten” Now Live On Hotel Masticadores
Broken Not Forgotten window washer, weeping silent, your sadness is in vainblack cats and broken mirrors are not your source of paintears fold and build a tower holding back your gardens’ rain a heart too large for your tiny chest is what the doctor saidyou ache for sleep, a likely ghost, for fears often…
“Forces Of God And Nature” Now Live On Hotel Masticadores
Forces Of God And Nature my skin bleeds raw for wounds inflamecrestfallen life for a child hard to blametwo hearts in youth fiercely felt akinwhat a normal life could have beenlike the seeds of wildflowers adriftstalwart wind blows hard and swiftweeds try storms to quell them outinsects devour and next a drought To continue…