Category Archives: Poems

DEFIANCE

Time bends us till we break defying us to defy gravity a savage kind of [...]

Not Writing

A wasp rises to its papery nest under the eaves where it daubs at the [...]

Augusta Webster, “Circe”.

The sun drops luridly into the west; darkness has raised her arms to draw him [...]

IF

If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming [...]

Caged Bird

By Maya Angelou A free bird leaps on the back of the wind and floats [...]

THE Mouse

The mouse has eluded the trap beneath the kitchen sink for three nights in a [...]

Caged Bird

By Maya Angelou A free bird leaps on the back of the wind and floats [...]

The Ache to Dream

we dream in winter summer skies amber and imperious   a rioting of violets between [...]

Never Apologize

never apologize for burning too brightly or for collapsing into yourself every night that is [...]

Love After Love

The time will come when, with elation you will greet yourself arriving at your own [...]