Emerald Cut

Emerald Cut VCS The pool was was made of turquoise wind the edges sculpted an emerald cut tapered up of perfect teal Hidden in its high setting protective mountains coated in diamond dust glaciers that dripped merciless cold from the dawn of time with endless…

End of dreamland

The End of Dreamland VCS The End of Dreamland Faded A roller coaster plunging Into the mists of oblivion Placed by a cruel prankster Collecting tickets Laughing at the joke See the rubes pay the toll The tolls set to the price It’s only your…

Wooden Hearts

Wooden Hearts Virginia Carraway Stark Bonsai trees Float in a purple sky As the hoot of an owl Echoes through the forest Where restless spirits roam And trees uproot themselves To follow their wooden hearts And the loves that call To them on owls wings…

Slumber

Slumber Virginia Carraway Stark Resting When cheekbones Start to feel numb From wishes of slumber coming on Darkness covers the world Like a blanket of water But sleep isn’t for me tonight No matter how it may coo and call Increasingly shutting eyes Feels better…

Night

Night Virginia Carraway Stark Darkness settles In the wind and the mist That rise up from the wild clay soil Like a cool cloak Of dark moon splendour The gloaming is alive With tendrils of fog that seek All that is warm and safe Stars…

Sacrifice

Sacrifice Virginia Carraway Stark Down they pushed him His head under the soil And under the wheels Of the combine harvester Blood for the crops His young face Once full of smiles and his young body With his knocked knees And a scrape that He…

Hugs :-)

Hugs <3 🙂 Virginia Carraway Stark Hugs across the miles Bring me tons of smiles Because I know You are glad I am alive And happy that I'm in your world And when you send me '<3' It means the world to me Because I…

Horizon

Horizon Virginia Carraway Stark Contours of A living world thread across The lines of hill and sky Plunging down and rising To meet the sea As undulations fold and sink Up and down In synchronized movements Of chaos As choreographed as ever Was any formal…

Perspective

Perspective Virginia Carraway Stark An ant crawling Up the side of a cottonwood tree Doesn’t mind Me I should feel big staring at him But I feel as small as this ant The sky is a bowl Of vastness The clouds are mountains Towering above…

In Memorium

In Memorium Virginia Carraway Stark When you walk beside me I feel you take my hand You are lilac scented air You are sun warmed skin You are the pleasant breeze You are the sudden smile You are the tear in my eye You are…