Author Archives: michaelpoetry

About michaelpoetry

I was born in Labrador (Happy Valley, to be exact ... isn't that a great place to be from?)

walk

She’s not pretty. She’s beautiful. She’s got a faraway look in her eye that tells the story of a pale green moon that rises over shadowy plains and darkened canyons . You feel the distance as you walk beside her; … Continue reading

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life

I didn’t write this script. I was running with scissors and I tripped and I guess I cut out the last scene; the one where the boy gets the girl and the whole world rejoices and when he looks back … Continue reading

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got

She sneaks into my room at night; from the darkness, she just appears. I feel her warmth upon my skin; I hear her breathing in my ear. I touch her face; I touch her legs. She tilts her head back … Continue reading

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alive

so easily bruised that gossamer skin; an eggshell of defenseless love where memories swim in yellow light that once was blue. so easy to choose, so hard to fit in when all around you, the angels sing with voices lower … Continue reading

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insider

A reliable source told me that the secret was kept in the saddle bag of a horse that galloped to where she slept on a bed of white, curled safe against the cold; her dark hair gracing a pillow white … Continue reading

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starbound

Swing a leg over, baby and I’ll take you on a rocket ship ride. Hold on tight and close your eyes; you’ll know for sure when you’ve arrived. Bite down on your lower lip if and when you feel the … Continue reading

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on a lover’s cross

my last night on calvary, he whispered as he closed his eyes. only stars in a tear filled sky, an angel by his side. sleep now, prince, the angel pled, and fold your love in linen white; the time has … Continue reading

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Taormina

I’m lying at the beach now, I’m soaking in the sun. I’m looking at my angel, she is the only one whose eyes confound me, whose love surrounds me with each breath, with each golden moment that shines like the … Continue reading

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Tonnara Di Scopella

The full moon smiles from raven skies and lights the world to newborn eyes that close as gently as the last page from your favorite book. A subtle kiss on a ruby cheek; a warm embrace that makes weak the … Continue reading

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Simple

Shall I smite thee, Satan, with the right hand of truth or heal thee with the left hand of love? Shall I share the light that glows in my heart or is darkness always enough to light your path, to … Continue reading

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