Submissions by LunaGreyhawk
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Maiden, Mother, and Crone dipped in a fine batter of mental chaos, deep-fried golden in reserved backwoods-southern bacon grease.
SELF POEM
Published
6th Oct 2024 9:41pm
6th Oct 2024 9:41pm
Of Death
We are but a tendril;
a whisp, really
of spirit, desperately seeking
experience, inside
this mortal body, doomed
from its conception;
a damned vessel,
destined to return to
the elements from
which it came
a whisp, really
of spirit, desperately seeking
experience, inside
this mortal body, doomed
from its conception;
a damned vessel,
destined to return to
the elements from
which it came
#death
138 reads
15 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
12th Sep 2024 11:56am
12th Sep 2024 11:56am
Invitational
breathtaking sunrise
Nature’s glory on offer
a new beginning
Nature’s glory on offer
a new beginning
#birth
#inspirational
#LifeCycle
169 reads
16 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
2nd Aug 2024 1:05am
2nd Aug 2024 1:05am
Earthing
and so I dream of taking
every bit of myself
to the woods, where
I will find the parts of me
that are still whole,
still connected to everything;
where the sun on my face
invigorates my bones and
the smell of pine and moss,
the texture of earth and detritus,
fills my weary soul to bursting;
there, I am not broken or
found wanting by schedules
or living a life meant for others;
there, I am free
every bit of myself
to the woods, where
I will find the parts of me
that are still whole,
still connected to everything;
where the sun on my face
invigorates my bones and
the smell of pine and moss,
the texture of earth and detritus,
fills my weary soul to bursting;
there, I am not broken or
found wanting by schedules
or living a life meant for others;
there, I am free
#bipolar
#MentalHealth
#SelfDiscovery
256 reads
13 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
18th Jul 2024 00:24am
18th Jul 2024 00:24am
Rust
coffee always hits my nose
a moment before my mouth;
dark and warm, the elixir calls
and there are times when
I can almost taste the memories;
my mother’s stoneware cup
always mixed a bit too sweet,
even for the sweetest of my teeth;
the smell of Folger’s coffee,
a bright and earthy contrast
to the thick, floral notes
of her drugstore perfume;
they are indelibly scribed
upon my patchwork manifest;
I’d have it no other way
a moment before my mouth;
dark and warm, the elixir calls
and there are times when
I can almost taste the memories;
my mother’s stoneware cup
always mixed a bit too sweet,
even for the sweetest of my teeth;
the smell of Folger’s coffee,
a bright and earthy contrast
to the thick, floral notes
of her drugstore perfume;
they are indelibly scribed
upon my patchwork manifest;
I’d have it no other way
#memories
206 reads
20 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
18th Jul 2024 00:16am
18th Jul 2024 00:16am
Emerald
in the quiet of dawn
on this too-early morning,
I contemplate the mountains
that lay between here
and the kind of safety I once felt
whenever my mother held me,
back when nothing could go wrong
I welcome the rising summer sun
with pale, bare arms
having momentarily escaped
their sweatshirt prison;
I stop to savor the moment
on the warm brick steps
just outside my door;
they are as far as I can go today,
but maybe tomorrow
I’ll make it to the mailbox
anxiety has stormed the gate
and...
on this too-early morning,
I contemplate the mountains
that lay between here
and the kind of safety I once felt
whenever my mother held me,
back when nothing could go wrong
I welcome the rising summer sun
with pale, bare arms
having momentarily escaped
their sweatshirt prison;
I stop to savor the moment
on the warm brick steps
just outside my door;
they are as far as I can go today,
but maybe tomorrow
I’ll make it to the mailbox
anxiety has stormed the gate
and...
#anxiety
147 reads
11 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
19th Jun 2024 11:38pm
19th Jun 2024 11:38pm
Precipice
our words collide in
clouds we cannot see;
they’re eager to become one
again, and then again;
restless, our limbs are yet
longing for what has never been,
save a brief, passionate moment
one glorious autumn long ago;
our souls found purchase atop
the darkness we found so
readily in each other;
the toxic buildup tore us down,
and flowers grew in our graves;
these are not those days ~
not anymore, my love;
now we stand on the precipice,
one leg in the time that’s passed,
the other in an...
clouds we cannot see;
they’re eager to become one
again, and then again;
restless, our limbs are yet
longing for what has never been,
save a brief, passionate moment
one glorious autumn long ago;
our souls found purchase atop
the darkness we found so
readily in each other;
the toxic buildup tore us down,
and flowers grew in our graves;
these are not those days ~
not anymore, my love;
now we stand on the precipice,
one leg in the time that’s passed,
the other in an...
#love
269 reads
14 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
11th Jun 2024 3:19am
11th Jun 2024 3:19am
Beloved
I courted this moment,
If only ever in my dreams;
running barefoot in the grass
under the fullest moon,
I made such a game of my chase;
in relentless pursuit of my name
dripping thickly from your lips,
I’d see them stained crimson
from the shadows
you’d drink of me
If only ever in my dreams;
running barefoot in the grass
under the fullest moon,
I made such a game of my chase;
in relentless pursuit of my name
dripping thickly from your lips,
I’d see them stained crimson
from the shadows
you’d drink of me
#love
#lover
190 reads
5 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
27th May 2024 00:28am
27th May 2024 00:28am
A Letter, My Love
reaching for you,
my letters now strung
together in loops and curves,
so prettily they hang
upon their cursive vine;
words bloom from their seeds,
blushing mums and
delicate orchids
I send them all to you
wrapped in smooth paper,
bound by fragrant memory
and spilled from this heart
in everyday ink
I would that my voice linger
past Summer’s longest days,
farther than Winter’s death,
to span the space between us
and find within your chest
a resonant adoration
my letters now strung
together in loops and curves,
so prettily they hang
upon their cursive vine;
words bloom from their seeds,
blushing mums and
delicate orchids
I send them all to you
wrapped in smooth paper,
bound by fragrant memory
and spilled from this heart
in everyday ink
I would that my voice linger
past Summer’s longest days,
farther than Winter’s death,
to span the space between us
and find within your chest
a resonant adoration
#love
233 reads
16 Comments
EROTIC POEM
Published
8th May 2024 5:02am
8th May 2024 5:02am
In Somna
from the depths
of our inhumanity,
he bears it all -
for our sakes,
so we may rise
in sunlight
and bask in it,
without shadow of doubt
nor guilt-borne shame
for our sins, countless
the nameless demon
covets the forbidden
all he wants in return
is to taste the girl;
she’s no maiden, married
to the town’s young Bishop
but ripe, is she ever;
believing in nothing,
he’ll give her everything
if only she’d ask
she won’t, though
will she?
of our inhumanity,
he bears it all -
for our sakes,
so we may rise
in sunlight
and bask in it,
without shadow of doubt
nor guilt-borne shame
for our sins, countless
the nameless demon
covets the forbidden
all he wants in return
is to taste the girl;
she’s no maiden, married
to the town’s young Bishop
but ripe, is she ever;
believing in nothing,
he’ll give her everything
if only she’d ask
she won’t, though
will she?
#dreams
#erotic
362 reads
14 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
6th May 2024 2:13am
6th May 2024 2:13am
Death of Connections (Depressive Episode Edition)
Wandering the path again,
retracing my steps, alone this time;
I’m counting the bodies
laying just where I left them
death came quickly for these,
my dysfunction, stalking
and insatiable
one taste of their salt,
their steadfastness and
it swallowed them without chewing
sometimes I still revel
in the bitterness
retracing my steps, alone this time;
I’m counting the bodies
laying just where I left them
death came quickly for these,
my dysfunction, stalking
and insatiable
one taste of their salt,
their steadfastness and
it swallowed them without chewing
sometimes I still revel
in the bitterness
#bipolar
#depression
#friendship #MentalHealth
#friendship #MentalHealth
257 reads
18 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
18th Apr 2024 1:09am
18th Apr 2024 1:09am
Quantum
all it took for me to fall in love
was one chance, miraculous moment,
coinciding quite nicely with
a random rainy Tuesday afternoon;
the rundown yet quaint bookstore
provided the perfect intersection
between your day and mine;
I never believed in divine timing
until our eyes boldly introduced us,
spilling all our best-kept secrets
across the gardening aisle -
it was the most holy thing I’ve felt;
I still ponder the magnitude
of that small moment, a tiny seed
containing finely-detailed blueprint,
the structure of time...
was one chance, miraculous moment,
coinciding quite nicely with
a random rainy Tuesday afternoon;
the rundown yet quaint bookstore
provided the perfect intersection
between your day and mine;
I never believed in divine timing
until our eyes boldly introduced us,
spilling all our best-kept secrets
across the gardening aisle -
it was the most holy thing I’ve felt;
I still ponder the magnitude
of that small moment, a tiny seed
containing finely-detailed blueprint,
the structure of time...
#love
#NaPoWriMo2024
178 reads
12 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
22nd Nov 2023 9:35pm
22nd Nov 2023 9:35pm
Smoke.
sandalwood and pine
sacred incense, in embers
inhale, hold, release
sacred incense, in embers
inhale, hold, release
#spiritual
#magic
#tradition
407 reads
23 Comments
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