Submissions by TCLilly (Tanzen Lilly)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Tanzen Lilly graduated SAIC in 2013 with a BFA. Tanzen is a visual artist, poet, and jewelry maker. Her work focusses on interpreting and illustrating the subconscious mind, as well as occult imagery and topics. Her poetry often explores gothic themes.
LOVE POEM
Published
18th Jan 2021 11:20pm
18th Jan 2021 11:20pm
A Love That Makes Time Travel Possible
The First Poem
Though I am wrapped around you,
With you,
As you drift in
and around
sleep,
That fickle maiden steals you up,
Yet will have nothing to do with me.
I am left alone with my thoughts.
Alone with the street sounds,
leaking through the blinds.
We stay reluctant to acknowledge the daylight
as it beckons on the other side.
Tanzen Lilly, March 20th 2011
The Second Poem
The weight of you...
Though I am wrapped around you,
With you,
As you drift in
and around
sleep,
That fickle maiden steals you up,
Yet will have nothing to do with me.
I am left alone with my thoughts.
Alone with the street sounds,
leaking through the blinds.
We stay reluctant to acknowledge the daylight
as it beckons on the other side.
Tanzen Lilly, March 20th 2011
The Second Poem
The weight of you...
#love
#aging
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
18th Dec 2020 10:13pm
18th Dec 2020 10:13pm
New Year Please Be Kind
New Year please be kind
For months I have slowly drowned
But I will toast to you
And lick my wounds
For months I have slowly drowned
But I will toast to you
And lick my wounds
#alcohol
#LifeGoals
#SelfReflection
#healing
#NewYear
452 reads
1 Comment
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
11th Aug 2020 5:05pm
11th Aug 2020 5:05pm
Hounds of Love
Hounds of love by Kate Bush
Running up that hill
When I see you again,
Will you meet me halfway
It might be true, what you used to say
We are more strangers to our younger selves
Than to who the other is today
Hounds of Love
I often miss the old country house
With that little creek where wild things grow
You used to race me to the swimming hole
But that was forever ago
Oh, how I’d like to be there now!
The Big Sky
Nothing could ruin my mood today
Looking all around me as I skip and...
Running up that hill
When I see you again,
Will you meet me halfway
It might be true, what you used to say
We are more strangers to our younger selves
Than to who the other is today
Hounds of Love
I often miss the old country house
With that little creek where wild things grow
You used to race me to the swimming hole
But that was forever ago
Oh, how I’d like to be there now!
The Big Sky
Nothing could ruin my mood today
Looking all around me as I skip and...
#family
#dreams
#memories
#sleep
#nightmares
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
10th Aug 2020 7:30pm
10th Aug 2020 7:30pm
Fill Yourself Up
Fill yourself up
Personal pond in the
Palm of your hand
Hot and hopeful
Deep breath
A belly full of cozy
Liquid silence
See your worries steam away
Personal pond in the
Palm of your hand
Hot and hopeful
Deep breath
A belly full of cozy
Liquid silence
See your worries steam away
#tea
251 reads
4 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
9th Aug 2020 8:19pm
9th Aug 2020 8:19pm
I'm Not Foolhardy Anymore
It started as a joke
But I lived up to it in time
Doing or saying any thing
That came into my mind
Leaving a subtle path of destruction
The color of red wine
Shrugging at embarrassment
I'm still young, everything's fine!
No one took me seriously
So I said, why should I?
But then
You offered up your hand
And told me I could be much more
Showing me respect and care
Like no one ever had before
I found myself on a fresh-laid path
With many open doors
Your love gave me the strength to change. ...
But I lived up to it in time
Doing or saying any thing
That came into my mind
Leaving a subtle path of destruction
The color of red wine
Shrugging at embarrassment
I'm still young, everything's fine!
No one took me seriously
So I said, why should I?
But then
You offered up your hand
And told me I could be much more
Showing me respect and care
Like no one ever had before
I found myself on a fresh-laid path
With many open doors
Your love gave me the strength to change. ...
#love
#LifeChangingMoment
#respect
#responsibility
#SelfWorth
376 reads
4 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
6th Aug 2020 8:36pm
6th Aug 2020 8:36pm
Cooking Little Love Letters
Each day I write you love letters
To show how much I care
I start with an open heart
Then serve it medium rare
I choose words that are savory
Spiced the way you like
To nourish you with all my love
And tell you it's all right
I could spend all day long
Every day of my life
Cooking little love letters
To sweeten bitter strife
©Tanzen Lilly August 2020
To show how much I care
I start with an open heart
Then serve it medium rare
I choose words that are savory
Spiced the way you like
To nourish you with all my love
And tell you it's all right
I could spend all day long
Every day of my life
Cooking little love letters
To sweeten bitter strife
©Tanzen Lilly August 2020
#anxiety
#love
#LifeStruggles
#food
#pandemic
317 reads
1 Comment
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
19th Jul 2020 4:54pm
19th Jul 2020 4:54pm
Early Bird
The Earth is soaked over-brim and steaming
See proud red cardinal, it is the first
Early bird, to catch and savor
Terror-limp worm curling under
Slick and silent, lacking cruelty
The sole witness a month-old hare
Bug-eyed the dirty-work is done
And both babe and red king hop-along
To the plucky omnivore
Goes its base-need; survival
The urban-jungle morning has begun
©Tanzen Lilly July 2020
See proud red cardinal, it is the first
Early bird, to catch and savor
Terror-limp worm curling under
Slick and silent, lacking cruelty
The sole witness a month-old hare
Bug-eyed the dirty-work is done
And both babe and red king hop-along
To the plucky omnivore
Goes its base-need; survival
The urban-jungle morning has begun
©Tanzen Lilly July 2020
#birds
#nature
#LifeCycle #TedHughes
#LifeCycle #TedHughes
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1 Comment
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
17th Jul 2020 10:43pm
17th Jul 2020 10:43pm
Watching Grandma Paint
A wild tempestuous ocean
Or soft meadow lined with trees
She painted nature's beauty
And now like nature, she is free
Ask her any question she'd find the reason why
The wisdom of her years was infinite
As stars in the night sky
A goddess among women
I cherished every stay
Spending childhood Summers
Watching Grandma paint
©Tanzen Lilly July 2020
Or soft meadow lined with trees
She painted nature's beauty
And now like nature, she is free
Ask her any question she'd find the reason why
The wisdom of her years was infinite
As stars in the night sky
A goddess among women
I cherished every stay
Spending childhood Summers
Watching Grandma paint
©Tanzen Lilly July 2020
#mother
#women
#family
#nature
#memories
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
16th Jul 2020 10:58pm
16th Jul 2020 10:58pm
Rain drops scattered on the roof
Rain drops scattered on the roof
Remind me to close the western facing windows
After a sigh of relief I stop and admire all the green
With a deep breath in, I see
A small rabbit in the yard.
The clever wildling stays unaware of me
Calm and eating grass under a strong and sprawling tree
I keep my eyes on the little one, and my ears on the rain
And soon a gentle melody is splashed across my brain
I am in my childhood bedroom being softly sung to sleep
My father strums his guitar to the rain's organic beat
...
Remind me to close the western facing windows
After a sigh of relief I stop and admire all the green
With a deep breath in, I see
A small rabbit in the yard.
The clever wildling stays unaware of me
Calm and eating grass under a strong and sprawling tree
I keep my eyes on the little one, and my ears on the rain
And soon a gentle melody is splashed across my brain
I am in my childhood bedroom being softly sung to sleep
My father strums his guitar to the rain's organic beat
...
#childhood
#rain
#nature
#memories
#nostalgia
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
16th Jul 2020 10:29pm
16th Jul 2020 10:29pm
Flower Haikus
Chamomile:
Pocket of sunshine
To sustain your energy
Breathe, calm, meditate
Honey Suckle:
Lovers sweetening
Lives with faeries in the tween
Psychic sight and dreams
Lilac:
Banish and remove
Negativity make room
New love is in bloom
©Tanzen Lilly July 2020
Pocket of sunshine
To sustain your energy
Breathe, calm, meditate
Honey Suckle:
Lovers sweetening
Lives with faeries in the tween
Psychic sight and dreams
Lilac:
Banish and remove
Negativity make room
New love is in bloom
©Tanzen Lilly July 2020
#flowers
#nature
#haiku
#magic
#meditation
270 reads
LOVE POEM
Published
17th May 2020 00:16am
17th May 2020 00:16am
Before I Bit the Apple
Before I bit the apple
All I knew was its perfume
Then sweet nectar struck my lips
In buzzing liquid blooms
All the colors of the world
Were now revealed to me
And each new discovery unfurled
Yet still another mystery
I found myself uncovered
And wanted you to see
So you agreed to taste the fruit
To show your love to me
© Tanzen Lilly 5/15/2020
All I knew was its perfume
Then sweet nectar struck my lips
In buzzing liquid blooms
All the colors of the world
Were now revealed to me
And each new discovery unfurled
Yet still another mystery
I found myself uncovered
And wanted you to see
So you agreed to taste the fruit
To show your love to me
© Tanzen Lilly 5/15/2020
#love
#religion
#narrative
#learning
#wisdom
299 reads
3 Comments
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
17th May 2020 00:14am
17th May 2020 00:14am
The Palm of Your Hand
What purpose to life is there,
And what relief from pain?
After all the toil and planning
Tell me truly, what is gained?
All we animals of the Earth
Must enjoy it while we can
And seek out as much happiness
As we can fit in the palm of our hand
© Tanzen Lilly 5/15/2020
And what relief from pain?
After all the toil and planning
Tell me truly, what is gained?
All we animals of the Earth
Must enjoy it while we can
And seek out as much happiness
As we can fit in the palm of our hand
© Tanzen Lilly 5/15/2020
#happiness
#LifeStruggles
#spiritual
#LifeCycle
#philosophical
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