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As a Lamb

I come before you Ragged and weary Raged and bewildered Signalling the attack By the boughs of a cherry tree On the petals as they fall And I am The rain That wears away at your solid embankment Offering universalist water to those Who thirst

Character Bio: Carmolask

Creator Journals 8/4/25 I’m going to be continuing with the character bios. Today we will be talking about the second of the four Sea Larks; the lutist, Carmolask. Carmolask Height: 4’9 (1 claw, 54 tip) Weight: 106 lbs (35 Scale, 5 flake) Hair Color: Bright RedEye Color: A brown so dark some would call itContinue reading “Character Bio: Carmolask”

WD 217 “A Day in February”

A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. A Day in February Another day Another chance for the sun to Kiss you as it passes Off center, tied with a ribbon to the stone that spins under you Because it’s all yours Wondering into forever Fields of green Cats and kittens And you’re alwaysContinue reading “WD 217 “A Day in February””

197 “Chiron Alarm”

A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Chiron Alarm I can see over a thousand miles Entryways to dark beginnings A picture of a Subway tunnel And I’m the only one waiting for the train I don’t know where it goes When it stops Or what order resides beyond the boundaries of sleepContinue reading “197 “Chiron Alarm””

WD 189 “Overcoming”

A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth Overcoming I wrote my signature on Your ego With the commandment in the bylaws “Thou shalt not change” Because the passage of time is more of a cliff face to me and I don’t See the other side And we kept building new things in thisContinue reading “WD 189 “Overcoming””

WD 187 “Self Made”

A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Self Made Can I contribute, a single line To the law you have already carved into your heart With blood and tears, as sharpened stone scraped dark red lines in The delicate tissue, the rhythm beating like a war drum And there was something new inContinue reading “WD 187 “Self Made””

WD 182 “Things Come to Pass”

A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Things Come to Pass I suppose I deserve some contraction Meddling with old metals, locks and lockets Smearing my liquid thoughts like paint across your dashboard Sunlight to sun-dip (But it rises again so quickly, and the dark barely has time) To win you over toContinue reading “WD 182 “Things Come to Pass””

WD 164 “Hades Invitation”

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””

WD 151 “Marriage”

A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Marriage I came to share my tears with the stars Radiance, light on the backs of the darkening night Words to sail by Worlds to deliver in a single promise “Forever” It’s a gift we haven’t been given, but a territory we boldly claim Like invaders,Continue reading “WD 151 “Marriage””

WD 147 “Two Incomes”

A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Two Incomes I began to weep My worker’s hands torn and shredded with broken calluses Is this everything we can be Ships stationed at a dock, dreaming of the ocean? I canter softly across the deck and take my place at your side, the horizon IsContinue reading “WD 147 “Two Incomes””