Poem: Fever

    my head heavier than a mountain ocean waves turbulent in my stomach my steaming body torn into a million pieces each part whimpering in pain my tongue tastes bitter from the chemical composition I try to lie down but my back cries out making its presence...
A Father’s Shade

A Father’s Shade

  When clouds of fear shadowed my little mind your strong arms clasped me near   When doubt in self loomed over my head your faith in me was a shade in sun   When I tripped on my path I found you standing with your words of wisdom to light the dusk...

Poem: I rise again

  I fought to affirm my worth to the world only to be defeated each time I struggled to keep pace with the world only to be wounded each time I voiced against prejudice by the world only to be ridiculed each time Yet I rose to proclaim my existence each time I...
Tanka: Quest

Tanka: Quest

  the quest for beauty leads us to surmount high peaks explore hills and seas to discern nature’s whimsy to unearth it’s repertoire       This post follows the prompt given by Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge# 44. The prompt words for this...