eglantine : Writing

July 31, 2013

July 31, 2013

A Poem by eglantine


Today is a day for naps,green tea lattes and a twinebookmark tucked inside The Bell Jar.You gather rain in your breath-- I hear you singing, wringing ..
Susie's pool

Susie's pool

A Poem by eglantine


You stole the stars from my breathso I sank to the bottom of the pooland listened for rain.The moon is naked with pewter;it drips into my heartbeat,sl..
New Moon

New Moon

A Poem by eglantine


This night is deciduous and I am lost in Ursa Minor with a dead flower, alive with fire. I want to tease my name from the lips of..
Mute by choice

Mute by choice

A Poem by eglantine


there are no words in my mouth they are in the back of my skull, near my ears; only I can hear her voice, (..
a sexual discovery

a sexual discovery

A Poem by eglantine


I fractured the moon and drankits secret milk the nightI first saw my naked selfin my mother's full-length mirror: pale and dark-eyed, whispered light..
Sacrifice

Sacrifice

A Poem by eglantine


I look like I am here.My eyelids shutter-clickyour face in frames persecond: your lips quiveras you stare at me.Did I mention that I am nude?The clock..
A farewell of sorts

A farewell of sorts

A Poem by eglantine


I used to pick up only bluefeathers, but since you toremy heart from the branchI now collect all colors-- I'm impatient to fly away from your reflecti..
The other side of light

The other side of light

A Poem by eglantine


She believed in the color white, the smoothness of a coconut milk bath, beneath the bone-moon,crisp with fresh light.Apricot slices, untouched, on a p..
Half-life

Half-life

A Poem by eglantine


Our atoms explodeinto morning stars as cherrytrees whisper redin early morning half-light.Your eyes navigate my swollenheart; a hummingbird points nor..
Gullible

Gullible

A Poem by eglantine


I wore night for you, a necklace of strawberry pearls, black stockings slipped on like evening.I had never let anyone watchthe moon rise from my sigh..