September’s Garden Dawn, an awakening that beckons idyllic, downy light, an endowment gently warming my green and thirsty skin. The last remaining flowers. I am the protector of the wonderous scentsthat whiff their way, often, to unsuspecting humans. My limbs of love hide deep beneath the ground’s surface, close to the red brick path. I…
Tag: Hope
“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…
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,…
Barbara Leonhard’s Review Of “One Petal At A Time” On Roi Fainéant Press
Thank you, Barbara Leonhard (Barbara’s Blog), editor of MasticadoresUSA, for this amazing review and submitting it to Roi Fainéant Press (Roi Fainéant Page)! Barbara’s Review of “One Petal At A Time” The title of Joni Karen Caggiano’s powerful poetry collection, One Petal at a Time, makes me recall what I used to say as a child…
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…
“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…
Complicated – A Collaboration With Nigel Byng
Please read the above post by Nigel Byng a great story and then you will understand the poem below: sauntering into class, why did love have to hurtporeless skin tenderly opens her heart’s doorfloundering in many endeavors trying to flirthis smell, taste, how she ached for more another daily meetup in detentionsoon, departing…
JuneTeenth
old cow skin whip, laden with wire and glasssteals black flesh with every beastly lashdog-tired bones, left cotton in bollthis beating has freed a weary soul slaves sing their stories in the fieldnews, and prayers for those who healchildren stolen from a young momJosiah Henson, hero, valiant, no uncle tom emancipation, Lincoln sign, so why…
“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…
Thank You, Carrie Yang, For Another 5-Star Review!
Thank you, Carrie Yang, aka Cassa Bassa, at Flicker Of Thoughts for your beautiful and thoughtful review. Here’s a preview: Joni weaves her rollercoaster emotions into her surrounding nature. The richness of nature and yet at times the cruelty of nature mirrors Joni’s life experience… You can read the entire review on Amazon below. Carrie…