You fly so high a humble little bird, dear sparrow I have always admired your ways, little bird that show freedom with humility You are so tiny, yet so brave, so beautiful to have conquered the sky if only a part of it.
Category: Marathon Poem
Eagle or Thunderbird?
Eagle or Thunderbird? The nest was at the top of the mountain, Himalayan high, and built from the bones of my enemies. I soared above it, spying my young who needed feeding. I thought, for such a long time that, I was…
This Night
This is the night when darkness is overcome by light Salvation after much anticipation It is noble and pure Exciting to be sure Sleep no more! Rise. Observe. Rejoice! Darkness surrenders This is the beginning of the day which will never end.
An orange with white dots female Turkish Angora
At first she was awestruck looking at the female kitten’s fur so fluffy and orange with its white face and orange nose the kitten went back cuddling at it’s mother. It has been two months since the kitten was born It run here and…
Prompt 17 – Father
He promised me That there could not possibly be Anyone or Anything That could matter to him more than we.
Go up, go down #7
A primal scream a desperate need raw urgency resounds. The air so thick and heavy, one can falter and drown. Skin craving cuddles, heart yearning for love, bones, desiring a pause. To stop. Round and round, go up, go down. Stretched too thin….
Barn Swallow
Dive bomber in navy tuxedo, you are the dapperest guy on a wire. Scissor the sky, menace the cat, buzz the corn, and sing, baby, sing the longest twittered string of conversational inflections till you reach that final trilllllllll-tweet!
Gerenuk
Sipping a Rasputin stout, hoping for animal inspiration, I watched the household pet, a Japanese bobtail cat leap from four-paw standing to mid-air leap on a moth quest. She stood tall on two paws her ears spread wide apart with aggravated intent. She looked like…
Ode to the Unicorns
Majestic horses! Him like black tourmaline, the blackness sparkling. Her, the purest healing white. They are the Unicorns. The elongated, twisted horns upon their heads. The truest, purest, Ace of Wands. Magically charms all it touches. Mysterious creatures, where are you now? How…
#PoemNo18 Zeus j.r.m© 2016
Zeus j.r.m© 2016 Embedded in your eyes, collapsing galaxies exploding stars and the night sky You fluff ball even without sight you seemingly manage to penetrate my soul, crack open all that has hardened with time. Melting me with your gaze.