Wode MayaThe son of every African WalayaMy village elders are proud of youCome for honeymoon with yourwife Miss Trudy I…
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The night was thick with nostalgia,She had waited so long for him to come.A phone beeped twice; her breath went…
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Standing at my heroine’s graveI recall the warmth of her embrace, songs of her love.Like a river set free, tears…
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The voices whispered in the night,Soft murmurs laced with fear and doubt,They held me captive, stole my light,A storm within,…
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1. Hold Me Tight Hold me tightUntil you let go by the cliffWhere gravitational force will pull me,Where the wind…
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In the fantasy world of youthWhere dragons roam and knights soothe,Imagination runs wild and free,In a land of wonder where…
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I thought I was over youBy the time I fledLittle did I knowThat what we had was more than a…
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Like sunshineIn the blue skyShiny and warmThrough the mists; Like a singing birdAt daybreakVoicing its raptureFree and confident; I want…
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East of Faith, West of Fear by Lise Nova is a wonderful read. All around, speaking. Throughout the 33 poems in this…
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1. The Moonlight Serenade I hope she draws hersAnd I hope she never renews my sketchesWhen you make love to…
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I saw her—the lover girl I used to be—walking away,With feelings aligned in an opposite wayAs his embrace detached while…
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my patience ran dry. and i blamed everythingon this sensitivity, on these stumbling stones. or isit just my broken heel?…
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