“The Crown” by Joni Caggiano ©️2025

The Crown Bougainvillea florets tremble likescarlet ribbons tied in bows on young flesh Archways of stone outstretchreposeful winds on muted statues with listless stares Foreboding leopard keeps vigila silent killer, her sentry will shield if a threat declares Pillars of light bring rays of respite yettears seal her withering heart within flouted ceiling Ferns rest…

Live on MasticadoresIndia – “Secret behind my dad’s death”

Strange questions were bouncing off the wall when I said goodbye to Dad. As I lay, the phone down, my intuition was flexing its head like a water moccasin. I sensed a myriad of harsh realities lurking like monsters in dense fog. It was a simple lung biopsy, and they had stabilized his blood pressure,…

My New Poem, Forest of Light, live on MasicadoresIndia

speak to me thru languages of noble treesseducing flesh softly with feather fingersvast sorrows seen with linking filters of bluesealing eyes, stirring inducing, aching for you To read the rest of my poem please visit MasticadoresIndia ( now called ChewersMasticadores ).  If you enjoy it please consider subscribing, reading and most important of all –…

Teasing Florets

raw am I, naked and sweetplacing myself before youblossoms tease and temptlost in their scent bouquetinformal fragrances will bowbreath like breeze, he craves me now

making love under a canapy of willow oaks

Buttercups with reflective cells make the sunshine upon your face. Tickling the leaves as they dance graciously upon the trees, the musing of light bringing me to my knees. Emerald eyes sipping the fragrant nectar of nature as I am smitten with the beauty of the sky.  My eyelet dress barely covering my breasts brought…

Ripe Buds – An Ameri-Ku

Patterns moving on grandma’s quiltsun turning our youthful skin pink like ample florets, ripe buds open with a sigh in red claytender caresses melt the freckles on my cheeks, smelling lavender mixing with your desireyou trace I love you, on my firm thighs, I grow weak   The Ameri-Ku/Euro-Ku is a style of poetry created…