Category Archives: poetry

Unseen Heart

Posted on September 4, 2014 by skipavm@gmail.com

“You are sacred to Me,” speaks a steep disembodied voice, lifted by the lowly, rescued by the reed, quenched by the eagle. She has been delivered to the underworld from sliding scree, into silence from the long sigh of a … Continue reading →

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Tend to the Lantern in Your Heart

Posted on September 4, 2014 by skipavm@gmail.com

I recently read an article which states that there is no “one” person who will fulfill us and that many couples initiate a union with a foundation based on each being “on their best behavior,” implying that over time blemishes tarnish bliss. … Continue reading →

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A Sparrow Eats the Universe

Posted on September 2, 2014 by skipavm@gmail.com

If I knew who I’d be by the last written line of this poem. If I knew who’d sway, besotted, beside me to lean in and catch the last word of our maundering sobhet; If this, I’d never have left my … Continue reading →

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Some friends are like the leaves in fall

Posted on August 27, 2014 by skipavm@gmail.com

Some friends are like the leaves in fall. From the verdant spring they unfurl in their splendor and vibrancy. In soft whisper and summer hiss, they stage the hues of blossoms and ballads and whistle birdsongs from hidden branches. Elevating … Continue reading →

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Quivering Leaves

Posted on August 21, 2014 by skipavm@gmail.com

“There are all kinds of love in this world but never the same love twice.” ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald Love is a breeze that stirs a million tree leaves, so much, that each leaf believes it is in love with … Continue reading →

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Tears and Venom

Posted on August 18, 2014 by skipavm@gmail.com

All we’ve had to drink for days is drawn from tears and venom. The pools of hope, we’ve dipped our cups are buried beneath crumbled macadam. To whom do we turn to in this darkness Those sweet among the souls … Continue reading →

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Dusty Gates of Hope (Gaza)

Posted on August 1, 2014 by skipavm@gmail.com

Gazing at the gates of hope in the lens of my camera. This, his expression, upon seeing his own reflection. In anguish, he asks, “Is this another check point, Beyond which I’ll never pass?” I gazed at the gates of … Continue reading →

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Childs Prayer

Posted on July 24, 2014 by skipavm@gmail.com

1 Love reigns and it quenches, gives warmth as it shines It dances among us, holding hands across time. Like rain over mountains, its tears wash them down Across fans of alluvium, then carving the ground.  2 It pours into … Continue reading →

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Remembering Coleman Barks

Posted on July 22, 2014 by skipavm@gmail.com

We were not listening to a man, hm, we were listening to a CASTLE!  Which we walked inside, our ears as candles, and our hearts became illuminated. Do so ever love that castle…   Coleman Barks wrote a poem about his … Continue reading →

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God, Truth, and Love

Posted on July 20, 2014 by skipavm@gmail.com

The weary ghost insists that the conversation continue… You’re asking me for answers. Being so conscientious, I’ll do my best to stay awake and talk, but it’s gibberish. I miss days of talking through an entire night – into oblivion – until … Continue reading →

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