“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…

Nature’s Passion

fireflies sing to me of your passionYour tenderness like veins of sunlightsolitary cricket plays nature’s gratifying cellobig browns now vehemently on my young fellow life is a gift, as is the love you impartmy body now rides a sunbeam of ardorstarlings whistle as you write upon my breastcraving a release, I move your hand to…

My Poem “Son of the Sun” in masticadoresindia

my lingering limbs upon a solitary treeeyes indigo, darting in a hypnotic stateheart akin to a hummingbird’s wingOrpheus fashions purity in poetic blissfish, even rocks move to trade a kiss my unsheathe skin lay on Balkan rocknotes from lyre waltz on savory breastsbirds kissing his image on the Aegean seasmelling him, a ribbon amid my…