Tag Archive | Verse
One Single Moment
Originally posted on A Blog Less Traveled:
Promises Broken Sifting memories for the good times past Glimpsing images as they blur by so fast Truth shatters the stillness as they focus Grieving for a future that could never be Running down this street to nowhere You said you would always be there But the lies…
From the archives…
Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
Remember Cold creeps in slowly, Bones, chilled and brittle Snap like twigs, Fragile and friable. Remembered warmth Turns the mind to memory; Sunlight and laughter And your hand in mine Murmuring dreams; Walking our future As our words entwine And our hearts race Seeing the far yesterday…
Running Out of Time
Originally posted on A Blog Less Traveled:
Faces and Places Watching strange faces Sitting in strange spaces Longing to belong Learning to sing their song Searching for choices Hearing many voices With tears running rife Pretending it’s real life Living out of pace Being in the wrong place Feeling past my prime And running out…
Micro-Poetry
Originally posted on A Blog Less Traveled:
Below are several short poems or micro-poetry that I originally shared on Twitter. Some changes have been made along with a few additions. Each piece was written on its own and are therefore unconnected, each can stand alone. Darkness weeps from loneliness The sound of silence frightens Shadows linger…
I hung many shinny things on us
Originally posted on Wuji Seshat:
There is no remedy for love but to love more. ~ Henry David Thoreau Photo Credits: http://www.deviantart.com/art/Railway-473032196 i Love is like a foreign language once you hear it, you want to hear it more speak it without it sounding alien though she will behave here as in a schoolbook for…
Lost Time
Originally posted on A Blog Less Traveled:
Down Goldington Avenue Fingers entwined with memories Shivering in the cold and rain On this dark winter’s eve Waiting for you to take my hand As I walk down Goldington Avenue Once we lost time walking hand in hand On those long hot summer nights Losing my head…
Into the Darkening Night
Originally posted on A Blog Less Traveled:
By Your Side I fumble with the keys and unlock the door About to call your name but you won’t answer Hanging on the wall is your coat where you left it I reach out; feel the softness, holding it close On the walls are your pictures Our…
Echoing Through Time
Originally posted on A Blog Less Traveled:
Lost Voices Blood red poppies grow In memory of lost voices Gone but never silent A mournful melody Echoing through time © Shawn D. Standfast, 2014. All Rights reserved Image found on the Internet
A Summer Night
Originally posted on A Blog Less Traveled:
Silent Waves Choirs sing and church bells ring Shadows linger on summer’s eve Twilight slinks away like a dream A forsaken lament in fading light Silent waves break on the shore Receding like thoughts in fright A pale moon rises far to the east Casting shadows instead of…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 