by Ward | May 11, 2026 | Poetry, Writing
Sun sets, luminescent promise, and you pose, appearbefore spring flowers, before the end of snow, you climbgolden tendril unfurling, folded blossom straining tojoin the stars, everything else lagging behind drift, tack, scud,...
by Ward | May 6, 2026 | Poetry, Writing
Mother hummingbird,pray perch on subtle twig of lilac,wise to trust, or so I tell myself,pirouette so I may admire electric greenfeathers that trim seldom quiet wings,that lift your plumage from dull to rare.Thank you, oh Mother, forshowing me, how graciouslythe world...
by Ward | May 5, 2026 | Poetry, Writing
River of paper flows beneath my every word,where would my thoughts be but for this substrate?I do not bury my ideas, they float effortlessly atopa flotsam of fibre. Precious sheet, plain field of snowawaiting the track of winter hare, light touchof white tail doe....
by Ward | Apr 30, 2026 | Poetry, Writing
hands drumming on ribs, feet, the ground,the mouths of pots and guns beckon,the wind, the clouds, are the sight of soundto the deaf, the foreign, the prisoner.This bridge is the harp hung acrossthe tears of our sorrow. Each lifemust know this and it has unstrung...
by Ward | Apr 29, 2026 | Poetry, Writing
speak simply when you speak of lovespeak not of stars, mountaintops, stormyseas, serene tropical islesspeak instead of warmth, comfortonly love can provideknow someone cares and cares so deeplythey’ll be there when you returnso much love there can be no endonly...
by Ward | Apr 27, 2026 | Poetry, Writing
Everyone wants to fall in love with me.I know it.The guy in the lineupwho waved the cucumber at meand said, I could hit you with thiswas really saying he loves me.All the cars driving north of mefilled with frustrated peoplereally want to love me.I feel the same...
