Anna : Writing

Deep in the Astral...

Deep in the Astral...

A Poem by Anna


A room unfurls in pink carpetWhite chiffon curtainsDark polished wood onWinding banisters going upUp the stairwayWhere a woman in a gownComes downLike..
Sideways Lightning

Sideways Lightning

A Poem by Anna


Why is it that loveMust be so tormenting?Torrential.The dog you feed is biting youAnd tearing your heart outWhen you sleep next to him.He brings it ba..
In the Valley

In the Valley

A Poem by Anna


I'm the phantom speaking.All I am is grey. Color drained.The eyes tell all.There's no story left in the way.A last letter hangs off the page.Ink is fa..
Misery

Misery

A Poem by Anna


Anger is in the calmthe gentle wavesthe pull of a strong breezein all the summer's red, redberries.Tangled in my hairdown the cracks in my lipslike I ..
Grief

Grief

A Poem by Anna


Ah, grief.That irritable thing.Stomping around, angry at singing birds.He's just old, tired, sick of the noise.He's just a dog with no master.Unruly. ..
Whole

Whole

A Poem by Anna


Wanting to be a separate entity.Being one. Then still, having a piece of yousomewhere else.And not because it's needed.Not because, it's necessary.Onl..
Hollyhock

Hollyhock

A Poem by Anna


If you then are my shadow,if you shy your eyes, bring me roses...The hollyhock might stay.If you give me halves in morn,if you spend time in the moonl..
In the Bradford Grove

In the Bradford Grove

A Poem by Anna


Head full of waterIt leaked from your eyesLike honeypotsOverflowingIn the noonday sun.Give me dandelionsThe napkin in yourShirt pocketOr the dirt from..
Yellow Stardust

Yellow Stardust

A Poem by Anna


I dreamt about youWith uncertain imagesAnd certain kindness.I dreamt about youIn yellow.Sepia and old booksThe scents of you.Banana yellowLike my soul..
Lemongrass Lane

Lemongrass Lane

A Poem by Anna


Quietly, without realizing itI left myself behind.Sitting on a curbside withA half-eaten strawberry;I think she still has hope thatOn some crawling mi..