Nautili : Writing

Now

Now

A Poem by Nautili


I hear my steady breathing,In the background-the clock ticking,the music playing,the bird squawking.Ifeel thesudsywater,the glass in my hands,the peac..
Shoreline

Shoreline

A Poem by Nautili


I stand upon the shore of timeand watch the waves roll in.My emotions, pulled by the moon’s tide,Ebb and flow within.Sand swirls around my toes,..
How

How

A Poem by Nautili


How come I did not know.... Do I have eyes thatshut, Ears thatare deaf to the depth of painthat you are in? Your knife’s bla..
Acceptance

Acceptance

A Poem by Nautili


I reached for your hand, and watched it slip from my grasp. I waited like a school girl for your call, But when you finally did, you were ..
Missing

Missing

A Poem by Nautili


A Senryu
Gutted

Gutted

A Poem by Nautili


I lie here on my cold bed,Sheets of iceswirling around my naked body. My legendary tail stripped of her beauty, her iridescent scales scrape..
Burden Bearer

Burden Bearer

A Poem by Nautili


There are children in dysfunctional families that act as the conduit for all the painful memories. They seem to feel everyone's pain as though it were..
Your Rapidly Beating Heart

Your Rapidly Beating Heart

A Poem by Nautili


“For all the nurses of wounded hearts”
The Green Wheelbarrow

The Green Wheelbarrow

A Story by Nautili


I immediately could hear the change in his voice, a coldness and hardness had crept in, along with a trace of contempt . I still loved him, but there..
Shooting Stars

Shooting Stars

A Poem by Nautili


contest-had to use the first word for each line, "I am a man in love with the setting stars." Hope you enjoy.