The early morning moon Meets the cold like an old lover And there’s a warm ball in my chest Bouncing with the beauty of being alive Miracle and tragedy intertwine Under serenity and a...

The snow helps to keep them warm We tend to think it brings a chill When whirling winds create a storm Everything is freezing still   We tend to think it brings a chill Voles live...

Once here, much like my dog once was, A presence from years long past, Then, it slipped away, As if carried off by the wind.   Now, it's absent, missing, A puzzle with a lost piece, And...

Warm rays of sunlight glaze over the kitchen countertops. It reflects into my eyes and comforts my soul. The playful sun peeks at me behind the trees, bright as the radiant face of Moses. I...

As I slowly stroll down the winding walkways,  around the touch tanks,  and through the glassy exhibitions.  I am engulfed.    As the water ebbs and flows,  the light catches...

Rapid eye movement, yes please. With you, I’d finally have peace. But this is something that nobody sees. I plead: Rapid eye movement, yes please.   Rapid eye movement, yes please.  I...

Do you remember the beginning of dawn? When the pure evil was only clean? Remember when we agreed to play along? Though you nite to believe in what you’ve seen?   I remember what...

She watches me with invisible eyes sweet sempiternity from beautiful skies swathed in silken, silver moonlight for her, I reminisce in the dead of night   I am the world, the sun, beneath...

Soft, cracked fingertips Lay carefully on the strings Tickle the guitar Coffee brown eyes stare Intently into my own And I feel at home Fluffy black bird’s nest Sits still trying to be hair Making...

From Ear to Ear by Ashlin Veltri Crunchy grass below my feet  Yellow and scorched from the summer heat.  The silent sound of my favorite song  A flowing connection  From ear to ear I...

This isn’t how I wanted this to happen. You knew I was sick; you knew how it goes. Branches spew from my mouth & you think it a good idea to keep your roots planted deep. There must be something...

dear melancholia, your truth does not belong in my cloying cosmos of lies i will lock you away forever and watch as your heart dies   dear melancholia, you stole me away from...