We need a Spanish conquistador No reason I just like saying it Like guacamole or serendipity   We need a pagan ritual I’m not pagan But dancing in the nude via a full moon could be interesting   We need a time-stopping machine Not to stop…

“We need…” The scariest opening of any conversation Right up there with, “You know I love you, right?” “We need…”, though? It’s the gradual ascension on the rails To that roller coaster, you swore to yourself you’d never go on We need to talk. We…

Dark,moist,rich soil From your fertility springs life Green,poking shoots erupt Seed coats sitting jauntily like hats upon cotyledons Seeking things to climb on and Warm, bright light to convert to energy

Write a poem with the phrase “we need” reoccurring throughout it. Repeat the phrase at least five times in the poem.

The nights were almost unbearable the first week It was the quiet So quiet I measured time in heartbeats Listening for the telltale lub-dub; lub-dub… The dead do not suffer the silence In this new found void, I tumbled I learned to cherish that quiet,…

He Calls Home Those who are called home often see the familiar welcoming the sights @ Renee Avard-Furlow June 13 2015

Trust You made it, and I’m so proud look at the way you handle the now You faced me with all you had and now you see I am not that bad Once you see I am another part of you you’d never question what…

The stormy day has come barreling towards us, I sit and whisper misgivings to your ear, We should remember this when the air is clear, And I think on your vodka drenched lips, And the heat burning between us, And I wonder where we could…

cherry season – her nails more red