INTOXICATING WINE

WRITTEN BY SERINS AND HASTYWORDS ♦ Once upon a time, many howling moons ago, music played As my friends danced under the fullest set of stars, I watched While their looks turned like rotten fruit and I seemed to vanish Into someone without a face, a translucent cloud of mist fading Into the moonlight as…

HAPPY ENDING E-BOOK

I am really lucky to have gotten the chance to design another book cover for Helena Hann-Basquiat. The ideas for this cover had sat in my head for weeks and I am really glad one of the pictures came out the way she liked. Please visit Helena’s site and go purchase her story at Amazon!…

LYRICAL GRAFFITI

This duet is surrounded by a story written by Christopher De Voss with Long Awkward Pause.  The picture is of my friend Kristina Hickman and taken at an abandoned rail maintenance station in El Reno, Oklahoma.  I really love how this simple duet turned into a complete piece of mixed media.  Please visit Long Awkward…

WHAT DO WE HAVE

Take some time and check out this new duet partner.  Thank you for writing with me WBDEEJAY Written by WBDEEJAY AND HASTYWORDS   What do we have? There is a ring on your finger Twenty years of history have flowed through it That hand still holds mine Still searches for me Absentmindedly What do we…

TRANCE

This poem was more Alka’s than mine so please sing some praise HERE. WRITTEN BY ALKA RANJAN AND HASTYWORDS Rain drums my window Tiny heartbeats marching As I linger inside waking My sleep slowly departing   Opening my eyes slowly I peeped into darkness Hearing the heartbeats frantic I touched his face by my side…

PLANTED DARKNESS

  WRITTEN BY SERINS AND HASTYWORDS   Darkness was Ever present Planted inside A truth told At birth Clinging to My unformed Identity Him I behold From dusk Til dawn His name My bleak reality  ♠ Darkness is My life Before me Past and present Clashing My heart Pierced over And over again My body…

PHANTOM

Please take time to visit and say hello to another new duet partner! SERINS WRITTEN BY SERINS AND HASTYWORDS Phantom wings Turn still air into chaos When they hover near Harassing me with fear Feathers course Filled with discord Cutting deep into emotion Phantom breath Falls upon my tense neck Playing staccato with my pulse…

RAINING POETRY

  Another new duet partner.  Thank you for writing with me Matticus Also, I am using an image I found of an artist named Khaled al Saai, who is incredible and I hope you check out his art site by clicking on the picture. Written by Matticus and HastyWords The ‘sphere, smooth, invitingly gleams, Word…

GLITTER ON A STRING

Another duet partner to visit HERE Written by Phen Weston and HastyWords Old shag carpet lined the hallways Muting echoes I should have heard And the colors keep changing  As time chips away at the memory   The old grandfather clock strikes Times longing intervals again, Juncture span my noxious whim, Were you just tint…

FINDING US

I love this.  Short and sweet.  Check out this new duet partner Kagendo! Written by Kagendo and Hastywords Stepping on toes Insides bruised Help me get back I feel so used You see me not You see me now Fill my heart To me you’ll vow Give me reason To take your hand Give me…