Anna : Writing

Father Atlas

Father Atlas

A Poem by Anna


They see me; their wandering crystal eyes widen,their mouths hang and they cry out in amazement.They marvel at me; they name me by my strength,beholdi..
I Once Read A Very Bad Poem

I Once Read A Very Bad Poem

A Poem by Anna


"Darkness turns you mad," they say,with the shadow still heavy on their backs.Carried by aching shoulders and yet weightless-sung by children, written..
Hollowed

Hollowed

A Poem by Anna


I am afraid that I-am becoming hollow.I fear that my skin- my heart!Is turning gray.This snow; gentle over Moscow,settles deep inside-inside where I a..
The Quietus

The Quietus

A Poem by Anna


I walk within wooden halls of odd engravingswhere the mirrors cry deserts to show reflectionsof a man who sinks to the depths of grey waters;a man who..
Greener Woods

Greener Woods

A Poem by Anna


A voice on the air laughs as if I could not hear,standing near yet deep in greener woods, I fear.The voice knows how I miss the blossoms there,how fre..
The Room Where It Dreamed

The Room Where It Dreamed

A Poem by Anna


I was toldhow when I was youngthere was a roomwhere the light came in.Out there in the halls of my own house,sat ivory walls strewn in golden sun-glow..
The Trials

The Trials

A Poem by Anna


I will not be with you when the twilight comes,and I must say, it's darkest when you're grown.As the frosted night falls in over your head, son,rememb..
In The Rising I Fall

In The Rising I Fall

A Poem by Anna


Down, down, downinto the darkest fullest moon.Gripping hands of shadowed night;lest I forget the silver gloom.Rise, rise, risinginto the hottest brigh..
Lull Me In Lavender

Lull Me In Lavender

A Poem by Anna


A white quartz crystalburied in ocean wavesand a little glass rose.I looked into sunsetsall for pieces of goldand found silver.But beasts; oh beasts!H..
White Tokyo Night

White Tokyo Night

A Poem by Anna


I awake when twilight comes knocking,and fall asleep to the sun beams singing.But I am inside each shadow in the day,and I am a part of the shade's ve..