I will never be far away.A nostalgia for the darkwill sweep through us,sun setting earlieron a clear sharp horizon. The night air vibrant with breath we closely exhale like sweet mistas our lips draw ever near.Soft winter kissed skin telegraphing...
winter
I feel them begin in my spine traveling upSometimes black and sometimes brightly huedDays cold, my soul safely shriveled in its cupI need you more than ever to keep me gluedFeet planted, purple painted toes dug into the earthI feel,...
Jesse was alone in the motel room. On a road trip into the past, along old Route 66. Sitting and thinking back on the time when he had lived just a few miles from this very town. On this Friday...
A Journey Home Part 1
"Young man on a world of ice and snow takes a physical and emotional journey home."
An icy wind blew in from the north. It blew across the ice hills and picked up speed as it raced down the snow covered slopes. The wind kicked up loose snow and whipped it into the air like smoke...
A Journey Home part 2
"Young man on a world of ice and snow takes a physical and emotional journey home."
Aerik yelped in surprise and almost dropped his spear. The woman stood waist deep in the water and looked shocked to see him there. For a moment, they just stared at each other. She saw a tall young man with...
For Warmth, For Life
"Friends must come together to save their lives."
It's a cold day in January, two of my closest friends and I are hiking to a cabin we rented in the deep woods of Washington State. We are on break from school, and we haven’t seen each other since we...
Rich shades of orange and yellow flames flicker and crackle, their chaotic dance sending waves of soothing heat over my naked body. It’s a small comfort, but only just. I’m bound and blindfolded next to the fire, cold metallic cuffs...
Somniloquy On A Midwinter’s Eve
"Sonnet #5: In trimeter and Spencerian rhyme"
Shivering, reviling Fading horrid nightmares, Shoot straight upright, smiling. Lust, love, and dear despairRendered naked and bare, Lurk beneath Winter's ice- Trapped in nearest nowhere. Just a roll of the dice From wine and sacrifice, A grand soliloquy- Apologies, paradise....
For you the snow is always falling, As it was on the day you died, You had passed through basic training, Even though about your age you had lied. The sun shone bright upon that morning, The air cold, calm...