Nicole Roush : Writing

Blackberry Tears

Blackberry Tears

A Poem by Nicole Roush


A life lost too soon.
You Are

You Are

A Poem by Nicole Roush


You are like the prelude to my story, the punctuation to my end;You enrich me.You walk towards me and I watch the edges of the world blur;You amaze me..
This Fruitful Mass Of Cadence

This Fruitful Mass Of Cadence

A Poem by Nicole Roush


You have mistaken the sweetness of fruit.You have mistaken its identity with thetaste of its wet skin dripping into a clusterof sugary silk.Its presen..
Gypsies' Ode To The Caravan

Gypsies' Ode To The Caravan

A Poem by Nicole Roush


Oh when the cold lurks pastour doors,we gypsies love your heated seats.Stars guide our weary hearts,better yet,headlights show the streets.We journey ..
More On A Leaf

More On A Leaf

A Poem by Nicole Roush


A display of warmth and blush would once make its way down the tree.Gracefully it left, like a final bow at the end of a play; so frail, yet, quite te..
The Day Is A Child

The Day Is A Child

A Poem by Nicole Roush


If I could, I would sleep all day and wake in the brilliant night.Day expects too much.Day expects grass to be green; the sky to be blue.So intense, s..
Detour

Detour

A Poem by Nicole Roush


Road construction ahead. Another pending relationship.Potentiallyharmless.A fly stuck to the windshield. Its smashed body meaning as much as the life ..
Our Minds Are God

Our Minds Are God

A Poem by Nicole Roush


Our minds are God.Regardless of faith; we begin and end with it.Regardless of our dreams and the pillows they fall on.Regardless of our time and the c..
Things Left Undone

Things Left Undone

A Poem by Nicole Roush


I woke this morning...and immediatelytripped and fell on parts of yesterday.Parts left undone; parts left unfolded.Like unworn clothes draped over cha..