Scions Poems - Poems about Scions

...Who is the man in the mirror that stares back at me through eyes of blue that can scarce seen behind lenses reflecting bright light? Those eyes appear so young and vibrant, though cast behind a mask......Read the rest...

...Pleached charming cherry trees, along the avenue called Breeze, a stunning visual creation of mind, only in the artist's place you can find. I dazzle by its bearing beauty, while the......Read the rest...

...I abhor the night For sleep has sworn enmity with my lids Lethal questions plague my peace And my heart shows me no pity In finding rest for my head Try, try and try I try But the questions gu......Read the rest...

...A child to be sent to the earth Through the loins of an octogenarian A faithful promise! Fretful and apprehensive Like a mother hen She took up the onus of creation To beget without delay ......Read the rest...

...I must make peace with the dandelions for I do so enjoy their sunny smiles my neighbors however are less inclined to appreciate their delicate wiles Descendants, it seems, of nomadic need root......Read the rest...

... A hint of blush ‘pon the tips Of leaves still lush As lover’s lips A breeze that sighs As if t’was tired Of mid-Summer highs In doldrums mired A crisped dry smell Perfumes the ......Read the rest...

...Analogue Dialogue When one experiences the Past looking forward And views the Future through a long-gone lens Moments change over the ticking of timeless time It......Read the rest...

...III But, of course, I had no dizzying towers To burn...only bridges; and they were torched Years ago in the urgency of my direst hours; Along with so ma......Read the rest...

...Villanelle: Too late too few the tears she sheds on cradle Too late too few the tears she sheds on cradle Bosom-fed mouths sing no tame lullabies Innocence raped in the womb heeds no fable ......Read the rest...

...The Sixty-Four Rulers of the Yi Jing When chieftains uncrowned yearn to be enthroned They either give their daughters to princes Or invite other chieftains and have them poisoned Some choose......Read the rest...

...Look forward a happy bond; Life we begin again, In same tone we had, As initial days of love; Let us sow the seeds Of florets in our hearts; Together we lay foundation, Of serene fragrant par......Read the rest...

...Worthless, yet lucky little David! Inexperienced, the bright delirium (a bedroom game) of a future soliloquy playing coy backslides Her into salt and you resign yourself to Jopah. Beware the ......Read the rest...

...The Wind to the Wayside There’s an old man sleeping on the bank of a river, and he’s flying his dreams in an indigo sky. If you listen so softly, there’s a chance you’ll remember his words of......Read the rest...

...What succeeds the pain when my soul has suffered all it can? Why does truth lure like a fire on a far distant shore? When wisdom cleanses what ignorance soils, why, in the sweet, sad hours of mour......Read the rest...

...Open Letter to Thomas Jefferson You sir, destination unknown, I dare To address. A son of worthy causes For land vast in majesty and vast as Vast can be in matters of liberty; With ideals so......Read the rest...