Laura Kate : Writing

Silver Lining

Silver Lining

A Poem by Laura Kate


My iron silver liningbolts fly in the skiesthe blackness of midnighthides behind my eyesmy surest surprisea guilty delightdancing on the duneswhilst a..
Fires die

Fires die

A Poem by Laura Kate


Missing the peoplewe've never mettears escapesilently through our lashesa sadness we never knew we hadattempts to fill an emptinesswe assumed had alwa..
Closed

Closed

A Poem by Laura Kate


I keep your sheets close to me.Before bed I read themwith a heavy headand weepTears navigate the curves of my cheekssalty kisses linger around my chin..
Grandmother Songbird

Grandmother Songbird

A Poem by Laura Kate


The songbirds woke me this morningat dawn, they had something to sayI was drifting back down into dreamlandbut on they went, tapping away.They told me..
The Crust

The Crust

A Poem by Laura Kate


He ran my fresh rivers to coal pockets of tempestuous heatforced the waters to boil wild salmon abandoned their homesand the empty riverbanks dried...
Locked out

Locked out

A Poem by Laura Kate


A ghost must be walking this path of mine - my bare, flat feet can’t feel it Under which grey cloud does our sun try to shine? My shivering..
The Man from the Sea

The Man from the Sea

A Poem by Laura Kate


A white heart glistened gentlyfrom the dark shores on the sandsteady seas they brought himto the safety of the landrestricted eyes went wanderingas th..
Tiger Balm

Tiger Balm

A Poem by Laura Kate


My tiger wanders foreign landsfar from the clutch of the hands of manhe won't commit to a single homewalls won't allow his free heart to roamand with ..
Command and Conquer

Command and Conquer

A Poem by Laura Kate


Perhaps I shouldn't stand out herebeneath this fallen treeI wonder if I search aroundI'll find new roots for mecould it be that if I planta new seed i..
Reunited

Reunited

A Poem by Laura Kate


If anyone could find a way to come through,there’s no doubt in my mind that this person is you.So I’ll wait on this side for a pleasant su..