The poem operates as a rite of declassification: the subject is neither bear, nor wolf, nor man, but the oscillation between all of them. And it is precisely in this instability that love appears—not as redemption, but as a force that anchors the untamed without domesticating it. Very well written, I like it very much.

This write is clever with a lot of twists molding into each other. And I love the red kite!
And the heartstrings. I’ll never look at them the same again. I love when you do steamy writes.
Never over done but with a few sharp edges – bringing the heat.
I can’t wait to see your book! And all the works you decide to put in it.

Love everything you do plus you;)

When we read this our mind mind thinks within the piece. Everything that we want is within the cave, truth of self and existence, safety in relation to everything within the cave, all emotions within the cave are real. Outside, there is darkness and every lie that it can hold, There are the teaming deceivers outside totally envious of the warm relationship within, snarling and gnashing their teeth at truth. Tight one dude

Beautifully written and so well thought out, even though you said your ideas were slammed together. It came together very well.

I dig the mix of spiritual and philosophical feel to this, delivered like spoken poetry, that rhythm that begs the reader (or listener) to lean in closer.
Great work.

It was a mess in my head for awhile, and this is the result of that jumble. LOL.
Funny how a few random ideas/lines can blend into something after all.
thank you, Damian!

Brilliant.

Thomas, I wish! But I’m keeping that accolade! I’ve been stabbing my head with a pen lately, trying to make my material worth the read. So thank you for the encouragement.

Dear B and S_D,

You capture and blend the essence and passion of women, earth and Mother Earth in this sizzling write. I enjoyed the ebb and flow of this work and how the process of collaborating yields great story telling. Congratulations to you both. H 🌷

hello beautiful Honoria from us both that is the tone she embodies… so it felt really natural to write this with her… thank you graciously from us both ❤️

great stuff, you two. Done just right. Plenty of descriptive moments to build the character into an active existence.

Passionately penned, Brenda & Sky. Excellent collaboration you two. Appreciate you, both.

Damian

Dear AA,

When the whiskeys gone there’s no point to going on. I think you’ve described the grim world without the amber glow very well. Cheers to hiding a bottle or two. H🌷

Thank you very much. In reality, I very rarely touch the “Widow’s Punch.”

Powerfully penned, Adagio. Incredible write my friend. Appreciate you.

Damian

Thank you, Damian.

Age old dilemma, for sure. I’ve asked this myself of all sorts of scholarly or “intelligent” people.
I steer clear of knocking the powers of a god-being, because some do indeed have faith in such. More power to them.
But, life has made me quite cynical. Therefore, I choose to believe in power of mankind as the true source of hopeful change.
Prayer is a fine form of meditation. Solutions come during that pause of…

I like this, and coming from someone who grew up in a conservative faith, as I got older I began to see things differently. Folks change the words to fit the narrative so that they can claim they are backed by divine power. It’s a scary thing.
Great work.