I drifted off to sleepAfter years of standing stillThe sun arched over me Like a soldier marchingHead slouched forward,The arms gave wayChin kissed the counter,The music gently playedA spell, a tranceFell over meSpiriting me away To a land of no worryI feel out of boundsDancing in the nightFloating and swimmingIn comforting darknessEyelids lift slowly andContinueContinue reading “Poetry: Fainting Spell”
Author Archives: Shannon Laws
Going Berserk!
Saturday morning and my eight year old nephew is getting ready for his indoor soccer game. With the help of his father he gets on his uniform, shin guards, socks and shoes. All suited up and he is ready for battle! Before they leave he gives me a quick tour of the few turf burnsContinueContinue reading “Going Berserk!”
Powder
New territory, new land, new trail with boundaries only set in my mind.Possibilities endless.Life is like snow. Learning to ski again is proving to be more of a challenge and more painful than I could of imagined. However, sometimes with great PAIN comes great REWARD. Last time I went skiing I was a junior inContinueContinue reading “Powder”
Poetry: Voices & Words
Long ride homeDark roadThe radio plays softyThe headlights illuminateA road we have traveled many timesBut never with each otherCommunication?No words, no voiceCommunication?A movementBetween two bodiesIn accordThe veil of your spiritBlows across my cheekIt says a thousand wordsYour strength growsBesides me wrapping meLike a warm blanketThe bond of loveThe ties of friendshipInvisible to the eyeYet lightingContinueContinue reading “Poetry: Voices & Words”
"Housekeeper" Wins!
Was just informed this weekend that my poem “Housekeeper”(see below) was chosen along with six other poems in a poetry contest! The contest is sponsored by Bellingham Repertory Dance Company and Chuckanut Sandstone Writers Theater. The seven poems will be interpreted in dance while being read out loud in the popular annual event “Phrasings” AprilContinueContinue reading “"Housekeeper" Wins!”
Poetry: Island Winter
Fall is overFrost is setting inClear sky or cloudyIce will be found in the morningAloneQuietNo birdsNo visitorsThe ocean is colderThe beach is emptyA gull stands watchOn a beach wood wallSolitudePeaceBreath seenWaves heard…it is winter
Poetry: Evening Walk
In an evening walkI’ll calculate my next moveCoordinate my conversationsConsider the risksConceive inspirationAn evening walk willTidy my headWarm my heart Make my nose runRed scarf flies like a flagOf freedom and lifeWrapped around me Coiled across my mouth That’s speaking only fogUnder the street lightsI travel across timeThe sidewalk is my pathStreet signs guide meTheContinueContinue reading “Poetry: Evening Walk”
Spirit Walk
The other day I saw something that blew my mind away. An eighty year old man was walking across James Street to get to his car without looking to the left. Left was the direction I was traveling towards this man at 40 mph. His body was slanted and traveling steadily towards an older modelContinueContinue reading “Spirit Walk”
Marlene Dietrich
Falling in love again. What am I to do? I can’t help it…My affair with the voice of Marlene Dietrich came about during a rather monotonous trip to the music department at Barnes and Noble years ago. While casually going through the A to Z pop/rock stuff that took up half of the music section,ContinueContinue reading “Marlene Dietrich”
Poetry: September Wind
Remember the old days around a camp fire when each person took turns adding to the story? Well, what if two friends did the same thing but in the form of a poem? My island friend Peter and I did just that over the past five days. The results? Read for yourself: S: The windContinueContinue reading “Poetry: September Wind”
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