Category Archives: Poems
a consequence of lavender
By my hand the tiny ants were disinterred to Death; a consequence of lavender plants [...]
IN THE QUIET OF THE NIGHT
I touch the texture of darkness and find it smooth slipping through my fingers like [...]
SEEDS OF THE HEART
Seeds are planted in the light buried deep within a rich and welcoming soil nourished [...]
DO NOT GO GENTLE INTO THJAT GOOD NIGHT
Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at [...]
rain beyond the hunger
dry dirt, empty bellies make simple mulch of aspiration: rain for thirsty soil for hungry [...]
THE BONES OF THE POEM
Beyond what I can see I feel the fire wrathful eating heart and soul old [...]
Festival of Colors!
It is the happiness, That sprouts in the color of pink, It is the cheerfulness, [...]
THE COST
I cannot face the seasons of my growing that swam like silver fish beyond the [...]
Nature Aria
by Yi Lei translated by Tracy K. Smith and Changtai Bi Autumn wind chases in [...]
UKRAINE
bombs drop like rain in thunderstorms buildings crushed like stones beneath a hammer lives shattered [...]