Monthly Archives: August 2022

The flower doesn’t pose for meNor does she flaunt her grandeurShe cares not if I ever seeOr boast about her splendor Instead she faces toward the sunUntil her time to bloom is doneAnd should I sever stem from rootHer petals … Continue reading →

We were submerged in rain while lightning lit up the starless night. My friend and I, one summer’s evening ventured out, unafraid, with no rain covering, no umbrella, no rubber boots. We watched the shadows bounce from streetlights to headlights … Continue reading →

By and by love’s tantalizing flame will melt aFreezing heart its fodder to claimPassion unreleased in a raging current stops At nothing in its way and all who seesIts fire stand speechless gazing at ablossoming corpse dversepoets.com Laura is making … Continue reading →

I love the smell of coffeeI don’t drink it any moreI let it live with me for yearsI never closed my doorsInstead of paying me in peaceAnxiety became a leashI had to let it go and ceaseUnrestrained controlI still love … Continue reading →

“And this is where the mint grows”She tellsBut never inhalesNo needA part of her nowAugust’s Autumn fills her“It is come”, she says insideHumidity swirls a subtle chillThe smell of cold sweatBreaks a feverTurns a keyOpens a door to another seasonFresh … Continue reading →

My favorite time of dayDarkness cracks openThe sun like an eggRuns over mountains treesOceans and streamsSops up the dew of nightForgives every sleepless nightWhets the appetiteNew flavors yet to tasteKeep your nightsGive me morning Dversepoets.com Monday quadrille. Linda Lee offers … Continue reading →

A climb up steel fire escape stairs to the rooftop of old run-down apartment buildings placed me closer to the sun and further away from the crowds.Isn’t that just like God that I might climb only to discover He is … Continue reading →

I met a girl she was black and whiteOften dark and sometimes lightShe couldn’t stay within the linesThe only color she could see was grayIn her mind I met a girl she was black and whiteStoic as winter’s stone-cold iceDreamy … Continue reading →

He won’t bring rainBut fire and winds Messengers and ministering flamesWhen on this earth He enters again A sword from His mouthWill stake His claim Except for praiseAll tongues will cease To the Lord of LordsAnd Prince of Peace Dversepoets.com … Continue reading →

“Simple, it’s all so simple.” She smiled as she wiped away translucent tears like cataracts from her eyes. Oh, there was still much to do, in fact, so much that if she thought any further than the next moment, all … Continue reading →