My heart is a dragon afloat An open mouth of violet Tender lips on a pool of glass Heaven in an azure mirror A tongue of gold spins The love of my soul Silken threads protect Project long quills as teeth Submitted to life’s current Pressed against satin scales I am a wild snap dragon…
Forever
In your eyes Forever is an eternity It’s time to be born Time to fade into tomorrow Become a star Burn from bright into night Spin a molten core Into permanent rock Turn snowflakes into ice Crown a mountain into clouds Trickle a stream into a river Wash my soul, embrace it pure Show my…
Love in Ten Lines
Yesterday, I was challenged by by Dale Rogerson to write about “love in 10 lines” (the challenge and her own contribution are here). The challenge required that I use only 10 lines, that each line could only have four words, and each line had to itself contain the word love. My response to the challenge…
Crystal Heart
In your love, my heart beats crystal Your lips spark embers in the night Your whisper the bellows of the forge Breathing life into my molten glass And make glow my soul with fire and light. Pull me, turn me, inflate my heart Present me within a sunbeam bright Cast my prisms on the world…
Beside You
Every night I close my eyes I travel through space and time Just to wake beside you. All text and images © Dale Schierbeck Read more of my Poetry
Kintsugi
The ceramic of my skin cracked and cut the light of my breath explodes in crystals on the air The shards of my body bent and broken a twisted tambour laying in the snow My glaze is fractured in the mirror of my eyes reflecting a spirit lost in faith forlorn The forge of my…
From Shadows into Dream
Falling From the light into the darkness Heart breaks Aching For starlight To steal the night. Walking From darkness into light Heart swells Whole and healthy Beating Sunshine into The rhythm of your veins Rising From shadows into dream. All text and images © Dale Schierbeck See more of others’ submissions to the Daily Post…
Captured Caught … Held
Captured caught and held — still within your embrace Frozen seconds bound together — my tears run cold Sky chained from white to grey — yearning I cannot bend Prisms imprison the daylight — my eyes search the twinkles Nature’s ballet cast in glass — I lay prostrate on your belly Unbroken fragility wrapped crystal…
New
Turn the page Dip the pen Write a word Weave the story Loop the yarn and Stitch the glory Tune the horn Wipe the brass Sound the notes … and begin anew. All text and images © Dale Schierbeck See more of others’ submissions to the Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge on “New.”
A Study in Yellow ~ No. 6: Ben’s Paw Prints
“A Study in Yellow #6: Ben’s Paw Prints” Paw prints into my heart Dancing in the fresh snow Muddied upon upon the floor following you everywhere A mark against a window Swatted on my face your pads pulse with life Grasping tight a toy Digging into my denim jeans holding on…
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