List: 8 - Free Verse Poetry

• Calla Cavatina

  eyes swallow the sky
  like sapphire wine; poured

  51 lines, 18 comments, on Aug 29 7:29 PM 2008. In Spiritual, Sensual, Nature
• No Exit

  34 lines, 9 comments, on Aug 25 2:33 PM 2008. In Moments, Personal, Sad
• Storm Damage

  63 lines, 17 comments, on Feb 7 4:10 PM 2008. In Life, Nature, Personal, Sad
• Within a Moment...

  I heard your voice
  just now

  86 lines, 12 comments, on Jan 1 3:02 PM 2008. In Moments, Sensual, Love
• Unmasked

  Opening curtain:
  How like footlights,

  123 lines, 13 comments, on Dec 2 3:23 PM 2007. In Love, Spiritual, Dedication
• On White Winds of Winter

  On the White Winds of Winter
  I flee &

  96 lines, 12 comments, on Nov 25 3:48 PM 2007. In Sad, Hope, Personal
• Inner Ocean

  marooned
  in the maelstrom of solitude

  71 lines, 11 comments, on Oct 30 4:59 PM 2007. In Love, Remembrance
• To Sign...

  voices trapped in yearning
  like captured fireflies

  59 lines, 21 comments, on Sep 18 3:16 PM 2007. In Moments, Sensual, Love
• Mirage

  Standing at the bar’s blue edges
  staring into my margarita

  103 lines, 17 comments, on Sep 14 3:50 PM 2007. In Thoughts, Sensual, Other
• Mélange

  within the breath
  of a moment

  51 lines, 6 comments, on Sep 12 7:15 PM 2007. In Moments, Sensual
• Beached

  unsheathed under a breathless moon
  spread upon sand-spurry sheets

  58 lines, 8 comments, on Sep 10 3:30 PM 2007. In Moments, Sensual
• Nearing Nirvana

  I have tasted the moon
  like honeysilk upon my tongue

  48 lines, 4 comments, on Sep 6 11:06 AM 2007. In Love, Sensual, Fantasy
• Crescendo

  140 lines, 16 comments, on Aug 31 5:21 PM 2007. In Contemporary, Sensual
• The Blue Hour

  in the incandescent
  indigo iris

  26 lines, 16 comments, on Aug 28 9:13 PM 2007. In Moments, Love
• Elogium

  empathy
  is the cloth

  50 lines, 7 comments, on Aug 27 11:27 AM 2007. In Dedication, Love, Personal.
• First Light

  in the cockcrow
  of morningstar maize

  51 lines, 10 comments, on Aug 26 4:06 PM 2007. In Moments, Love, Nature
• Convergence

  we were two...
  walking

  51 lines, 9 comments, on Aug 22 7:49 PM 2007. In Moments, Love
• Pieces

  from deep within
  a cocoon of sophistry

  44 lines, 10 comments, on Aug 21 7:04 PM 2007. In Other, Personal
• Allusion

  opaque
  petals of clouds

  46 lines, 14 comments, on Aug 20 7:07 PM 2007. In Moments, Daydreams, Love, Fantasy
• Before I Sleep

  I pause spellbound
  beneath sauvignon skies

  55 lines, 22 comments, on Aug 13 11:15 AM 2007. In Moments, Love, Personal
• A Slow Dance with Death

  I yearn for him
  in the ominous waning hours...

  112 lines, 16 comments, on Aug 8 5:29 PM 2007. In Dark, Fantasy, Personal
• Severance

  40 lines - less spaces

  77 lines, 11 comments, on Jul 7 2:28 PM 2007. In Dark, Personal, Sad
• Transience

  yesterday,
  from behind glass walls we gazed

  76 lines, 19 comments, on Apr 11 12:18 PM 2007. In Personal, Sad, Memories
• Immersion

  I swim
  in fiery red cinders of

  31 lines, 14 comments, on Feb 18 5:27 PM 2007. In Love, Imaginings
• Dreamscape

  petals
  of inspiration

  28 lines, 10 comments, on Feb 18 2:05 PM 2007. In Imaginings, Personal
• Remnants

  Lullabies,
  tangled echoes

  29 lines, 19 comments, on Feb 7 8:28 PM 2007. In Sad, Thoughts, Memories
• Sleeping Dogs - (a repartee with "Fear")

  I remember distinctly….
  we met in that moment

  97 lines, 12 comments, on Feb 1 7:34 PM 2007. In Personal, Moments, Thoughts
• Vestige

  listen...
  ...do you hear?

  62 lines, 16 comments, on Jan 23 3:06 PM 2007. In Memories, Other
• Sing Lady

  her song dances
  upon my tongue

  68 lines, 17 comments, on Jan 19 12:22 PM 2007. In Nature, Spiritual
• Of Diamonds and Moonbeams

  ~
  A waxing moon wakens...

  57 lines, 16 comments, on Jan 15 3:11 PM 2007. In Nature, Imaginings
• Sentience

  39 lines, 12 comments, on Jan 12 10:53 AM 2007. In Love, Moments, Memories
• Scarlet and Snow

  50 lines, 13 comments, on Dec 31 7:01 PM 2006. In Nature, Imagery
• Longing

  As I sit curled up on the couch,
  you slide in next to me.

  42 lines, 26 comments, on Jul 26 2:28 PM 2006. In Love, Humor
• Seaside Serenade

  Beneath
  brick-dust skies

  65 lines, 19 comments, on Jul 12 9:41 AM 2006. In Fantasy, Love
• Tender Duplicity

  How like a serpent,
  your craven character

  55 lines, 15 comments, on Jul 9 12:49 PM 2006. In Personal, Other
• Interned

  a dragonfly in amber
  confined in time

  44 lines, 21 comments, on Jul 2 11:23 AM 2006. In Sad, Personal, Love
• Downfall

  a thousand thoughts invade my mind at once
  chaotically colliding...

  65 lines, 43 comments, on May 10 4:32 PM 2006. In Sad, Personal
• Paw Prints on My Soul

  I held your body tight,
  cradled in my arms,

  71 lines, 15 comments, on Sep 18 10:06 AM 2005. In Sad, Personal, Love
• A Thousand Ways... (a poem for Night Hope & Haran)

  A thousand white swans
  glide upon a crystal lake

  36 lines, 33 comments, on Aug 20 6:12 PM 2005. In Personal, Love, Hope
• Reflections of Innocence

  She fixed her eyes on the
  still image of a young fairy,

  46 lines, 10 comments, on Aug 16 3:33 PM 2005. In Fantasy, Personal, Other
• Tears of Persephone

  In silent contemplation,
  under sullen skies,

  56 lines, 14 comments, on Aug 14 9:59 AM 2005. In Fantasy, Other, Nature
• Dance of the Woodland Nymph

  A forest gnome
  lay latent at the edge of the clearing

  40 lines, 10 comments, on Jul 25 2:15 PM 2005. In Fantasy, Nature
• Search for a Soul

  A haunting vision of
  unwelcoming barren woodland

  25 lines, 11 comments, on Jun 17 2:26 PM 2005. In Other, Dark, Contemporary
• Opium Dream

  Drawing it in like breath
  pleasing her mind with dreams

  64 lines, 17 comments, on Jun 11 3:36 PM 2005. In Other, Dark, Contemporary
• Surrender

  I wander listlessly, encircled
  by anguished shards of broken light

  45 lines, 7 comments, on Jun 9 4:10 PM 2005. In Personal, Love, Hope
• I Remember

  The shadow of
  night draws near

  38 lines, 40 comments, on May 8 11:48 AM 2005. In Personal, Love, Contemporary
• In the Dark of the Knight - a poem for "Sir Dakkon"

  He stands transfixed
  Sword dripping

  29 lines, 15 comments, on Apr 29 12:26 PM 2005. In Fantasy, Dark
• Garden of the Night

  She ambles unhurriedly
  through the garden

  47 lines, 15 comments, on Apr 26 4:09 PM 2005. In Nature, Contemporary
• Gift of the Moon Sprite - a poem for "Natari Moon"

  A moon sprite
  silently drifts

  31 lines, 25 comments, on Apr 25 5:56 PM 2005. In Fantasy, Love, Contemporary
• Courtyard of the Gods

  I walked aimlessly through
  the darkened halls of my mind

  58 lines, 29 comments, on Apr 14 10:06 AM 2005. In Hope, Contemporary
• Silent Cenotaph

  On a warm July morning
  under a clear blue cloudless sky

  87 lines, 13 comments, on Apr 12 5:32 PM 2005. In Spiritual, Hope, Contemporary
• The Awakening

  Restless from a long season’s slumber
  she silently stirs

  93 lines, 10 comments, on Apr 10 4:06 PM 2005. In Fantasy, Nature
• The Final Submission

  I have dwelled here
  in this wearisome prison

  45 lines, 13 comments, on Apr 8 2:21 PM 2005. In Fantasy, Dark
• Theater of Condescension

  Are you so sightless
  as not to witness

  44 lines, 23 comments, on Apr 2 4:16 PM 2005. In Sad, Personal, Dark
• The Next Apprentice

  She hung suspended in a
  liquid cobalt sky

  37 lines, 11 comments, on Mar 14 10:01 AM 2005. In Fantasy
• The Memory of You

  I lay myself down
  and close my eyes

  45 lines, 23 comments, on Feb 26 3:24 PM 2005. In Personal, Love, Hope
• The Presence

  I feel the anger’s presence now
  relentless and profane

  20 lines, 12 comments, on Feb 26 9:04 AM 2005. In Personal, Dark, Angst
• Silent Screams

  Eyes crying tears of blood
  from deepest wounds

  45 lines, 31 comments, on Feb 21 4:37 PM 2005. In Dark, Angst
• Death's Irony

  A young light shines
  bright on the horizon

  32 lines, 13 comments, on Jan 16 8:31 PM 2003. In Angst
• Who Was It?

  Who was there to hear your cries
  and bandage your scraped knees?

  47 lines, 6 comments, on Jan 12 11:06 AM 2003. In Personal
• A Walk in the Desert

  Laying out among the rocks
  on starlit desert nights

  22 lines, 13 comments, on Jan 11 6:30 PM 2003. In Other
• Dream Flight

  Close your eyes
  Spread your wings

  15 lines, 9 comments, on Jan 11 6:16 PM 2003. In Other
• My Knight, My Love

  I lay my body next to yours
  then as I close my eyes

  14 lines, 14 comments, on Feb 10 1:36 PM 2002. In Personal, Love
• Friendship

  You say you are my friend,
  then be there all the time.

  22 lines, 17 comments, on Feb 10 7:56 AM 2002. In Other
• Confessions of a Mother

  52 lines, 28 comments, on Feb 5 2:28 PM 2002. In Personal, Angst
• Soul Search

  My journey towards a sense of "self"
  began with the smallest step.

  18 lines, 13 comments, on Jan 14 12:19 PM 2002. In Personal, Other
• Gift of a Child

  A miracle
  you came into my life

  27 lines, 15 comments, on Dec 28 1:10 PM 2001. In Personal, Other, Love
• Who Was It?

  Who was there to hear your cries
  and bandage your scraped knees?

  47 lines, 19 comments, on Dec 13 9:02 AM 2001. In Sad, Personal, Angst
• The Endless Dance

  She crept down the stairs to the party below,
  and there awaited her chance.

  27 lines, 21 comments, on Nov 27 4:51 PM 2001. In Personal, Other
• Sanctuary

  I arrived on that hot July afternoon,
  spirit broken, dreams shattered.

  65 lines, 27 comments, on Nov 25 3:53 PM 2001. In Personal, Other
• Shadow Dance

  Full moon suspended in the midnight sky
  like a magician's trick on a darkened stage.

  42 lines, 27 comments, on Nov 23 9:15 AM 2001. In Other
• Window Of Dreams

  I sat down underneath that tree,
  caressed by a warm summer breeze.

  30 lines, 25 comments, on Nov 22 1:26 PM 2001. In Fantasy, Contemporary
• The Stranger Before Me

  She stands before me naked, exposed.
  Her essence emanating from deep within;

  39 lines, 25 comments, on Nov 22 9:09 AM 2001. In Other
• A Cry From The Dark

  Thoughts; anxious, confused, frenzied -
  together rushing, swirling, spinning.

  32 lines, 28 comments, on Nov 22 7:23 AM 2001. In Angst
• i hold my breath to hear

  as December
  hymns her chorus

  54 lines, 7 comments, on Dec 23 2:32 PM 2008. In Moments
• ...and the last thing i said

  …and the last thing I said
  

  75 lines, 9 comments, on Aug 1 1:50 PM. In Personal, Memories, sad

• By me, right now

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by Mad Moon

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