Sheathing Poems - Poems about Sheathing

A Pull, A Return

...The snake coils in the sun,
spectacles sheathing her eyes, 
trunk warming against the earth.
They say she feels nothing,
only the hiss of hunger,
the strike of instinct.
But watch—
how she lin...

Of These Three

...Of these three: faith, hope and love- let love reign.	 
And faith, as essential as one's breathing;		 
Hope must be second, for a higher plane.		 

When suffering and heartache stir the pain		 
...

Storms

...When the winds blow and the rains fall
I can feel her 
in every breath I take
and
in every droplet that hits my brow
a needing
sheathing the barren recesses of my mind
still 
I stand there no...

Born In Original Sin ie: BIOs

...Statuesque breaths of blossoming beauty bearing thorns.
Flowing fullness of fragrant flowery affairs sheathing weeds.
Without human intervention, such is the truth of nature, such are the facts of ...

Similes and Smiles

...

Reflected in the waters of yesterday,
Considering all that has come and gone,
Affections for those who won’t betray…
Whisper through me like a heavy yawn.

Together with the trem...

To Tame the Beast

...~~~ Not entered in a contest ~~~


I knew better than to touch the tail of a tiger,
but temptation was only a hair's breadth away. A tiger
lies sleeping. My hand, creeping closer, fingers burnin...

Devotion Honored

...Kneeling in prayer, the King folded his hands
  His assassination thusly prevented
  Times were different then, devotion honored
    ~ Stabs in the back were frowned on

  What Hamlet simply cou...

Skins

...Age 10 slough. Age twenty slough.
Age thirty slough.
Age forty and fifty slough
and so on.
Age sixty was a mighty shedding,
the polished scales
rattling in the very teeth of death.

Wriggling...

The Negotiation Table

...The negotiation table

With sounds of Booms
Invading rooms
And the mounting fears
For the closest spears
The negotiation table
That could things make stable, 
Should step into the scene
And ...

eave's hanging out

....

               Yesss
        there she stood
             Flamming
          In the Vernal 
           hern vernal
          Blond tresses
   competing with the sun
Diaphanous cerulean sh...

The High Note

...The fat lady, lips in shape of par excellence “O.” The viking hat makes her taller and more ominous. Faces flicker like torches in the dead of night.

operatic score
the deafening metal shriek
— ...

Why Cannot We See

...Why cannot we see

The sun will shine brighter when…
     
     we appreciate shadows as a generous reflection of truth
          embrace the dazzling display of rainbow’s complement
          ...

Anti-Snow Spell

...You fall from above with your slow caress of devastation,
Sheathing the spectre of this planet in a blanket of bleach,
While you slice away at life below with your cold castration,
Hacking away wi...

Weary Traveler

...I was a musketeer
Fighting to save a dying land
Soldier with a heart
Hate never disappeared
As greed and waste were in command
Tearing it apart
Armed with a sword of words
Choosing my battles,...

Paws N Wings: Kitten N Butterflies

...I closed my eyes for just a few moments to take a nap.
I was dreaming about my purrty lil' feline friend, Rose.   
My sleep was disturbed by a gentle tap tap tap tap tap.    
What are these fl...

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