One night in a meteor shower,In a dazzling flash of starsInto my world collidedA radiant being made of glass Too fragile to beholdWith my raw and naked eye I could only peek in glimpsesTelescopically and slightSo wonderfully reflectiveSomething different every timeIn with the alien elements Many echoes that were mineI saw the softness of a … Continue reading Collide-oscopic
Tag: Love
Emergence.
Can you hear the rain? Most likely you can’t see it in the dark, but you know it’s raining because you can hear it. I can hear it too. But then, if I focus, if I shift my attention outside of this body into the night, I can feel the droplets of water pushing a … Continue reading Emergence.
Dreamstalker
I dreamt of something.A web you’ve woven around me,Warm and finest feather soft. Made ofSensuously whispered reveries, wordsWhich become a songMy heart gladly sings,Our favourite lullaby.You close my eyes.Asleep I fly with remembered wingsTo all the places we could go.You’re all the things you could beAs you lead me to dance so joyfullyThrough every sensation … Continue reading Dreamstalker
The Tree of Life
“It is more than a tree.” He tells me. I stop, shading my eyes from the harsh Madagascan sun, staring at him in frustration. He seems so at ease in this the land of his birth, standing coolly looking back at me with eyes soft, dark, and unknowable as the night skies (which always feel … Continue reading The Tree of Life
At it’s heart
I was lost, I don’t know where In a place I call despair. Too far one day I strayed inside Looking for a way to hide. There is no rest in this dark place Where wrongs and hurts and monsters chase. A day, a week, a month, a year Lost in this mess of evergreen … Continue reading At it’s heart
So you can leave
I'll help you build a boat I'll give you the beams Long hours I'll stand beside you Shaping each timber Until it's strong and watertight I'll show you the stars So you can find your way I'll try to teach you about the tides And the unruly storms and waves Until you can go safely I'll … Continue reading So you can leave
Our Pompeii
The ground trembles almost imperceptibly where he lies. Under the surface heat and pressure build. I lie down in ashes but I rise as a phoenix. Beside him I flutter and fan into glorious flame. When the desolation comes he’s there beside me. All the world and time is swept away. Long after the burning when the ground is cold Our bodies can be found in the dust Clinging to one … Continue reading Our Pompeii
E. Travelli 