Quiet desperation Pressing down Weighing on shoulders Spirit cramping, muscle crushing Promises of rewards That may never come. […]
Category Archive: Poetry
Standing on the pier Face mirrored in the harbor Tides are coming in 6/30/17 This is my response […]
For George Orwell Once they convince you the news is all fake, that science is conspiracy, To ignore […]
I ask a favor; You’ll receive my gratitude. On this paper sheet: Your signature or your brains, An […]
The fair fay kingdom Otherside of the West Wind Inside the mirror Enchanted and eternal Ageless monarch; Faerie […]
Through the smokey veil Devouring inferno Timber burning black 6/13/17 This is my response to Colleen’s Weekly #Poetry Challenge […]
Oh, Sophia Shekinah, Socrates-lover, Plato-Friend, Maternal dwelling of the Logos. Sefirah, emanating From the crown of creation without […]
Pleased to be alive Gardening in the hot sun Grieving not its end. 6/6/17 This senryu (aka a […]
In the chasm between dreams and reality Falls pain and disappointment, Bridged by madness and hope, Holding off […]
The dreams return, Can’t stop them from coming, Dreams of the past, Relived like a robot, Unable to deviate […]
John W. Leys 