A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Hades Invitation I’m estranged from the movement of the moon A waving mirage, white in the frost that shakes back and forth To attract prey Pomegranate soup A bridge too short, a soul on-guard, a keeper waiting in the snow The car is still thawing asContinue reading “WD 164 “Hades Invitation””
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WD 123 “Annihilationism”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Annihilationism I lay me down to sleep In a bed shaped like a coffin It’s undeniable that I need some extra rest Before I sink my teeth in tomorrow’s affairs Keep my box heated It gets cold underground Nightly vapors tend to seep through the cracksContinue reading “WD 123 “Annihilationism””
WD 95 “Ghostly Tremors”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Ghostly Tremors After that accident, we made a promise: It is not for the dead to bury the living. But we are a catalyst Just as any ghost story told to a child A warning to the living There are some dreams better off Forgotten AndContinue reading “WD 95 “Ghostly Tremors””
WD 93 “Time of Death”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Time of Death There are many ways to wait out The passing of a day – I could, sit with my eyes closed, breathing minimally and limiting the rhythms of my heart – I could, be a chain reaction , bursting from circuit to circuit likeContinue reading “WD 93 “Time of Death””
WD 88 “Sons of Whatever”
A verse inscribed in Fire and Light. Sons of Whatever Fungi Myxomycota is the name of a species that is neither plant nor animal. It nourishes itself by photosynthesis. It needs sunlight to live. The Fungi Myxomycota reproduces asexually, splitting its cells down the middle, into two separate beings; yet, when injured, the solid massContinue reading “WD 88 “Sons of Whatever””
WD 64 “Nightmare Song”
A poem inspired by the Muse of Cold Earth Nightmare Song Alas, twice cut The blade of moral extinction A razor of infinite possibility I crane my neck around your shoulder to see the results of the test -You pat my head and tell me it’s okay -My grip tightens, filling white veins with purpleContinue reading “WD 64 “Nightmare Song””
WD 61 “Sekhmet III (Dinner with Bast)”
A poem inspired by the Muse of Cold Earth. Sekhmet III (Dinner with Bast) My meal is invitation only, and I’m dressed in my best Alabaster skin, tainted by the peel of breaking rocks out the back end of the palace -A cradle The savior of my enemy’s seed bull-rushing down the rapids, turning waterContinue reading “WD 61 “Sekhmet III (Dinner with Bast)””
WD 32 “Romeo”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth Romeo I scorn you Dressed in my best and all the evening stars I turn you away like I’m turning from the straight and narrow path that leads to destruction My heaving bones rattling like fists cracked against the crucible of rabbid dogma Raising Alighting LightingContinue reading “WD 32 “Romeo””
WD 28 “Excerpt: A Leisurely Walk”
When I’m feeling more Fire and less Earth, I write fantasy fiction. I have a serialized collection of short-reads called “The Kingdom’s Disdain” available on amazon kindle. The first volume can be found here, for those who are interested in that sort of nonsense. Book 8, The Spokes of Decay, will be releasing on Wednesday,Continue reading “WD 28 “Excerpt: A Leisurely Walk””
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