short poems about life and love

With a meditative mindset I sit before a pristine sheet of paper, the smooth, wooden brush handle resting on my lip as...

i used to test the flame of candles by pinching them out between thumb and forefinger. or hold my hand palm- side...

A heavy rain slaps relentlessly against the shutter’s slats anchored down tight against a summer storm. Sweaty and spent, she gets up...

hands held high, she wheels and turns lost in dance. or, more truly found. in a blur the barest flashes of bronze...

night disrobes before me, layer by layer. shade by shade. through drawn curtains she draws me deeper into an abyss until darkness...

The first time I saw her she ordered a Caramel Macchiato. Venti. No whipped cream. And as the cashier turned away I...

i. blame it on adam, this need to label everything we see. and sometimes feel. you see, between a “word” and the...

a mason jar filled with colored pencils sits on the sill bathed in morning sunlight. most are nubs, chewed and worn smooth...