Sestina: Paean's Sons

The hearts of hills speak often in a hush-- Whisper they of love now lost, now carrion. Without fear, uneffaced, these hills, sans dissemblance, Raising mouthless voices in greater laud, Dance now into languor. Thus imbued, The lightest tintinnabulation raised a paean. Once the Sons of Adam sang a paean,…

Diamante: Death

Death      Stinking, torturous Laughing, taunting, jeering Grave, chains, keys, earth Pressing, rising, lightening      Joyous, victorious,                Life postscript Diamante for DFC day 12. A slightly different look at the common opinions of death and life. [link]…

Rondelets: Fire and Water

Fire-lit dances Flashing bright color on sashes. Fire-lit dances Eyes bright with drink and romances, Embers and shadows and ashes. Passion burns bright and then crashes-- Fire-lit dances. Oceans of peace Drawing in waves with the bright moon. Oceans of peace Walking on shores, let troubles cease, Drawn like the…

Magali Shairi: Beautiful Death

Here in the night you called for light. Great was the thirst in love's first kiss. Death called for blood, skies for a flood, dust broke apart: such great thirst, this. Beautiful child, thus undefiled--fall on your knees; face the abyss. Take care to sing perilous things, know…

Sedoka: Shadows

Take away the dark. What hope is there in darkness? It weighs the heart low. But what are shadows? They are cast and caused by light; Let your light so shine. postscript For DFC day 9: A Sedoka. [link]…

Glosa: Light the Sky

Room for royalty Only in the poorest places; Nevertheless, love lights the sky. Room for royalty Runs from window to window Into the streets and lanes And where the south winds blow. Only in the poorest places Are found the richest memories Full of life and color, From mourning, fear,…

Pleiades: Thoughtlessly

They ate the remnants of Thunder in excess Thinking to destroy the stars, Thinly masking their hate, Theoretically to efface This angelic pronouncement-- Theophany in highest glory. postscript Pleiades for DFC day 7, and also for Christmas: Luke 2:8-14. Found here: kiwi-damnation.deviantart.com/……

Monotetra: So I Would

Your words were worth the speed of light. I'm willing to forgive, despite The way you summon, reunite The endless night, the endless night. The darkness in your words I'll bear While you sit, smiling, unaware That I am without pain, despair: They are not there,…