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John W. Leys

Indie Poet & Writer
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Category Archive: Poetry

Shadows on the Sea

The shadow stretches And grows As the sun sets Into the sea, Until all is darkness. From daybreak […]

May 6, 2019 Poetry

Out of the Shadows

Fall onto knees Under the shadows, Shivering, suffering, Praying for a way out, Waiting for Gadot, Sir Lancelot, […]

May 1, 2019 Poetry

Ravens and Crows

I saw one of Wodan’s ravens — Or was it one of Badb’s crows? — Through dirty bus […]

April 24, 2019 Poetry

Haiku written in Newport, OR

Smell the salt sea air Sealion laughter echoes Gulls glide in the wind. 4/22/19  

April 23, 2019 Formal Poetry, Haiku / Senryu, Poetry

Where Do They All Belong

Loneliness, Empty Spaces, Within and without, Yearning to be filled. Loneliness, Hollow caverns, Cold and damp, Deep inside […]

April 10, 2019 Poetry

Shadows on the Sea @Free Verse Revolution

My latest poem is now available on the Free Verse Revolution blog: Shadows on the Sea

April 5, 2019 Poetry

Out of the Shadows @ Free Verse Revolution

Very happy to have had another poem posted by Free Verse Revolution: Out of the Shadows

March 26, 2019 Poetry

Home

Where the heart is Where the soul is Where you are Where the tree was planted And still […]

March 24, 2019 Poetry

At The Beginning…

Void Nihil, nothing Darkness, density Infinite eternity. Expansion, explosions Unbridled light. Chaos, creation Dragons and demons, Fire and […]

March 23, 2019 Poetry

Cycles

The darkness only lasts Until the dawn, Storm clouds are Eventually split By the heat of the sun. […]

March 22, 2019 Poetry

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