Category Archives: Poetry

A Renewal of Elegance

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Tweet SEX APPEAL VS. BEAUTY There seems to be a gaping hole in the divide between sex appeal and beauty. These days it isn’t uncommon to see nudity and lust-filled images all over most media outlets. As a result, is our understanding of beauty suffering? Amy Parrish and I have had a few different conversations...

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May the Rain Fall in Torrents

Tweet   Air is cold, love is near And conversation awaits. What fate is sealed, what is left to contemplate? (All things. Shan’t we draw out our minds onto paper?)   Neither experts nor amateurs exist; There are no definitions. There is no sacrifice. Even giving and taking carves out stone sculptures where we once stood...

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strip down to nothing

Tweet remove what ails you you can rig up those sails, new   hearts on trial, grew we did without further ado   austere, clear, taboo don’t need the money, the image, the froufrou   a strengthened worldview (restful) get to your dreams before curfew   (c) Michelle Black April 2012  

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Empires

Tweet Crystal Clear:   What’s evil, what’s fear Who’s real Who’s been there all along Who’s strong Who’s only waiting for you to mess up Who will actually take the time to see [more than what they want to see or thought they saw initially]   Crystal Clear:   The wars of words and lies...

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Pilgrims

Tweet PILGRIMS It is always the same quest And the forest is heavy with wrongdoing. Look; Hindsight. Your ego was lying… One perfect day You were defeated You became small You met your match Little did you know He would latch on Make sure you were deserving (You deserve it). There is good news today...

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A Watering Can for Shadows (short story)

Tweet The empty tin watering can sits proudly on my front porch, like the personal greeters at WalMart except far less intrusive and much more visually stimulating. Not to say anything negative about personal greeters at WalMart -the level of tolerance they must have in order to carry out such a task is enviable, and...

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