poetry – Page 4 – Queen of Elves

A Little About the Author

When I was a small child, my mom’s nickname for me was Elf Queen. During that first period of my life (when I wasn’t voraciously reading) I was constantly creating and inventing characters and worlds, whether by drawing, writing, or becoming them. As young as five or six years old, after writing my first-ever story… Continue reading A Little About the Author

Ghost Love

It’s long now since I breathed my last And saw my life go flashing past No body now in which to play I sigh, I drift, I fade away It’s quite alright, just floating here Compared to Earth, this is more real While humans wonder what they are I simply have become the stars As… Continue reading Ghost Love

Fly Away Home

From the very beginning Your eyes told me the old story Alive with a fire That drew me in I knew it would burn But I leisured in you Like a summer day So warm on my skin To blister later For the bliss of now So I can’t be angry That you burnt my… Continue reading Fly Away Home

Instruments of the Universe

I was younger than you when my father died In the mirror I am surprised by my own hands Stronger and older than I expect Sinking into your shoulders as you tell me this I grasp you tighter By pulling your body into mine I will make you my father In the surge Of some… Continue reading Instruments of the Universe

“Tell Me What You Feel”

“Tell me what you feel” You press my hand to your heart I feel your aliveness There is nothing to fear I stand at the precipice Of myself Preparing to plunge Through the lake of mirrors Emerging in unbroken sky Of unfamiliar hue This labor I undertake With all of me For all of you… Continue reading “Tell Me What You Feel”

My Bed has Become an Island

My bed has become an island We are washed ashore there Ragged and drenched The pounding surf recedes In our ears birdsong reminds us We are alive In ecstasy we clutch the ground The blanket folds Wrinkled sand Kissing your mouth I kiss Earth And she is here Divine mother gathering us In arms of… Continue reading My Bed has Become an Island