Writing

periphery

By Denise Carruthers / 7th May, 2017

On tips of tongues Lurking in the periphery A kind of half life Parallel possibilities playing with our minds

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let me be

By Denise Carruthers / 7th May, 2017

Let me be light & grace delicacy; like the web that holds the dew appearing fine. Sheer strength unseen Let it be mine.

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OLD?

By Denise Carruthers / 6th May, 2017

How dare he say ” a little bit ruined” What was she, Pompei? Old, maybe, But not yet ready for the man from archaeology

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pound

By Denise Carruthers / 6th May, 2017

At the shop of horror; A pound of battered pains, Cost her dreams. Priceless princess ideals. Buying into the graven soul

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memory trigger

By Denise Carruthers / 6th May, 2017

Perfume ties my memory Purple ribbon softness Entwined in Spanish lavender Heartbeats like canasta’s The scent of surrender

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shame

By Denise Carruthers / 6th May, 2017

He was a brave man, no fear for hard & tough; yet he didn’t have the bottle to take her for his wife and spent himself on drinking.

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spent

By Denise Carruthers / 6th May, 2017

Love is swift in its turning. The bitter bite; A breaking heart spills an ache of scars. Such sad withdrawal, And the sting lingers.

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love

By Denise Carruthers / 6th May, 2017

Breathing in heartbeats Love whispers without warning Tulips in the fall

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epicenter

By Denise Carruthers / 5th May, 2017

Fallen to the epicenter into the eye of your storm No way out My body thrills to every nerve wracking emotion

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Valeriana pyrenaica

By Denise Carruthers / 5th May, 2017

Clouds of lilac lace Drifting over the mountains Bouquet of springtime

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wuthering

By Denise Carruthers / 5th May, 2017

How dearly would I love to be waylaid to lose it on the moors reach the heights of my heart with my own, Heathcliff

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cool as ice

By Denise Carruthers / 5th May, 2017

She was beautiful as an horizon is stunning but far away, so she was like a tequila sunrise; glorious but full of ice.

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lovelight

By Denise Carruthers / 5th May, 2017

Flicker of your tongue Hot breaths on my body Like neon sighs Turning me on Candescent caress

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Jest

By Denise Carruthers / 3rd May, 2017

There was a lad from Bucharest And everything he said in jest His poking fun Made everyone Pray for a gag to mute this pest

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ecstasy

By Denise Carruthers / 3rd May, 2017

Mirror mirror on the ceiling Will you watch me pleasing you Tell me do you think I’m fair Make me love take me there

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hell’s bells

By Denise Carruthers / 2nd May, 2017

Once was a man from down under. An idiot causing much blunder. He stumbled & fell. Smashed up all hell. Now Satan is crying asunder.

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why

By Denise Carruthers / 2nd May, 2017

Gazelles do grass, We graze on gravel; Graffiti writers in the sky. Clouds gather, cumulus Curious, asking why

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By Denise Carruthers / 2nd May, 2017

He was an oasis in the palm of her hand What tears she tasted testing for truth Were just desserts wet & wild Acid dates from bitter rain

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wish

By Denise Carruthers / 2nd May, 2017

Maybe dreams Moments of wistful maunder Hope touching possibilities Of much might I wish I may…

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moon-tide

By Denise Carruthers / 2nd May, 2017

We are all like waves A sea of emotion Of moon-songs and madness Tied to time Dancing to its call

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