Never have I seen such a sight as this

She knew of my forthcoming, blessed me with a gift

A marvel on a seeming ordinary day

My fingers stroke its ivory spine and I begin to play

She crashes with my notes, mine soft where hers are strong

Together, she and I, play a sweet, wild song

Never will I forget that day upon the shore

Where the sea and I produced such a wondrous score...

I’m awakened by the sound of my roommate’s voice. She brings a new meaning to the term, “sleeping soundly.” I can’t quite make out the words, though she sounds distraught. I figure I better check on her, so I slip out of bed and sneak across the hall. Placing an ear against her door, I listen.

“No, no, no— don’t go in the basement.“

With hesitation, I turn to look at the door at the end of the...

The Namer entered the home of the creator. Steam clouded the reddish lamplight and it’s warmth enveloped him. He breathed in fresh herbs and spices. His mouth watered.

The creator stood with a bowl cupped in his shaking hands. Was his creation worthy of being named? He watched the Namer carefully as he spun a golden weave and slurped it loudly into his mouth. The mouth of highest regard. The mou...

Dear old friend, have not chagrin

For greying hair and wrinkled skin

You’ve seen and made and loved and lost

Had your spring, summer, fall

Now you’ve only begun to frost

The way of life is not always kind

But, fortunate soul, you’ve survived

All you’ve been through and overcome

You have risen with the tides

And you’ll set with the sun

The lines in your face like lines of a book

Of wisdom...

I asked him what he liked to do for fun and he told me, “Starfish,” with a grin. I imagined him lying sprawled out with arms and legs spread star-like. He grew even more enthusiastic when he saw the look of confusion on my face and asked me to join him. He looked so excited and juvenile and I couldn’t say no.

The next night, I met him in his backyard. The sky was full of bright, blazing specs, l...

Crows croaked a cacophony over the crowd

Sending shivers through spines all the way down

The eeriness evoked an existential dread,

Heightened as the hemp slid over her head

“Today is the day she’ll pay for her crimes!”

Waxing women for witchcraft is a sign of the times

The crowd cackled and cheered for the end had begun

She’d have uttered a curse, but they cut out her tongue

So she smil...

Star-crossed lovers loving across stars

What splendid company for aching hearts

The sun is lustrous over the moon

She beams at him with a rosy hue

Perhaps she is angry, red and fussing

Or perhaps

The sun has said something clever and the moon is blushing...

Beautiful, mysterious

Dark, edgy, curious

Swimming in stars

Like fish in a pond

Tell me, sweet creature

What is it like

In the great beyond?...

His lips a ripened berry

Wet with morning dew

Pink and plump and sweet

Waiting to be consumed

She, a bitch-black crow

Delighting in his flesh

Lapping up the crush

Until there’s nothing left

I eat a poisoned apple

In hopes that she will die

A bitter contrast to his lips

It burns me up inside...

“Well, I gave you what you wished for.”

“Yes, Jeannie. Because when I wished for a billion dollars, being covered from head to toe in tiny doll hairs and bearing a striking resemblance to Cousin It is exactly what I had in mind.”...