Author Archives: spiritedpoet
My Dear Brother
If I could give you one gift aside from my love, I would give you a sledgehammer to shatter the taunting voice of the Carnie in your head egging you on, calling you to “step right up,” “test your strength,” … Continue reading
Dream
Raise your chin skyward Open your dreams from within Embrace who you are
Potential
Tell me father of the myths of yesterday and beyond the realms of imagination I will realize my greatest potential (c) s l jennings poem and photo
Meredith
Airborn mid-sea, steady is she Sixteen, easterly upbeat Speedily she flees Evading shoestring bound stories beyond Northland bookends Meredith reaches reality a Cyprus butterfly inflight (c) s l jennings butterfly word prompt
Measuring Rhapsodies
Measuring Rhapsodies Listen to Mendelssohn measuring rhapsodies His is the liturgy blissfully shimmering Lengthening spring in warm pines of our symphonies We are the symmetries in each note differing Murmuring prayers with intricate ebb and flow Silence tends time within … Continue reading
Forever Elegant
Sweet-tempered summer winds Graciously washed over him His past forgotten in her She dressed the dead of winter in silk She would love him in this moment And he would love her Beyond feelings, explanations or complications They would love … Continue reading
Graduation Day
Graduation Day “To thy happy children / of the future / those of the past / send greetings” reads an inscription carved in stone And you fulfill the promise as from child to woman you’ve grown “A force to be … Continue reading
I Surrender
And so it was My trust not easily won I came to trust A few online Only to be betrayed by cloaks in the dark Stabbing me Deceiving me Mocking me Bleeding me For my life For my ink I … Continue reading
Colors
Of convention’s succulant roots, our mouths will not thirst nor envy Trusting sultry skies for shelter, we will hold up stars set against total darkness And measure each one as a blessing not distant to our earthly dwelling Footsteps will … Continue reading
Balanced Equation
*Balanced Equation* Of yesterdays Thousands of years I forgive history In fallen tears Of today I will assign Without fear This moment mine To share My heart transparent With actions Love apparent I will not discriminate When stones are thrown … Continue reading
