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Daniela Sylmae

Daniela Sylmae

I am an aspiring fantasy writing and longtime storyteller. I host a storytelling podcast, Tankards & Tales, and I am a Dungeons & Dragons DM. Currently, I am working on a collection of short stories which I hope to self-publish.

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Daniela Sylmae

Daniela Sylmae

I am an aspiring fantasy writing and longtime storyteller. I host a storytelling podcast, Tankards & Tales, and I am a Dungeons & Dragons DM. Currently, I am working on a collection of short stories which I hope to self-publish.

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Eyes Open

Daniela Sylmae

1 min read

Euphoric sleep,

Eyes open,

Everglades welcome

Me with open arms,

Daydream against blue

Skies, cloudless as my

Mind’s open fields

Where I escape

Fast-moving, delirious

Life, filled with

Worries and sorrow.


Escape with eyes closed

Any moment of the day,

But when I find euphoric

Sleep, dreaming with eyes

Wide open,

I am a bird gliding

Above mountain ranges,

Free and alive....

Poetry

Knot in my Tongue

Daniela Sylmae

1 min read

I have been struggling

to untie my tongue

for over a decade.

The knot has burrowed

inside my mouth,

the discomfort stifling

when I try to speak;

but when words wade

in deep waters

while I drown,

they become a lifeline.

I need only carry them

to share.

Not in sight, but in

mind’s eye,

a memory of light

that dare not penetrate

the bottom of the ocean.

Should the courage find me,

I will swim to fin...

Poetry

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