Love’s Magic by J Ann Crowder They—two souls in twain Left not upon this earth a stain Perfectly as they were, hewn toget Abiding there, for eternities, pla Deepening their roots—in love, in 5 8
Golden Tears by J Ann Crowder Tears, golden tears Do not dread the world Release your embers of fear Rinse away thick silt and behold j Hard mystic mountains never bend 2
Goðafoss by J Ann Crowder Falling water of Gods, sculpted o A swirl of turquoise glacier carvi A sense for clarity of thought A continuous being A hopeful vision 7 3
Wintry Night by J Ann Crowder Nor’easter stars weave a warm duve Gale winds curl, sketching garland A pale gust of steely blue awakens Wintry trees outstretch their lank Silent shadows stiffen and petrify 7 5
Dawning Star by J Ann Crowder I long to see a Genesis of soul To gaze upon mega cosmos beyond I’d reach for stars upon bright, d Alive, verdantly, spun with golden My heart weeps heavy, heaving ligh 4 1
Imperial Red Rose by J Ann Crowder She is a decorative spray of danci A dulcet heart, dressed in petals An immortal rose, suffused with wi ’Tis warm and winsome—musky with s She is an emblem—nature's adorning 8 4
Poetry, my Love by Robert L. Martin Poetry, My Love The story has no plot or ending It runs rampant through the pages It is oblivious to informative tho But an ode to the love of words 7 1
Desert Rose by J Ann Crowder You grow on sandy blankets, like s You dip toward a sky’s dotted and You soak beneath heaven’s lampligh Stars bow to your gaze and a dry, You are an oasis of pungently swee 7 4
The Consecration by Robert L. Martin When religion reaches The end of the road, Where else is there to go? When its books are Ingrained in the mind, 10 6
Old Tree by J Ann Crowder Seasons are endless passages of ti With each waking, golden visage re ’Tis pure decadence to an eye’s pl We long to snatch each glowing mom In millenniums of space holding us 8 2
BIRTH by J Ann Crowder Spring was our birth A season of airy hycinths and viol Summer produced a jungle A juncture, wild and spellbound by Autumn relinquished a solemn breez 7 1
Pain Addict by J Ann Crowder Sometimes I'm a bellowing slump—I Addicted to tears as I grapple my I paint myself as an addict to dar How my heart quickens with my tear I feel my breath hastening, runnin 8 4
Purpose by J Ann Crowder My children’s laughter rushes insi Thus leaving each corner of my sou When their laughter sings to my ea I bloom, stretching wide my palms 3 2
Folklore Dreams by J Ann Crowder In my dreams a sylph sang whilst s Thus, such a sylph's purging delig There, a water nymph glistened as Near this aquamarine diamond of se There, a centaur galloped swiftly, 8 2
My Soul by J Ann Crowder My soul is a vital force, a sculpt She has countless fibers and layer My depth She is a phantom I least know A shadow hidden 2 3
Universal by J Ann Crowder We spend our lives longing for tou Most of all love Alone in a cosmic universe, spinni We long for conversation’s meaning For a nod, a smile, or a soft affi 4 2
Earth is Magic by J Ann Crowder Rain sings as it splashes earthy v The air moves as with our universe She whispers her thoughts where se Streams carve earth, singing to mo As souls' yearn for a dreamer’s dr 2 1
The Inner Self by J Ann Crowder I see you Standing before your reflection I see you Inside your reflection Inside a mirror 3 3
Heaven's Language by Robert L. Martin Heaven’s Language Music, the intoxicating smiles of All reasoning is forbidden in this What is this exotic language that 2 1
Writing Spain by J Ann Crowder Of native words my tongue in Engl I long to sail with caballitos de To admire Mediterranean blue To sink into tides where beaches m Architecture old as bristle coned 6 2
Spaces by J Ann Crowder I have spaces, yearning to be fill In my heart(depths of colorful hor In my soul(love’s everlasting ghos Between my toes(warm oceans of gen Between my fingers(intertwined wit 4 3
YOU by J Ann Crowder You were once ashes of molten, bur Now, you are star dust bursting th Y-O-U are diamonds forged within You are celestial fountainheads in You are a soothing center, rooted 3 2
How Do I Love Myself? by J Ann Crowder How do I love myself? I find myself—bleeding heart and r I sing to my heart, yearning to st Torn—I long to mend her broken sk I long to stitch my soul back into 10 4
DAWN by J Ann Crowder Today was dawn as chirping birds p Yellow, blue, and corn husked in c Their’s was a fast and fleeting be Today was dawn as butterflies skir Shadows slowly became erased by hi 4 2
Crown Shyness by J Ann Crowder In woods blown by a wind’s unharne On those higher, mightier planes o Such is cracked mud drinking reple Liana climbs the art strewn canopy Liana touches each tree-being, dra 6 1
Melody by Robert L. Martin Melody Where have you been and where are Move on, get off your complacent p If these new places warm your hear Melody, feel free to roam and disc 1 3
I Walk In Freedom by Charlotte B. Williams I walk in freedom, and I can see, how blessed I am to be so free, the sun is shining down on me, as I go on my way. Taking a walk I’m very pleased, 2 4
My, Orchid Blue by J Ann Crowder Many an Orchid ’tis fair and choi Many anew, florid with rosy, blush Betimes, simply bearing brightness She is efflorescent and oft gently We walk jungle cliffs overlooking 12 6
Air Dancers by Robert L. Martin Where homes are houses And shoes are anchors, Bound to the earth that Sings out of tune, The flight of music is a wounded b 2 2
We The Resilient by Robert L. Martin We rise, we fall, then rise again. We dust ourselves off, then we beg To work, to rebuild, to follow the As if tragedy never came into our Tragedy, the bearer of two differe 2 1
DREAMS by J Ann Crowder Tonight, dreams await a slumbering I pull my blankets tight beneath m My every thought stirs like windch As whilful shutters on breathing s This is when all my dreams stand r 8 2
Flute Songs In Autumn by J Ann Crowder To hear whisperings in wind, the f Walking golden paths of leafy road Looking up towards Red-Shafted N Discovering nature's showcase—a pl Gray Crowned Rosy Finches ruffli 7 3
Nothing Has Changed by J Ann Crowder Remember when our love first start Together we made perfect sense We walked the same stride and I w We have babies now, and they keep I will love them no matter how old 9 4
Orchestrate by J Ann Crowder An orchestrated dream of symohonic Gliding feather flanked pens, like A mind’s generating seeds of color Stamping notes on pale paper; the We are wordsmiths, beating life in 4 1
Airs Trouvere by Robert L. Martin That force that came in search of From the city streets and from the From heated passion and raging fir From solemn melodies and melted ly It came into my house, my frozen p 3 2
Holidays Alone by Robert L. Martin Holidays Alone When friends and family all assemb In congenial homes around the tabl Sharing stories and laughing toget Talking about all the best times e 4 2