Jan 2025 – The Author Stew webpage

A Hint of Longing

The hint of jasmine a memory of youRolling through my sensesThunder after the rainVanilla wafts with the breezeCombined make melancholy of memoriesBetrayed by scents, my sense left, since you leftA hint of longing I lay upon your doorstep A Quadrille prompt from dVerse. Write a 44 word poem with the word hint in it. IContinue reading “A Hint of Longing”

I Know Not But You

I know not the stars for they hang too high within the sky,Yet I know your eyesThe depths of the ocean I have not traversedYet I feel depth of my longing for youThe heat of July’s dessert’s sun has not burned itself upon my skinBut I’ve felt the heat between us dance upon my bodyIContinue reading “I Know Not But You”

Finding The Face of God

The blazing sun stood in the sky like a sentinel; cold unfeeling, waiting for those under its gaze to die. “Why are we out in this heat?” whined Charley. “We’re getting treasure,” replied Justin. I shook my head. Charley loved to wine and dine the old ladies. That he would sweet talk them out ofContinue reading “Finding The Face of God”

I Own No Other Master / I Fly

I Own No Other Master I own no other masterNoone else carries my heartI kneel before no other masterMy service is theirs aloneI hurt no other masterTears of love fall upon their chestI break no other masterTheir dominance is my submissionI own no other masterFor none other can master me. I Fly When I fallContinue reading “I Own No Other Master / I Fly”

A New Story

I’ve got a new story up on my stories page. Oh Democracy – A haibun short story about security guards on a snowy day. This one is SFW. I had originally did it to send to a publication but they didn’t pick it up so I’m publishing it here. Find my books of erotic poetryContinue reading “A New Story”

Fragile: A Burning Haibun

Fragile by StingIf blood will flow when flesh and steel are oneDrying in the color of the evening sunTomorrow’s rain will wash the stains awayBut something in our minds will always stayPerhaps this final act was meantTo clinch a lifetime’s argumentThat nothing comes from violence and nothing ever couldFor all those born beneath an angryContinue reading “Fragile: A Burning Haibun”

Acquainted Beginnings

The taste familiar on my tongueA sweetness I thought forgotBetween her thighs I hit the spotA new beginning againI’ve known her love Over many a timeYet never strong enough sustainBut I can’t leaveNor can stay awayMy desire always leads me hereIn this new yearAnd this new timeI swear I’ll walk awayI may be backAs aContinue reading “Acquainted Beginnings”