Category Archives: poetry

Centerpiece of Meaning

Posted on July 29, 2016 by skipavm@gmail.com

What is knowledge if it is not shining down upon her face Who is to know, who is to know To the canvas from which color leaps she is the gesso, I imagine it so I imagine it so What … Continue reading →

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We Danced in Circles

Posted on July 1, 2016 by skipavm@gmail.com

Prelude from that volcano Red hot words flew up from the caldera and with applause fell in confetti flakes of ash. Drifting through the metal haze, softening down in dirty velvet waves of sheets to become pressed and rubbed and … Continue reading →

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The Cycle of Dreams

Posted on May 25, 2016 by skipavm@gmail.com

I fell asleep upon the pains of my gone-forever past with your heart for my pillow until I dreamed at last. As my head rose and fell with your silent passing breaths, the deeper my hopes would drift beyond the … Continue reading →

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Spring Heart

Posted on April 26, 2016 by skipavm@gmail.com

Spring is a time of renewal. I’ve had more springtimes than years. Some kind of daily vernal awareness dawns. Something changes and there is a slight ache before the buds unfold, yet it is all serene and beautiful.  There are … Continue reading →

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Fire within the Moth

Posted on April 19, 2016 by skipavm@gmail.com

There must be a bit of the fire within the moth, to be so ecstatically drawn to the flame; even the candle light itself dances ecstatically, nourished by the scent of singed wings. tis nothing if not heardEmailTwitterFacebook0PrintGoogle

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Dervishes in a Raindrop

Posted on March 22, 2016 by skipavm@gmail.com

I am a raindrop cradled in the center of a hyacinth sprout. My silhouette shown In its verdant cup. There below the azure, above the green leaf’s blade, stands a circle of dervishes in reflected shades of gray. A silent gathering … Continue reading →

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The Bone China Cup

Posted on March 5, 2016 by skipavm@gmail.com

Light caresses and draws dust into its blades piercing the glass pane. Bone sighs glows in the oven. Hush, the artisan hears the call of the cup in a measured heap of milled white powder. She drinks his whispers, tastes … Continue reading →

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She And He Are Just One In The Forest

Posted on February 19, 2016 by skipavm@gmail.com

Above the earth she seeks in dendritic patterns Mirrored by his deepest caverns One dies in the light of colored rays While the one below lives on what’s decayed Forever they travel opposing directions Yet, each thrives with mutual intercession. … Continue reading →

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The Makeout Party

Posted on February 19, 2016 by skipavm@gmail.com

They were smoking and kissing Crowded on couches and papasons Curled in contrapposto I tried to twist myself into the scene And I played records in the basement darkness Made jokes below my true intellect To make them laugh To … Continue reading →

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A Heart Filled With Emptiness

Posted on February 19, 2016 by skipavm@gmail.com

Everything enters the mind through the hidden passages of the heart. On this journey of beauty, wade not in through details, but whirl in wonder. You complain of an empty heart, yet drown in the rising tide of its echoes. … Continue reading →

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