Death Of A Stranger Hearing the rush of nurses heading toward the ICU, I followed the herd. My youthful intuition was kicking in as an eerie sense of suffocation and dread encircled me. I suddenly felt like a child waking from a nightmare. I was already on edge since yesterday having been informed that three…
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“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…
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…
“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…
My New Poem “The Ebb And Flow Of Earth” Now On Hotel Masticadores
The Ebb And Flow Of Earth swirling in a fluid motionshe winks sheepishly at me from cobalt skiesfloating swans like tandem ballerinasbehind a willowy cloud, she hidesshe burst forth her radiance where she resides monarch caterpillars nibbleon tall milkweed, where bite-size eggswere laid by gentle maidensorange, slight, wings fly to amaze, and delightthe most complex…
My New Poem “A Gift” Now Live At Chewers And Masticadores
A Gift I peel the night air off the fibers of my dress. His smells crack like paint on an old canvas. A rare gift from Barbados. His words travel up my spine with child-like anticipation. A gift, Hand-picked Sea Island cotton, his voice like the imposing breath of the cypress. Mementos of time-worn…
“Rhymes Of Woe” Now Live On Hotel Masticadores
words I write tiptoe across rhymes of woe close windows tight days argue with night my words, fears in pen dare I stamp and send To continue reading, please visit Hotel Masticadores, and be sure to like, comment, subscribe and share!
My New Piece “Cusp of Spring” Now on Masticadoresindia
youthful buds whisper tiny voices animate stolen secrets weave does, calves leaping jesting with siblings grassland tickles bare shoulder, he is smitten giggles come softly fledgling’s plump lips quiver as butterfly kisses on soft velvety cheeks elicit joyous moans amidst tears, she utters love you, my cherished red-headed woodpecker plays a jazzy drum beat To…