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John W. Leys

Indie Poet & Writer
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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

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

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

The Process – a tanka

Compose, line by line, From beginning to end Until its finished: Every verse, every rhyme, and Every single […]

March 1, 2019 Formal Poetry, Poetry, Tanka

Running Away

You can run Across dead leaves, Through naked trees In a dusk lit woodland Off the trail, Away […]

January 13, 2019 Poetry

All I Want For Christmas

For Justine All I want For Christmas Is a moment. That moment at the cabin With the cat […]

December 25, 2018 Poetry

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