Invincible Summer

Always full of love Never without hope this is the very knot at the end of my rope. Never too far gone, Never in the grip of winter for too long. See how summer rips The soul clean out of fear and into scattered beams of sunlight dancing brightly across…

My Way is Not Hidden

Though I'm growing weary And roads grow longer still And time, it mars my body And sorrow wounds my will I stand on solid mountains Though winds howl against their faces And bitterness becomes the sun In light of ancient graces. Why do I lament bitterly As though…

I Once

I once took refuge in the tainted past Clung to fairy tales and happy ends. The foolishness of youth to think 'twould last; I am--I was--as carefree as the winds. But taint or not, their power over me Was no less in their words than in spells cast And…

Icarus

Had I wings as he Perhaps I would have chosen Rather to die well Flying, foolish, and sun-warmed Than die hopeless, in the dark. postscript For day 25. Tanka, based on this week's prompt.…

She Is

She takes the wind in hand And scatters rain Leaving footsteps on mountain faces. She speaks life and storms And whispers gently. Reckon not with her Nor call her lovely But see beyond her eyes Into her mind. She knows the wildest fury Of the city Lit at night with…

Pilgrim

Despite my lying prone beneath the weight Of haste-invented reasons not to try Still, the burning lights will not abate. No fear within or out assails my eye To cripple what is left of my ascent Or stand between the voids, the goal, and I. The waves may batter shores…

Cheese

What must the sonnet bend its form around? What must the ode give tribute to, or laud? To what belongs the metered verse, or sound Of rhyming couplets? Let them describe God And let them speak of love and justice well. It seems to fit the villanelle to sing Of…

Sight of Stars

The sight of stars in growing dark Lends the soul a comfort still Knowing darkness will not fill The night completely; no, a spark Is always there, no matter where Your thoughts may lead you; blank and stark. The doubt will come again,  it will-- But stars will light your…