From childhood through adolescence, I struggled with academics daily. In elementary school, I remember wanting to learn but not knowing how. In high school, I wanted to engage in literary, rational discussions, but I didn’t know how; nobody had ever taught me how. I had…

If I were to sometime see you dance, I know my heart would sing, perhaps once the circumstance, betwixt between and everything Never once have I thought it through, but now the ends in sight You creating the maid mist’s view and me, the wandering…

Ten years ago I wanted to pierce my nose but I joined a firm instead. My partners thought it wild, clashing with the cobalt blue seriousness of our office walls and wisdom. So I waited til I left the firm to pierce my nose. My…

Paper clips are dingli So don’t just look at them Have fun with them Paper clips are dingli copyright 2016 Roxann A Harvey

She was like wisteria Wild and free and purple And she exploded into view When summer turned to fall How could anyone know That I would love her most of all What I came to learn Is she was wild and free for sure But…

I am a Word Warrior I beat on my chest and sound my barbaric yawp over the rooftops of the world Walt would be proud with the way I wield my pen that is mightier than any sword That I carry in my arsenal armed with…

Poems, poetry, poets, gloom Heartbreak, love lost, tears shed Writings, writes, writers, doom Always this the poet’s hat

Inspired by an artwork I saw earlier in the day (yes there may have been a Potter connection). Prompt rules: Write down the first line of your poem before reading the rest of this prompt. Write your poem, about any subject you like. Copy and paste the…

I gave you entry into the very depth of my heart. I did not realize you were only intending to be a rentor. I am exhausted by the wounds of love. My purple heart will not retreat. Yet, onward I move to find a new…

Being a novice in these matters, I was duped. I took the smile and wink Given over Tuesday tequila To mean love, or something like it. The sweaty romp between Egyptian cotton climaxed With fury and need. The desperate hunger Of a single moment in…