Submissions by jemac
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction I am on a journey… with my work, my explorations, and a few sad stories. I travel with a suitcase full of outrageous blessings. I am on a quest for truth, beauty and quiet joy. I am an artist, a writer, an explorer. ~unknown~
LOVE POEM
Published
12th Jan 2021 1:53pm
12th Jan 2021 1:53pm
Soul Forest
you smell of wise trees
bathing in the sweetest sap
longing to get lost
bathing in the sweetest sap
longing to get lost
#love
#nature
#haiku #LifeAsAWriter
#haiku #LifeAsAWriter
30 reads
5 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
5th Jan 2021 8:22pm
5th Jan 2021 8:22pm
Gestures
reaching for your hand
holding so gently
a small gesture to let you know
that's all that is needed
yours is
not letting go
holding so gently
a small gesture to let you know
that's all that is needed
yours is
not letting go
#love
#relationships
#LifeAsAWriter
52 reads
6 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
15th Nov 2020 7:23pm
15th Nov 2020 7:23pm
n u m b
there is a depth of unawareness
a numbness shall we say
to her surroundings
something so palpable
no matter how hard she tries
how close she lets others
get to her
nothing feels real
a daily out of body experience
if you will allow
yet, she is indeed intact
waking and sleeping
in a dream like state
that leaves her yearning
for something that seems
so untouchable
she longs to wake up from this
to have something snap
her back into awareness
for this to go away
she longs to
feel...
a numbness shall we say
to her surroundings
something so palpable
no matter how hard she tries
how close she lets others
get to her
nothing feels real
a daily out of body experience
if you will allow
yet, she is indeed intact
waking and sleeping
in a dream like state
that leaves her yearning
for something that seems
so untouchable
she longs to wake up from this
to have something snap
her back into awareness
for this to go away
she longs to
feel...
#LifeStruggles
#LifeAsAWriter
82 reads
8 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
4th Nov 2020 8:11pm
4th Nov 2020 8:11pm
bleu
there is the sky
oceans, lakes and streams
but
you
are my favorite
shade of
blue
comfort
oceans, lakes and streams
but
you
are my favorite
shade of
blue
comfort
#LifeAsAWriter
106 reads
16 Comments
NON-FICTION PROSE
Published
28th Oct 2020 6:49pm
28th Oct 2020 6:49pm
Left behind
My red vehicle, a beautiful vibrant machine amongst the autumn colors. Just a way to get me from one place to another. I escape the confines to let my footsteps wander fearlessly through changing leaves. There are no clear paths, just open areas, fields in wait of new footprints. An old home caught my attention. Clearly vacant and overgrown with trees and vines, I was mesmerized by her stoic intent to remain. Only able to get so close, I wandered the perimeter. Her windows were open, vacant holes into a past I could only imagine. None were reachable. At some point I wish to think it was...
#LifeAsAWriter
83 reads
9 Comments
STORY POEM
Published
12th Oct 2020 00:58am
12th Oct 2020 00:58am
All Hallows Eve
cloak of black velvet
hangs dutifully in wait
of all hallows eve
its richness beckons to her
she runs her gnarled hands
over lush threads
she calls to it
springing to life
wrapping itself over her rounded shoulders, she spins herself
young
a surge of energy
runs through her
incantations spring from
lush lips
her cauldron rattles and shakes
fire bursts at its feet
whisps of purple magical
steam rise
she cackles...
hangs dutifully in wait
of all hallows eve
its richness beckons to her
she runs her gnarled hands
over lush threads
she calls to it
springing to life
wrapping itself over her rounded shoulders, she spins herself
young
a surge of energy
runs through her
incantations spring from
lush lips
her cauldron rattles and shakes
fire bursts at its feet
whisps of purple magical
steam rise
she cackles...
#Halloween
#LifeAsAWriter
#magic
96 reads
10 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
25th Sep 2020 9:46pm
25th Sep 2020 9:46pm
wonderlust 1
drum beats of our souls
places that resonate deeply
kissing tender hearts
places that resonate deeply
kissing tender hearts
#nature
#LifeAsAWriter
#travel
73 reads
1 Comment
LOVE POEM
Published
20th Sep 2020 6:01pm
20th Sep 2020 6:01pm
p a p e r
paper loves me
it does not choke
on my feelings
or blush at the strokes of my pen
it feeds on my words
absorbing them so graciously
my scribblings are seen as laughter
of love that never misses its mark
it does not question
or retaliate
it is the most accepting
friend, lover I have
even when crumpled into a ball
it forgives my mistakes
lies in wait of fresh thoughts
so patiently
without irritation
so perfectly white
and beautiful
taking every spill mercilessly
it knows my soul ...
it does not choke
on my feelings
or blush at the strokes of my pen
it feeds on my words
absorbing them so graciously
my scribblings are seen as laughter
of love that never misses its mark
it does not question
or retaliate
it is the most accepting
friend, lover I have
even when crumpled into a ball
it forgives my mistakes
lies in wait of fresh thoughts
so patiently
without irritation
so perfectly white
and beautiful
taking every spill mercilessly
it knows my soul ...
#LifeAsAWriter
114 reads
12 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
19th Sep 2020 11:34pm
19th Sep 2020 11:34pm
If truth be told ...
what did you expect your life to look like now?
well
let's see ..
the nest is empty
leaving myself and my lover
to get reacquainted
we would have the time
to connect on every level again
our love could surpass any storm
since we grew and learned
what it means to be parents
basquing in the beauty
we had created together
if we could survive that
we can do anything
get through anything
our love would be a well
of learning and deepening
honoring each other
in such unknowns ...
well
let's see ..
the nest is empty
leaving myself and my lover
to get reacquainted
we would have the time
to connect on every level again
our love could surpass any storm
since we grew and learned
what it means to be parents
basquing in the beauty
we had created together
if we could survive that
we can do anything
get through anything
our love would be a well
of learning and deepening
honoring each other
in such unknowns ...
#relationships
#death
#LifeAsAWriter #hurt
#LifeAsAWriter #hurt
97 reads
5 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
31st Aug 2020 11:50pm
31st Aug 2020 11:50pm
timeless
nature taking over space
where someone once worked building something
maybe children played inside
creating a world of their own
a small ship
that could take you anywhere
its windows, wings
now draped softly with ivy and moss
it has a new story to tell
carrying the weight of nature
on its tilted back
its only weakness
time
where someone once worked building something
maybe children played inside
creating a world of their own
a small ship
that could take you anywhere
its windows, wings
now draped softly with ivy and moss
it has a new story to tell
carrying the weight of nature
on its tilted back
its only weakness
time
#nature
#LifeAsAWriter
113 reads
9 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
28th Aug 2020 1:07am
28th Aug 2020 1:07am
storms may rock my ship
your hand held open for mine
warmth in a cold world
your hand held open for mine
warmth in a cold world
#friendship
#LifeAsAWriter
93 reads
3 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
8th Aug 2020 00:14am
8th Aug 2020 00:14am
Loss
after loss
there is no replacing
there is a forever void
where they were
no one's hand will ever fit the same
the timber of their voice
an almost inaudible echo
seems so wrong
when one has touched you
in the most profound ways
our mental ability
to hold on
gets blurry too soon
(like that of a newborn
you hold and carry them
until they can walk
memory of their
smallness escapes
before we have time to
acknowledge it)
there is no replacing
there is a forever void
where they were
no one's hand will ever fit the same
the timber of their voice
an almost inaudible echo
seems so wrong
when one has touched you
in the most profound ways
our mental ability
to hold on
gets blurry too soon
(like that of a newborn
you hold and carry them
until they can walk
memory of their
smallness escapes
before we have time to
acknowledge it)
#grief
#LifeAsAWriter
162 reads
8 Comments
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