Misery : Writing

~ Sandy Strand ~

~ Sandy Strand ~

A Poem by Misery


Sweet dreams on a sandy strand Where we stroll hand in hand You in a summer dress Nothing more and perhaps less I in soft summer light ..
~ Mad Poets ~

~ Mad Poets ~

A Poem by Misery


(for John Clare 1793-1864)
~ Sword Woman of India ~

~ Sword Woman of India ~

A Poem by Misery


(for fattycbreezy52)
~ Countless ~

~ Countless ~

A Poem by Misery


Sundown... They kept coming for us With those nine-inch knives And their French-cut smiles Damn memory pains The nightmare remains ..
~ Self-Portrait ~

~ Self-Portrait ~

A Poem by Misery


~ ~ ~ ~ ~a birth of chance ... a child of bate~ ~ ~ ~ ~a hymn of death ... a dirge of hate~ ~ ~ ~ ~a soul of loath ... a life of shame~ ~ ~ ~ ~a flood..
~ Ledger Of Misery ~

~ Ledger Of Misery ~

A Poem by Misery


She said: “Why the name ‘misery’? Are you feeling sad?” Not misery because of how I feel Misery because of what ..
~ The Ballerinas Made Me Cry ~

~ The Ballerinas Made Me Cry ~

A Poem by Misery


Winter! The day the ballerinas made me cry. In silence long I watched them fly Upon their stage of polished stillness Stillness cleaved by..
~ The Immortal and His Bards ~

~ The Immortal and His Bards ~

A Poem by Misery


My chosen name is MiseryI learned the ways of poetryFrom the Immortal and his bardsThey taught me verse in softs and hardsWith words jagged as copper ..
~ They Don’t Wave ~

~ They Don’t Wave ~

A Poem by Misery


I wave to faces That don’t wave to me They look with hard eyes That don’t softly see; I guess they all guess I must be ..
~ Starry Night ~

~ Starry Night ~

A Poem by Misery


In swirls of a starry night Let me see with Vincent's eye He anguished for his artistry I languish in my misery Like a poet prone to l..