Sand Shifts sand shifts, flickering, like diamond lusterdragonflies move their wings independently, hoveringripe figs gingerly nudge tiny limbs, so her fruit falls from treesdahlias slowly open their multi-colored hearts to give pollen to bees oceans play on sand that has layers of treasures like petals on a floretskillful hands tenderly peel away veils that cover…
Category: Poetess
“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…
Stale Flowers – Melissa Lemay’s Flash Fiction Challenge #280 #FFFC Response
In response to Melissa Lemay’s Fandango Flash Fiction Challenge #280 Stale Flowers each year I still do the same arrange loose, timid, and feathery stemsas if forlorn sentiments might live thereinearly this day, we both compulsively pressour dignified threads, to look our best each year I still do the same listen to dad call it…
Odin’s Maiden
Odin’s Maiden her feet anchor defiant and strongsharp edges of rock scream alongcliffs of fjord furrows ghostly paleodin’s shield maiden decrees to sail windswept red hair, her crown of loveblue gown drifts softly in tempest abovestill feeling his strength how she achesfor what she gives and what he takes standing proud, sword drawn she waitsquivers,…
Tender Embraces – Visit Gifted
Tender Embraces – Visit Gifted light embraces us gifts abundant manna from heavenpure joy clings, and anchors us, like the song of treeseach child buzzes around us, like gold pollen to bees smiles sway like timeless joy and wrap us like a giftwords of reason spill over us like a starlit waterfallhummingbirds dance as they…
The Calling Ocean
The Calling Ocean a trail of love springs forth with morning gloriesrain disperses drops, on steaming, searing sandtemperate waves leave kisses on briny shoreslike a ring placed on the ankle of a new bridemoonlight is tasting the glitter of dusk of a regalement of tearsshifting like sighs of lost sand dollars on ocean’s symphonic shoredraped…
It’s Time To Vote At Spillwords!
Congratulations to all of the nominees! To vote, please visit Spillwords Voting Page, and be sure to read “Worn Slap Out” along with all of the other nominees. If deserving, I’d appreciate it if you could bless me with your vote. Have a wonderful Wednesday! Sending hugs and love your way! ❤️
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…
“Nature’s Whisper” Now On Chewers And Masticadores
Nature’s Whisper your whisper crawls sheepishly intomy ear, singing me to sleepthe heavenly creature with a cleansing heartcries out, please, do not weepvelvet moss where you lay your headfeathers calm, a timid glancewildflowers beguile potted flowers to pullup roots, and dare to danceapples fall indulgently red like painted lipsa doe and two fawns eat their…