The Thousand Faced

"Of love found, of love lost, of love found again."

I see you in the aethereal light And in the deep solemnity of night, Goddess of a thousand names and faces, Ruling over many times and places. I often pass you on the streets by day But only seldom do...

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Sonnet for You

"Dedicated to all of you."

I watch the clouds drift slowly by, To leave behind an empty sky; A vast canvas of boundless blue On which I paint a scene of you. The fiery you; the shining sun, The glowing moon, with these you’re one,...

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The Slave Princess……Part 4

"The continuing adventures of Kayla the Sorceress in the land of the Darrakhai."

Darkness and silence,Anguish and lonelinessReign in my cloistered heart.I am the sea’s foundling,The orphan of the windsAnd Nature’s long-lost child.-The Canticle of Menkeret.The Lady Itelyssia, wife of our master Lord Heshuzius, may not be the most intelligent, beautiful or dynamic...

Behind Your Door

"A glimpse is all it takes..............."

  Each night, in silent splendor, I see you shut your door And for a span of hours The world sees you no more; No more will you enrapture Each crowded city street, No eye will watch you passing, No...

Lucia

"Dedicated to Lucia"

  Lucia shakes her hair of raven hue; Those silky Tuscan tresses that the sun adores. They dance about her shoulders in the breeze And revel in her honey scented way. Each step she takes adorns the view And every...

The Slave Princess. Part 3

"The continuing adventures of Kayla the sorceress."

  A dragonfly’s wing Rolling amongst brittle leaves; A plaything of the wind, That uncouth and awkward child.   -          The Canticle of Menkeret.       “Menkeret is a kindly god. He is lord of all mysteries, certainly, and...

The Slave Princess Part 2

"A tale of mystery, sorcery and romance from an imagined world."

Morose and unkind, Unfeeling, unheeding, blind; The winds laugh and moan; Unknowing, unknown.- The Canticle of Menkeret ***************************** Night. I am alone in my cell in the house of Heshuzius. I am one of his possessions; a thing to be...

The Slave Princess Part 1

"A tale of sorcery, savagery, mystery and romance in an imagined world."

The sword says swiftly What the brush takes time to say. As the years go by, The sword’s words are forgotten While the brush’s words live on.- The Canticle of Menkeret.………………………………………………..The ropes dig into my wrists but I feel no...

Sonnet for the Nymph

"Dedicated to Kayla"

  O nymph, o goddess of the shore, Let the sun’s light last a moment more, That I may, for a moment’s space, Admire the beauty of your face, That I may gaze into your eyes, Where the fire of...

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Smokinhott

"Dedicated To Lisa"

Lisa, Lisa how the fires In my body burn! In the city, after hours, Every time I turn, There I see you, looking sassy In the evening light, Sipping cocktails by the water In your skirt so slight, Black and...