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Autumn Poems

—x—Slowly falling to the groundSwirls of red and yellowBack and forth, back and forthSlowly undulating on the breezeTo gather beneath the wooden limbsOf a naked tree —x—The leaves change colorOrange, brown, yellow, and redAutumn leaves gather —x— —x—Gather my childrenListen to the whisper of the tales the trees tellGather my childrenWhen the leaves fellGather myContinue reading “Autumn Poems”

Where Does The Moon Hide

Where does the moon hide? When the day beginsWhen the fog begins to burn Does it go to bed or play with friendsTurning away from the morning Leaving the night for a new skinWhere do the stars go? When the sun appearsConcerns about their light do they give in to fearDimming their sparkle, they turnContinue reading “Where Does The Moon Hide”

Blood & Tears

I once had a dreamTo write it downTrickled through my fingers like tearsSpilled on the pageStained droplets make no sense in the sunThough I do often wonder, where the splatterOf blood came fromThoughts of my beating heartDrip, drip, drip, one word at a timeUpon this parchment, dry and crackedTo be soaked up within thin woodLetContinue reading “Blood & Tears”

A Dream of You

A dream of you, it felt so real. Like your lips were on mine. Your arms held me and all seemed fine. Like that time we went to a hotel and you fell asleep in my arms and we woke up to a movie playing on the television that neither one of us remembers watching.IContinue reading “A Dream of You”