In the winter of 2018-19, I walked by a cemetery and crematorium to catch my bus. Dragging my knuckles home after an unsatisfying day, uphill no less, pass the body markers of others, and the rush of evening traffic. —These are moments poets DREAM of! I am thankful for the times we walk among metaphors.Continue reading “Prose poem: Smells Like Winning”
Tag Archives: winter
Poem: Island Winter
Fall is over Frost is setting in Clear sky or cloudy Ice will be found in the morning Alone Quiet No birds No visitors The ocean is colder The beach is empty A gull stands watch On a beach wood wall Solitude Peace Breath seen Waves heard …it is winter South Beach, San Juan Island,Continue reading “Poem: Island Winter”
Winter Prayer
This morning the sky changed. The wind came from a different direction than what I was used to, catching me by surprise and creating a sense of curiosity within me. The trees I walked under moved and swayed to the song of the wind, making for a lovely dance. The wind combed threw the branchesContinue reading “Winter Prayer”
Poetry: Winter Sunset
Winter Sunset sun setting at three pm getting ready for bed shade drawn on the west window conversation bouncing off hard wood spoons clink in bowls of white does the sun hear my pen scrape across the page can the woman with red hair hear the bubbles sparkle in my cup It is implied
Poetry: Green
Green Oh, to be the type of green that stays green through the frost, when the ground is white and branches are heavy with Winter’s weight Brown, red, orange, the colors of fall most greens do fade retracting in the cold air Freezing, or the warm summers sun to be green in all seasons, freshContinue reading “Poetry: Green”
Poetry: Winter Prayer
This morning the sky changed. The wind came from a different direction than what I was used to, catching me by surprise and creating a sense of curiosity within me. The trees I walked under moved and swayed to the song of the wind, making for a lovely dance. The wind combed threw the branchesContinue reading “Poetry: Winter Prayer”
Poetry: Island Winter
Fall is over Frost is setting in Clear sky or cloudy Ice will be found in the morning Alone Quiet No birds No visitors The ocean is colder The beach is empty A gull stands watch On a beach wood wall Solitude Peace Breath seen Waves heard …it is winter
shannon p. laws 