House of Heart by Holly Rene Hunter (readnow TXT) š
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birds sip nectar from blossoms
that unfold for you alone.
Let me leave my mark
roses beneath banks of snow
lovers
caught in a mock sinner's lullaby
on a widespread meadow
between skyscrapers
we surrender
to the white hot night
Lament
A young birch sways
like a new-born giraffe,
its limbs lean out
over wilted grass
and ochre vines bind
a sightless sentry
whose eyes never flinch
but guard eternal.
The silence of winter
stacks on solitary bones
until May winds stir
the crowns of trees
flush with suspeneded
birds
powerless to fly on.
Muse
In my mind you ebb and flow,
desire glows like rubies
in your ancient soul,
gifting a thousand fears
forlorn despair and buoyant hope.
I trust you inherently.
Stoking the fire in my belly,
you strengthen from a slow simmer
into a raging boil.
On our raft of papier-mĆ¢chĆ©
we become whole,
desperately thrashing against
the current.
Art by OceanArt
Spring of 1990
I am a chrysalis
twisting in the breeze,
fluid bones press
hard against fragile casing.
Swollen wings beat against
the space that holds me.
Somehow I know that I
am meant to struggle.
I donāt hear or see,
nor would I heed
signs of warning.
My body emerges
a pubescent butterfly
excessively sanguine or
desperately melancholy.
Keen to spread my wings,
filled with zeal for flying,
I flit from flower to flower
sipping nectar in the sunlight
oblivious to lifeās repressive
hand hovering above me.
private art
Hymn of Birds
In the hard silence of freedom
my heart bleeds the extract of
flowers until each breath is
a promise suspended from my lips.
A whisper against skin
that I am more than mountains
or specks of dust or the sever
of flags divisive as tongues.
a wing beat of doves
the gemstone of freedom
as sweet as the chorus of birds.
photography by Heartafire
The Life Cycle of a Rose
She stands erect on a tall stalk
wrapped in veiny leaves
burgeoned with fat globules
of viscous dew.
For the love of light
she spreads tender petals
for the broad faced sun
sinking sinewy roots
into the earth.
Swollen with nectar she
pulls her corolla upright
toward the heavens.
At dusk she combs the air
with sweetness
retreating at night into
the pearly pools of the moon.
Marwell Rose Garden
Primitive
Across a velvet backdrop
stars hang like crystal
like glass... like you
softly glowing lanterns
strewn across the heavens
encircling tiny candles
that wax and wane
in the out breath sighs
Plummeting spectrums
streaking through darkness
they vanish over mountains
plunge in to the sea
or diffidently fade
against the dark horizon.
We are
tumbling waves of unrest
harnessing the wind
or still as tide pools
hostage to the moon
our world goes up in flames
come out, ignite,
be the fire.
War-Cry of Birds
Her trill lilts through
the trees,
across the poppy fields,
above the mountains,
through the valley,
it spills from towers
into the dreams
of seekers
bruised from battle,
unwavering crusaders
soothing homeless children
afraid to go to sleep.
Her bones are set with courage,
eyes deep wells of wisdom.
She sings for you and me
a song of dignity.
art by rick nilson
the game
The jaunty horses are her darlings
with their heads held high.
she loves to play the game
win or lose
He thrums his fingers on the table
feigning anger though he knows
the kings a mere adornment
for her territory
Play it Safe
escaping disapproval
filled with self-doubt
in a brow-beaten world.
Hide in your shell,
it is comfortable there,
close your mind and mouth
seal flickering eyes,
accept without question
bow to the pressure
swallow fear and anger
suck it deep down
lest you come alive
raging at the system
forcing hard decisions.
You are tired,
you want to rest,
You want to play it safe.
art by Janette Tomanek
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Token
Her skin is scarrred from
sharp stones
she soothes her wounds
in the waters edge
at the shore a man searches for
the colors of the world
his eyes shed tears
of peony and purple
pointing a finger he motions
toward the ocean
look he cries
the dolpins are mating
Submissive as the sunset
she cast her eyes in his direction.
Random thoughts
Kaleidoscopes are fascinating, their brilliant shapes and hues, just a shift and they evolve to jewels entirely new. I hate converting miles to kilometers, do you? Sitting ringside at a kangaroo boxing match would be cool. Falling stars make me cry. I studied Krishna to find myself, I learned that Karma doesn't discriminate.
Waiting to Inhale
Confined in that intricate labyrinth,
translucent limbs wore me down.
I dreamed of honey and coconut milk
and transparent eyelids and fingertips
sucked into rose bud lips.
I held you captive in my barriers,
imprisoned in shifting walls.
falling through nautical twilight
hope cast itās shadow on us.
laugh lines
The morning is filled with the scent of freshly brewed coffee forcing me into consciousness. My eyes open to burgundy roses, life-like on flocked wallpaper. Placing my feet on the January floor I sit for a moment at the edge of the bed till the aberrant pounding in my chest slows to a mundane thump. When my eyes adjust to daylight I rise. Passing the antique mirror, my fingers trace laugh lines . I could refrain from laughter, the thought makes me smile.I pull the sheers aside to let the sun in. Its rays pace across my floor on silent paws.
Kame
I filed your shoe box with precious things.
A stone bridge from the flower bed
where you went to be alone.
Lettuce and parsley coaxed you from your shell.
My marionettes filled with blood,
I found you in a puddle.
Syrupy thickness filled the corners of my lips,
wiping my nose with the back of my hand,
you became the rusty shade that filled my nail beds.
I sat you in the sunlight in the window seal,
tiny holes poked in your lid to shield you from war.
You were not the only lost creature that I brought home.
It saddened me that I never gave you a name.
Wildflower
A wildflower grows through a crack
in the pavement where it suffers
rain and snow and boots that walk
past overlooking beauty among debris.
Concrete messages reveal advancement
and retreats, struggles and strength.
Reach for the sky, wildflower,
the world Is beautiful.
Wildwood
A trampled path winds
its way through the
reaching arms of evergreen
to a misty wildwood where my
heart lies down with yours.
White tail deer nibble goldenrod
lifting the veil of solitude.
Spring showers and wild flowers
flourish in this place
where April lives forever.
Shanty
They settled in a shack down the dirt road.
She would come on Tuesday to do laundry,
her gold tooth gleaming when she laughed from her belly.
They ate a fine dinner on the porch.
We could barely hear them from the dining room
unless whispers raised themselves in anger.
Sweet tea in bell jars eased the sweltering summer.
I offered him a sack of apples when they left
. He bowed his head in gratitude, grinning at the floorboards.
She said he gambled their money away,
with those little ones needing shoes.
I slipped a dollar in her pocket.
Fall came in brown and gold like skin and teeth.
The scent of smoke filled the air.
They found him swinging from an oak
like an October leaf swaying.
He used to sweep hay from the barn floor.
Thick calluses covered his hands.
They donāt burn anymore.
juicy fruit
When I think of my fatherās mother
I can smell the flour on her apron.
It seems just yesterday I roamed
the rooms of that big house,
inhabited by ancient books.
I once found erotica in the drawer
of an antique bureau.
Indulging the feelings it aroused
I immersed myself in it. The scent of saffron faded pages
did not deter my interest.
Her most precious possession,
A cedar chest secreted cigarettes,
the deadliest of sins,
shrewdly stored beneath sweet sticks of juicy fruit gum
I was allotted a stick a day.
A heavy price was paid,
reading aloud from that massive family bible
while my mind drifted away to pages of erotica.
She watched over me in Summer,
after Mother died.
She only slapped me once, when I kissed that boy.
Still I can fly
Iām an odd bird,
clumsy and askew
with but one wing to guide me.
Still I can fly
rustling leaves on my branch
shake my foothold.
I am sightless here in the shadows.
I would sweep swaths of light
across the dark but my
art has forsaken me.
Iāll fly away chiming like a bell
when the dawn ignites the sky.
I have a voice, can you hear me?
Courage
is a leopard with cubs in danger,
rushing forward without hesitation to face the foe.
It is looking your greatest fear in the eye,
leaning forward, stepping across
the line you dare not cross
lungs bursting, thoughts racing,
adrenalin heart pounding;
entering the arena of dread,
defending the defenseless,
facing the enemy, confronting the bully,
challenging the antagonist,
fighting the battle until it is won.
Time Passing
She had an eye for artand fine tapestry.
She adored animals,
allowing my puppy to sleep with me.
The pigments of her head scarves were dazzling;
silver, bronze,and crystalline
I never imagined an omen
a poem she called āTime passagesā
or ātime passesā.
it was long ago andI was just a child.
The Thing Is
I sometimes browse old snapshots
or read again a book that you sent me
dedicated in your own hand.
When I miss you most I hold
the keepsake that once
sailed the seas.
I listen to jazz that we loved
or you reciting poetry.
That is the thing with the dead
they leave behind those memories
kisses on cold figurines
messages from an obsolete address.
Elegy
A strange name for a Welshman
his mother called him Carlos
Perhaps she loved Spain
So fortunate is she
not to see the light go out
on her boy.
go gentle, as gentle as can be.
I must question Dylan
the nature of death he's seen.
"Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light"*
I was a sword in fist
I was a shield in battle
I was a string on a harp...*
go gentle as can be.
* Dylan Thomas
**Cad Goddeu: Battle of the Trees
lost in translation
This summer I will
indulge in originality
and lose myself in
anarchy.
Lie down in the
shadow of skyscrapers
on a metaphor of meadows
spread out on clouds
of Aristophanes.
In hedonistic adventures
I will risk the wrath of gods
while between breaths
in your day-dreaming tongue
you translate āthe Song of Songsā
for me.
Confession
You are dark as the brown liquid that you love more than me.
Still, I feel such pride in you, the wonder of your words, so imperfectly perfect.
I swallow guilt in the quietness of my thoughts.
It is good I do not see your eyes; confession will not stop this love nor redeem me.
Winter Song
The sun has lost itās domain
snow birds shroud its rays.
A handful of larks quiver
on a bare branch,
tiny in their frozen feathers
they could fit into
the palm of a hand.
Their song so fragile,
suspended in frozen breath,
they sing for the sight
of an outstretched hand
clinging to a red-tailed kite,
racing through sunflower faces
Inertia
I was not meant to
toil the thickness of prose
or suffer the madness
of time frames.
Wisteria climbing a wall
in good time is alluring.
Pooling droplets of rain
in folded leaves of
broad faced hollyhock,
tracking the sun or
dormant buds sleeping
beneath winters
hard earth awaiting
the gesture of a nightingaleās
signal seems appealing.
In good time passers-by
might find beauty in me
a reflection of nature.
In The Company of Angels
My eyes are fixed on an echelon of
snow birds winging southward,
A mere heartbeat ahead of winterās blast.
They seek refuge in palm fronds and
honey-dripping hibiscus.
My sea-walls are under siege,
melting languor opens my borders.
In the company of angels I offer no resistance.
the mission
Through the rustling curtains
a damp breeze fills the room.
Beyond the dusty panes
the reflection of a woman
weeding her flower bed in the rain.
Undaunted by the cold
chafed hands attend her mission
resolutely she cares for fragile
blooms of red and gold.
Listening for the thunder
to break the sound of silence,
she awaits a
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