Afterimage Poems - Poems about Afterimage

Only One of Me

...fragments of memory cling to my skin
like wet cigarette smoke -
rumors of midnight rainstorms
in the flashes of a gaudy neon sign.

mangled wing unfurls like a twisted umbrella
on a desolate hi...

Tomorrow Was Far Away

...The red sky became a dark fading light
   across a darkened meadow
where our hands were still visible
   as we tried to touch the sky
a star fell cutting through the black canvas
   vanishing as...

Wedding Toast

...I am at a wedding
in Iowa.
She called to tell me 
that the orange afterimage
from that afternoon five years ago
has filled her brain for the first time
in years.

I don’t have the heart
to t...

Painting

...with the first peek of dawn
over the marsh
nature rubs the sleep from her eyes
leaving splotches of red, blue, and brown
as an afterimage.

Just so,

the finches, cardinals and jays eat
an e...

Etchings of Love: a Subtle Afterimage

...On the canvas of life, your signature lies,
Etched onto my granite heart, and the ever-changing skies.
Your essence, turned my primary colours, to vibrant schemes,
And now, in every hue I see that...

Memories Leave An After Image

...Memories of you left an afterimage in my eyes
I found blindness to be a comfort
where darkness dressed in dreary black
and my soul laid its head on my heart's grave
to weep about wishes withdrawn...

Between the Eyes of Lovers

...Sensuality is the wellspring
that feeds passion to the soul
through the deepest depth of desire
that pauses in quiet solitude
before leaving an afterimage in the eyes
where it burns the boundari...

Aren'T You Happy It's Only a Dream

...Consciousness filled me. 
The dream evaporated from my eyes, 
Leaving behind an afterimage of nonsense. 
Soon after,
I found control of my limbs;
Wiggling my toes
This way   and that. 
I stret...

A Precious Jewel

..."i carry your heart with me (i carry it in
my heart) i am never without it (anywhere
i go you go..." ee Cummings




In the silent wondrous wonders of my yearning,
you appeared
as a lasting ...

Endless Waiting

...Unclear and unfocused thoughts,
Trapped in negative emotions.
I can't seem to chase away the bad thoughts.
All I can do is sit around.

I'm waiting for someone,
But I can't remember who.
I'm w...

Ultramarine

...It’s the point of no return. 
Eyes dive in, swim, drown, refuse rescue. 

Denser than black, 
fiercer than blood,
a telepathy of purple, 
a saturation of half-remembered yearnings.   

It’s a...

The Father I Lost

...Memories felt after so long repressed
Now burn like a fire inside of my chest 
They flow now as ink from the tip of my tongue 
For the father I lost when I was too young 
These memories loosed li...

Moonlit Thoughts

...

Last night, the "wolf moon's" crepuscular aura glowed.

A luminous peach orb, it hung in its abode 
so spectacularly, that I silently slowed
my weekend walk through the willowwack...

Rocking Under Starry Heavens - Deuxieme Jambe

...As others Rush out from Subdivisions 
applying War Paint hiding Scars
All have Grand Designs, their own Missions
you feel as Nobody's Hero watching their fancy cars

What You're Doing more than ...

Go Now, Love

...I know you have to leave, so go now, love
I'll be waiting here for you, it's okay-
And missing you doesn't start instantly
Since your presence lingers, for a short time
Like the afterimage on you...

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