Dark Lullaby Poems

Naivete
in life
brings terror
to dreams

The psyche
wide open
a victim
to scheme

The innocent
notion
belief
to defile

Asleep
in the
nursery
—where monsters run wild

(Dreamsleep: January, 2024) 
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From roses to peonies, from peonies to lovers
im swinging on the bench during the deepest Halloween night like a crazy cicada enamorada wrapped around the...

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i crawl into the darkness of your body
and find a place somewhere in the gaps. 
right in the cage, right in the crow’s nest,
wedged between...

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I can offer no tribute today...
No words that sparkle, nor gifts of grand.
Yet I still feel an urge to admire your majesty.
Forgive me mistress, for...

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Listen to the wind, sighing gently –
Intimate as the moan from an oak,
Crackling, groaning, yet breathing light
From the soul of summer…
As it fades beneath autumn’s...

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Lullaby.
Lull me now
To sleep.
Let me sink
Into the sea of dreams.
The familiar scent
Of my pillow--
The scent of home.
Let me rest
Secured beneath
My blanket. 
Till the warmth
Of your...

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When mourning dove sings,
weave moonlit woes from silver, 
syllables of stars....

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An endless night of love
A dream and erotic love
In a harmony of caress
And melodious symphony of happiness
Everything is perfect tonight
The sky is starry in the...

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As dark descends in silver shades of sleep
Moonbeams bloom in a million drops of dew
While blue winds blow and ancient willows weep
The sacred song of...

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Close your eyes and dream,
Deep in a slumber,
In solitude,
Peace and quiet,it's bitter and sweet,

Close your eyes and dream,
Forget about all the day's work,
Cool breeze,lay on...

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As we run to the end of time 
And pace to have memories as treasures
I need you to know that letting go is a painful...

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As we run to the end of time 
And pace to have memories as treasures
I need you to know that letting go is a painful...

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Redbird and the blue,
lend songs while I'm still abed.
Dark lullabies, too!
Beautiful visitors come,
in and out of all my days....

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A quiet place beneath garden's old oak.
I sit and listen to bird's peaceful call.
Behind are tall bushes, magical stroke--
a secret hide-away to watch nightfall.

Quail had...

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If you saw me first, would we have ended up the same? 
Would you have come over to me and asked for my name? 

Sometimes...

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