Category: Poetry

Opia a love poem 9

Poem: Opia

Before getting to the poem today, I wanted to provide a little information about the word opia. John Koenig is the author of “The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows” where he has found holes in the language of emotion and created...

Examining the craft and art of writing poetry 16

Poetry: Art vs. Craft

There are two halves of poetry, both equally important: art and craft. The art involves the emotion conveyed in a poem, while the craft refers to the structure. This isn’t a post about how to successfully do either, but to...

A poem about grief and healing 3

Guest Poem: Sun Drenched

Sun Drenched Bluebird summer days afford you moments to warm. The power and the peace soak into your skin and you let your guard down but only with the knowledge that you had hidden yourself well. Behind high walled fences...

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Poem: Wonder

Wonder One evening, while watching fireflies burst into moments of light, I longed to join them. My bare feet brushed across cool summer grasses while I twirled into the night. I leaped from star to star tiptoeing through constellations before...

Poetry: Celebrating National Poetry Month. 4

Guest Poem: Figures

Figures I could never fully see you like a tree in the fog waiting to be discovered I can see the shape but the image lacks content You’re still waiting after all this time after years you never wanted me...