Terry O'Leary : Writing

The Wolf

The Wolf

A Poem by Terry O'Leary


A cruel Jack Frost blows icy floss (in front of spring a’ burstin’)while shiftin’ sheaves of withered leaves near freezin&rs..
A Pregnant Lass

A Pregnant Lass

A Poem by Terry O'Leary


A pregnant lass with eyes of glass had never learned to cope;once set adrift her fall was swift, she slid a slipp’ry slope.She fled the curse of..
Isolde - If Only You'd Be Mine

Isolde - If Only You'd Be Mine

A Poem by Terry O'Leary


IsoldeYou give to me the morning sun that dances in your smilea flower wild among the stones upon a rocky islea lonely wood with hidden paths where we..
No More Cause To Worry...

No More Cause To Worry...

A Poem by Terry O'Leary


Well, Railroad Bob’s done lost his job, he’s got no place for working,his wife, she cries with desperate eyes, their baby’s head&rsq..
Remember

Remember

A Poem by Terry O'Leary


Remember that embers that fade in NovemberMay blaze through the days [daze] that dismember[s] December
Lost Love Deliria

Lost Love Deliria

A Poem by Terry O'Leary


AWAKENINGSleep and slumber, dreams of wonder... weaving,morning’s vacuum broke the spellPitted pillow, note of parting... leaving,“from yo..
Leaves Begin to Shudder

Leaves Begin to Shudder

A Poem by Terry O'Leary


A bum called Boe has stubbed his toe, he’s stumbled in the gutter;with broken neck, he looks a wreck, the sparrows all aflutter.The passers-by, ..
Captive Bird - 12 Bars 12 Dreams

Captive Bird - 12 Bars 12 Dreams

A Poem by Terry O'Leary


12 BARS Twelve brazen bars, one frozen lock! Confined, sublime, an ancient Roc endures inside a barren cage, her catacomb i..
Laughing In The Yard

Laughing In The Yard

A Poem by Terry O'Leary


A lad is stopped by roving cops, who shoot in disregard.His face is black, he’s on his back, a breeze is breathing hard,He bleeds and dies, his ..
Bitterness

Bitterness

A Poem by Terry O'Leary


A twinkle in her eyes tonightevokes the thought that they invite,though I recall, not long agomy absence seemed more apropos.The laughs that linger on..