Tag: poetry

Sestina, a poetic form

Underneath my desk there’s a sort of hidden from the eye small bookshelf were I’ve smuggled away my writing magazines. The other day, haven’t checked them out in a long time, I took one out randomly just for the fun of it thinking I might find something new from pages I’ve browsed many times. Indeed… Continue reading Sestina, a poetic form

Weekly Photo Challenge: Contrast

The fisherman

Charles Dickens said “There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast.” This is what I found on Wikipedia about Contrast in literature, by the way very interesting: In literature, an author writes contrast when he or she describes the difference(s) between two or more entities. Contrast is the… Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: Contrast

A cloud

Gray and dense, stands tall like a column of smoke crowning the town with its presence. Ghost from the past, rises where once one stood. Haunting from the sky those that lay unprotected below, in a moment still fresh like rain drops alive in the womb of the gray and dense cloud. Small and insignificant,… Continue reading A cloud

Desire

I want to show her the world. See the glitter in her eyes resembling the moment when the light touches the surface of the water as the sun turns to sleep. I want to witness the explosion of emotions pumping the red fluid to her growing heart, like the rapid pace of a herd of… Continue reading Desire

Black Shadow, a poem

              No body, no face, nor tears; only a distant moaning in the desert. Muted words lost in the sandy winds. Prison robe, eternal damnation. Hands scratch it, no marks. Through minuscule holes, curious black eyes gaze upon the male scenery. Living dead cloaked in shadow. Thinks, believes, hopes,… Continue reading Black Shadow, a poem