Anna : Writing

False Hazel

False Hazel

A Poem by Anna


I did not start my sentencesWithout the values that I held--I did not start friendshipsWithout a heart to go onward.But the snow is fallingIn Hampshir..
Metatonia

Metatonia

A Poem by Anna


My skin sticks to the sleevesOf every jacket I wear--I sleep so much thatI don’t have time to rest.The heart beats bareParallel to the thoughtsA..
Palea

Palea

A Poem by Anna


I knew a house In the woods-- By the river and Not far from Foggy mountains. Sage shutters Banging in the Coming storm-- Eternity in All th..
Absinthe

Absinthe

A Poem by Anna


I know that it doesn't look Like much-- The cold and angry wind Goes by howling across my skin Like this and I Feel whole again. I can reach o..
Handprints on the Riverbank

Handprints on the Riverbank

A Poem by Anna


Mortality has haunted meFrom a dark green shrubAnd all the shadows betweenHer perfect leaves--On my heel thereafterBut always politeIn the moments I e..
Water in the Church

Water in the Church

A Poem by Anna


The namelessHeavy momentI felt forgiveness.After I’d fallenHundreds and hundredsOf moments--From which I had noRespite.I’ve been willingTo..
Echoes

Echoes

A Poem by Anna


When you are unaccompaniedBy madnessWho do you blame for the hurt--?A soundless cavernStill makes an echoBut my mind is lonely andEchoes say nothing n..
Liar

Liar

A Poem by Anna


I pale in the nightJust the wound of a person--The phantom of a nameCast in the shadow ofRaindrops down the gutterOf an old porch.Cigarettes smoking b..
Twilight Coming Down

Twilight Coming Down

A Poem by Anna


I am exhaustedIn a way that ICan almost not describe--Except that it achesAnd drownsAnd still, swims aroundInside the cavityThe deep hollowOf my chest..
In the Ceasefire

In the Ceasefire

A Poem by Anna


I heard the same birdThis morningCooing in a tree somewhere.The rain slides downYour windowAnd I rememberThe midsummer park�"Wiping the be..