The Rudiments of Wings
...From predawn birth, you dwell alone,
Preferring deep shadowland over light.
So much easier to conceal what is shown,
Nascent ember forelimbs that daunt your sight.
With growth in undying murk, ...
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Categories:
forelimbs, bird, fear, fire, lust,
Form: Rhyme
Trust Dust Withstand Death
...All that we accomplish for ourselves perish with us; all that we do for others and the realm endures. Fear of the path leads to fear of death. A person who is truly alive is prepared f...
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Categories:
forelimbs, absence, allusion, anxiety, bereavement,
Form: Free verse
It Flew Past My Window
...It flew past my window early this morn
A winged creature with a singular horn
Of so many things did this creature warn
Of once-towering figures, their reputations now shorn
Of lovers w...
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Categories:
forelimbs, animal, flying, visionary,
Form: Monorhyme
Forest Tree Tag
...She wings just under the canopy
of this dense old forest
as we play tag under the trees,
speeding down a deer trail
I draw near and leap
into a gray oak trunk
and spring to the closest branch...
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Categories:
forelimbs, happiness, imagination, passiontree, tree,
Form: Free verse