Tag Archives: rhyming poetry

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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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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Acoustic

She laid her head upon my chest to listen to my heart. She fell asleep; her dreams were deep. She loved me from the start. The cat was curled upon my feet; he looked at me and cried You’re only … Continue reading

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Hand

I looked into the palm of my hand and realized how much I understood; the hand that held hers all those days on sunny beaches, in quiet woods. It was all in my hands and always would be; it was … Continue reading

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Homerun

Watch me hit that fastball far into the sky. Watch me squint into the sun; watch me close my eyes for just a moment as it flies over the fence that keeps me trapped in days and nights of innocence … Continue reading

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