Black. White.

The fox saw bones in the trees. It blinked, and the bones became branches. But still the feeling remained. It grew in the fox’s soul like a seed that had sunlight—blazing, bright sunlight that gathered on the ground with a yellow hue.

The fox stepped forward, paws mute on the frostbitten earth. The trees around it burned with color. The sky was blue enough to ache. The sunbeams tur...

It wasn't joy,

Not exactly,

More like a hush between heartbeats,

Where longing forgot to ache for a moment,

And so it grinned in an instant,

Playing with hope,

Indeed, playing with fire!...

Venn opened his eyes first. He lay on the ground far below the mammoth trees, watching the rainwater drip from the pines. Flick was beside him, her tail curled around him. Her fur was slowly turning from a sunset orange to a smooth white. That was a clue that winter would arrive soon. But not yet; the leaves were still dancing in gold.

After a moment, Venn flutters to his two feet and hops onto F...

It was just a name at first,

Something easy to carry,

Like a coat I forgot I was wearing,

Until someone called it mine,

Much like a disguise,

I'm not entirely sure who coined the name,

I only have to remember it stuck,

Like it had glue, or tape,

Or was simply meant to be mine,

True, it was,

I will remember it now forever,

As though someone was watching—

Someone always is—

The flick, and the ...

In a world full of roses,

Be a crow,

The one who dances in flight,

With the same rhythm as night,

Who stays in shadows,

Only when the light shines too bright,

Whose intent is kinder than kind,

Even when met by the light of the divine,

And who brings flowers to others,

Just to share the delight of life...

I love him in silence,

The way shadows love the moon—

Without ever being seen,

I followed him through the forest of films,

He was the wolf with no name,

I was the fox that wasn't quick enough,

And when he was out of my view,

I howled my ache aloud,

Hoping it would echo far enough,

But hope is a flickering flame,

Burning out your logic,

Until it finally burns you,

He’ll never know this,

He’ll n...

I wear the mask that makes me cheerful and light,

With feathers ‘round my head,

And hum a bright song,

All while wondering where I belong,

It hides stuff I can't show,

A performance, a bird, a different glow,

An odd shape only I know,

This shades my face and covers my eyes,

My clever little disguise,

I thought once I was better carrying my feelings,

Now I just find it kinder to seal my eyes,

Wi...

In the night you prowl,

Like a shadow that dances,

In the moonlit groves,

And beneath the moon’s eye,

You send a scare,

to every creature that knows you're there,

Then when the moon falls,

You'll lay and close your eyes,

And dream of its demise,

Because even the moon runs, you know,

And hides from view,

And finally you'll have your throne,

Oh, to those who are darker than the sky,

Thriving t...

The world

Has called you

A jewel

And a treasure

And a gemstone

I see you as

A hijacker

But not as ordinary

As you suspect:

A hijacker

In gemstone...

Eyes of silk,

And slate,

And soul,

Look upon me,

And yet I see nothing,

But fire.

Fire in the dark....