Here are a two love poems I’m working on for a contest.
Spicy hot!
Saturdays Song
Sunny Saturday
Beams filter through
The sheer curtained window
Onto the stage of us;
A bed of messy covers
Softly, gently
you sing and strum
I lie next to you and listen
watching your fingers move
Our song of love
Fills the room
Our hearts
Our minds
Mix in the melody
Your fingers travel down
the cords of my spine
“Play me, love me
Like you loved that song”
…and you do
Dream of a Lover
I dreamed of you
Once before this time
I knew you before
Once before this life
Your walk and smile
Your eyes and caress
Your mind and spirit
Two pieces missing
For life times
Coming together at last
Published by Shannon Laws
Shannon Laws is an award-winning poet, performer, and advocate for the arts. She has been recognized with two Mayor’s Arts Awards and the Dr. Asha Bhargava Memorial Award — Community Champion. Her work has been featured in numerous journals and anthologies, and she has captivated audiences at esteemed literary events, including the Jack McCarthy Evergreen Invitational Slam, SpeakEasy, Poetry Night, Kitchen Sessions, and the West Coast Tagore Festival.
Beyond her writing and performances, Shannon actively fosters literary
and artistic communities. Since 2022, she has curated Corridor, a monthly
“found-art” zine project that showcases the work of more than 50 contributing
poets and artists. She is also the founder and host of Poetry Club, an engaging
discussion group established in 2015.
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