Trepid Poems

Normandy

...Normandy

For man to set alight his earthly pyre 
was destined from the capture of the spark.
T’was mere survival harnessing its fire
to lift his primal world out of the dark.
It seared ...

The Cold of Fear

...Cold is the tittering of befitted feet
Cold is the meagre meanders of falling fractals 
Cold is the twinge of bitter blues upon reeling retreats
Cold is the roiling retch of frostbitten flesh
Col...

Living out of a Lie

...It was my dream to go to the gym.
I promised myself, I would.
Days passed by, 
I told myself,
‘I must work, I should.’

Far from work, I took to rest,
As others huffed and puffed.
The mirror ...

Poland II

...A blitzkrieg wipes your innocence away
and only heaven’s hand can help you now.
Your counterparts lie trepid to the fray,
for they can sense the wolfen on the prowl.
Oh dear Poland, there’ll be n...

The Ghost

...Oh trepid specter in the night
Making bold thy cursed plight.
What zealotry provokes thy mournful cry
Allowing thee to linger nigh?

Did Heaven bar thee entry first?
Did Hell itself not quench ...

I Fell

...I fell upon an open space of love 
Of warmth and grace sent from above
Entangled as a worm upon a hook
Nestled in a lovers’ crook
Strengthened by hearts trepid beat
Cajoled and swaddled within l...

Flappable, Gruntled, and Plussed

...I'm new to this language; it baffles me so!
   With so many mysteries I wish to know:
Why doesn't 'resolve' mean 'to solve it again'?
   And why are 'wise guys' not the same as 'wise men'?
Why do...

I Like the Darkness About You

...I Love the Darkness about you 

 

Darkness surrounds you 

As spirals of smoke 

Wrapping you in myth 

And the delineated danger 

Of the world, 

But your proud defiance 

Breaks t...

A Shovel Unearths

...A brutal murder in portentous chill
A helpless life, under butcher's will
An ominous spade digs soil in till.
Buried in dark secret, an aghast kill.

Corpse stenched, languished still. 
The cop...

Into the Darkness

...He held his detached face in his hand                                            as he trepid into the darkness of an
ungodly aura fermented from the 
evil within him.

Masked with so much anger ...

Land of the Lemon-Trees

...I know the land where the lemon-trees flower
Where dew-drops shower 
On the pure lily-flowers! 
There flows a glistening life-giving river
On each wave a sliver 
Of light that delivers
Glorious...

The Handprint

...The Handprint



                  Sliding down the misted glass the handprint slips away
                      Left are only the streaks that frightened fingers made

             ...

Ants Attempting Heavy Stomps

...A rat, a mat, an extra large sleeping bag, and a sofa went to a swimming pool and dived in head first. Never mind the salad dressing shouted the orchestra audience from the balconies. Vast crowds. Va...

A Heart's Journey

...A heart’s journey 
Into the world of minds 
With endless chatter 
And careless whines

Prejudices and principles 
Counterfeits of beliefs 
Drowned in confusion 
Lucid and trepid

To prick a...

Joan of Arc

...Joan of Arc

HE speaks, and messengers appear
To innocence of one so young in year
The calling understood, she will not flee
Till France is free of English tyranny 

The struggle long, a h...

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