Prophecy : Writing

The Fire That Refines a Man to Gold

The Fire That Refines a Man to Gold

A Poem by Prophecy


By the crude hammer of a hundred rejections My heart is shaped, a beggar for love now turned to stone My bark is now thick, like leaves of mis..
On Your Flower Quilted Bed

On Your Flower Quilted Bed

A Poem by Prophecy


On Your Flower Quilted Bed I would unpackage you like a lonely fruit To take a bite, to take a bite of you! No room to peel your skin Let me jus..
On the Brink of Death

On the Brink of Death

A Poem by Prophecy


The prayers I make will be more of me Than the actions I didn’t take, the looks downturned One humbl..
Ravished

Ravished

A Poem by Prophecy


Ravished, by all that the heart considers just Yet hungry for the joys of true simplicity My soul can find no stair to you No haunted hallway ..
Abashed

Abashed

A Poem by Prophecy


Abashed I am my sweets, at the origin of hermits Darlings, this is what a recluse has But soft and pretty flowers of the mind! And faith, O&rs..
Natalie

Natalie

A Poem by Prophecy


Last night, in private, I sought your hands Them small easy executing pleasurable fingers I softly whispered in your ear, to no avail I waited ..
Death

Death

A Poem by Prophecy


Death, sweetheart, remind me of thy ancient sting? When all that is mortal is again dear-bright! Void of story, empty of narrative I live witho..
These Gifts of the New Year

These Gifts of the New Year

A Poem by Prophecy


On some old suburban square Winter has come, her winds design on me That time’s triumphs and arcs of defeats Should come undone, for me t..
Do You Remember Morning-Laughter

Do You Remember Morning-Laughter

A Poem by Prophecy


The whole morning we were full of joy How full of joy, enough for an interlude With the huge sun higher than thorns Stone leaves and flowers th..
The Stony Eyes of the Lions Stare At You

The Stony Eyes of the Lions Stare At You

A Poem by Prophecy


The Stony Eyes of the Lions Stare At You Stop, passer-by, read your Sentence to oblivion, private time Where in a sea of personal emotion ..