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• Poetry > Haiku
  Philippines

  

  By Elizabeth-of-rohan, Abbeville, LA

  Sheets across bodies, Perspiration drips down me, Philippine summer....
• Poetry > Haiku
  Falling

  

  By Elizabeth-of-rohan, Abbeville, LA

  We feel so broken, You could learn to love again, Catch me as I fall....
• Poetry > Haiku
  Time's Teeth

  

  By Elizabeth-of-rohan, Abbeville, LA

  Wicked scars cut face, Mountain tops break flare open, Nothing lasts time’s teeths....
• Poetry > Haiku
  Drybones

  

  By Elizabeth-of-rohan, Abbeville, LA

  Rocks burst open bleed, Create genius is breathing, Dry bones remade now....
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Those Eyes

  

  By Elizabeth-of-rohan, Abbeville, LA

  Those eyes, Peeping out at me from a doorway, Small eyes, forgotten eyes A child’s pair of eyes. Those eyes, Looking at me across the street, Lonely eyes, curious eyes A beggars pair of eyes. Those eyes, Glancing at me as I pass, Arrogant eyes, prideful eyes A pair of eyes that does...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Little Drops

  

  By Elizabeth-of-rohan, Abbeville, LA

  Little drops on the window, Little feet falling from heaven, Fairies laughing in the June bells, Taking their summer bath....
• Poetry > Free Verse
  The Piano Man

  

  By Elizabeth-of-rohan, Abbeville, LA

  The Piano Man he stands by his tool, His master piece, his heart and soul, They sang his songs in the streets and taverns, The bar maids and the gutter snips, There is his worldly success, He sees it every day. Written on walls and graffiti Our Piano Man walks by them, He looks and smiles ...
• Fiction > Historical Fiction
  The Stone

  

  By Elizabeth-of-rohan, Abbeville, LA

  The miller’s son was dressing the stone, or in everyday language he was sharpening its teeth. It was an old stone; it had been there for nigh a hundred years. For these hundreds years the milers had made the finest flour. Each taught his son, and his son taught his son. There would always be a mi...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Viva la Vita

  

  By Elizabeth-of-rohan, Abbeville, LA

  Boast not in life, For it quickly passes. Boast rather in what you do, The people you help The souls you touch. Dearhearts life is fleeting, At its end will you look back with regrets?...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Battle

  

  By Elizabeth-of-rohan, Abbeville, LA

  Underneath this happy calm face Lies a bitter war Both flaming and vicious. ‘Tis the war of heart and soul, Chained together but seeking separation What is one to do? With such a heart and soul?...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  I Am Poverty

  

  By Elizabeth-of-rohan, Abbeville, LA

  Lo! The villain stands by the door Crouched, starved and waiting His eyes burn bright, His skin taught over bones, He flexes his claws He gnashes he teeth. Backed up against the wall I stand sword ready in hand, My mouth moves in silent prayer My legs tremble against my will, If he come...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  New Found Land

  

  By Elizabeth-of-rohan, Abbeville, LA

  Before us looms the white cold, Shore of a new found land. Behind us lays torn, war broken lands. Heaven help us, grant us prosperity....
• Poetry > Free Verse
  The Moor

  

  By Elizabeth-of-rohan, Abbeville, LA

  The wind howls, Oh how it shrieks Like a lost woman Driven crazy, rambling, cursing. It batters at my back, It whips round my legs It cries in my ears Here on the wild moor. I sit down on a rock, Grassy hills as far as the eye can see I pull on my hood And wrap tight in my cloak It is...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Reality

  

  By Elizabeth-of-rohan, Abbeville, LA

  If you were real my darling I’d hold you close and kiss you If you were real I’d leave everything behind for you If you were real I’d pledge myself to you My heart, soul and body Would be yours If you only were real....
• Poetry > Free Verse
  A Dream

  

  By Elizabeth-of-rohan, Abbeville, LA

  You know I’ve always wanted to jump Into a lake, or a pond or something With all my clothes on. I’ve always wanted to have that freedom There’s something quite wild about it Or so it seems to me And that feeds my gypsy soul Maybe someday I’ll run away Just to jump into clear blue w...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  The Hero

  

  By Elizabeth-of-rohan, Abbeville, LA

  Twisted in branches Stuck never find your way out I told you Fate was a nasty thing But you would listen You never do And now you’re paying for it I told you so. Wait! What are you doing now? How are you getting free…? You’re not supposed to! By Zeus, if I ever get my hands on ...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Wanderlust

  

  By Elizabeth-of-rohan, Abbeville, LA

  My heart was lost in wandering, A wanderlust My roving sprit, Urged me on When people told me that it was folly, I didn’t listen, Somehow I couldn’t stop....
• Poetry > Free Verse
  A Song by the Shore of the Sea

  

  By Elizabeth-of-rohan, Abbeville, LA

  Here I am, By the Shore of the Sea, Sitting on my rock, sitting silently, My faded gray dress, folds around me like seaweed, The bright green sea laps at my feet, I watch it silently. Here I am, Watching and waiting for the sun to come up, Like a large yellow orb in the middle of sky, Und...
• Poetry > Haiku
  A Wordless Tune

  

  By Elizabeth-of-rohan, Abbeville, LA

  We started talking, That one long summer's evening, They caught us at it....
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Innocent

  

  By Elizabeth-of-rohan, Abbeville, LA

  You see we all knew he was innocent, That man who walked toward the noose, But somehow that didn’t matter, Not as long as we had our hanging. He stood before the judge and said, “I’m innocent I swear!” But we proclaimed him black as hell And made justice mockery that day. He plea...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  If I wanted to Dance

  

  By Elizabeth-of-rohan, Abbeville, LA

  So if I wanted to Dance, Would you let me? Would you untie my wings And let me fly? I know you’re weary, I know that I’m your enemy, I know you can’t trust me, Try this once for me? If I wanted to sing, Would you let me? Would you remove the barriers of speech, And let me char...