• My Land

    I was told this was home
    I was given it on silver plater
    They fail to tell me that I would have to steal it

    Words written on paper was crafted beautifully
    Penmanship to die for
    That was it…
    The hidden message

    To die for

    I can not take what is not mine
    Can land really be mine
    The oil and coal pillage from m…Read More

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    • In Indigenous culture and belief, no one owns the land, we inherit it and are part of it and must share and protect it, leaving it in better shape for future generations. I think this is a much better culture, belief, and morality than what we have in today’s world. I like your poem because it points to this kind of understanding. A very fitting…Read More

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    Willow posted in the group National Poetry Month

    he knows the sound of my breath
    as it catches
    hovering over his words
    like a hummingbird
    imbibing
    on the intoxicating nectar
    of his expression

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    Whispered Intensity

    he knows the sound of my breath as it catches hovering over his words like a hummingbird  imbibing on the intoxicating nectar of his expression

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    • This tells the reader what you mean but with finesse. Love it

      • Thank you 😊 It was stupid o’clock in the morning so it’s short, but it says what’s important to me

    • For some reason I was compelled to read this from beginning to end, and then reverse from the end to the beginning. The choice of words in this hook the reader so well. Short yes, but sweet. And done with skill and vivid imagery.

    • Beautifully penned, Willow. Into the book it belongs! This a magnificent little write here my friend. I mean I really dig the wordplay and imagery. Next level good. Appreciate you.

      Damian

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  • Echoes in Quiet Corners

    Madness
    in the quiet corners
    of my skin,
    a current of heat
    beneath words,
    beneath breath.

    It winds
    around me
    like a labyrinth:
    walls soft,
    shadowed,
    doors whisper
    echoes.

    Still,
    I do not follow.

    I gather
    myself
    from the noise,
    from storms
    brushing
    against my name,
    and cradle
    the ember
    that…Read More

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