Alabaster cinched in ebony velvet A golden comb glitters, worked to match jeweled straps Ever patient unruffled she waits Delicate carmine nostrils and lips Never flare or curl But she’s been holding that fan for hours and she Leans on her free hand, fingers…
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Strong and Silent
A marvelous artist with a perfect eye captured her better than a photographers’ lens. Her countenance stood out from the shadows showing the victory over her pain. Her porcelain skin was flawless and yet looked cold to touch. She now lived comfortably in her soft, black velvet…
Hour 14
I’ve been peculating the parts of you every evening and storing them in my soul’s jar everytime I peek into the jar The parts of you— diffuse into the gloomy air
From A Boys Eyes
I strolled along a crooked road, the journey was so long. I had to pack for 30 days and sang a month of songs. The trees were all so very tall. The sun, it shone so bright. I wasn’t sure I would be found again…
Hour thirteen
Few yellow pages, Some sun-kissed words, One bright, buoyant and beautiful prose.
Exaggeration
I’ve asked a million times to pick up your room but you Always leave it to the last nano second Good thing nobody Ever Visits.
Boss Hummingbird
I assume she’d tired of her nest. Maybe she just felt like the patio was best. Less stress. She is very protective of the place. Not sure why she would need so much space. Just not commonplace. She runs everyone out of her patio room….
Don’t Say The Final Frontier
That’s death and the frontier neck and neck with death is the soul which flits off into other dimensions if you’re in to that kind of thing Space is just geography without the Geo topography without the Topo Unnavigable via pitch, tilt, and…
Tea
Without the fluids see I get those migraines But I won’t drink plain water I tried and carried a jug for months Always still half full at twilight Way too many migraines Any one of my ten Classrooms has tea stains on the…
Intimate Dinner
Away from the crowd Where it’s quiet, my love Let’s share this moment In candlelight, my love Just me and you at this table for two Shut out the world’s sights and sound Let’s enjoy our love jj2017