Candle flame brightly burned, Extinguished, blackened; cold. Through the seasons as they turned Candle flame brightly burned, Illuminating […]
Category Archive: Formal Poetry
A chill in the air Water hardened into ice; Softened by the Sun. 4/11/17-4/12/17 Poem #14 for National […]
Harder and harder To breath, climbing up the hill Harder and harder To not cry out in pain […]
Odin, Vili; Ve Wōðanaz, Wiljô, Wīhą Slayed and flayed Ymir Crafted Asgard and Midgard Breathed life into Ash […]
Breath flows in and out Heart beat rhythm slowing down All there is is now. 4/6/17 Poem #9 […]
Authenticity Mind breaths all over the place First thought is best thought 4/6/17 Poem #8 for National Poetry […]
It all started with a photograph A sample and a lure Beauty captured in mid-laugh A potion without […]
Laughing in public Always a smile for the crowd A mask perfected Nobody will ever hear The wailing […]
Children laugh and swing From the branches of the old Weeping willow tree. 4/4/17 This haiku is my […]
Isolated, alone, even in a crowd. Silent, quiet, but not without something to say, Darkened corner, a solitary […]
John W. Leys 