Amanda Avalon : Writing

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A Poem by Amanda Avalon


that waking morningyour hair matted to the sideaverted guisesunshine blindi wiped the crust from my eyesand knewyou cast me asidebefore i'd even enter..
Ring of Fire

Ring of Fire

A Poem by Amanda Avalon


A tirade, and ode to substance-shattered friendship.
Arachnids II (revised)

Arachnids II (revised)

A Poem by Amanda Avalon


Third version of a poem I wrote in October 2009. Revised per the Intermediate Poetry Workshop weekly assignment.
Saliva

Saliva

A Poem by Amanda Avalon


The train roars across the horizon an explosion a booming base shakes Reverberates Absorbed like a sponge Tight Tendons rein in tension Balled..
The Bug

The Bug

A Poem by Amanda Avalon


A poetry workshop assignment. Based on Annie Dillard's 'The Giant Water Bug'.
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See and Saw

See and Saw

A Poem by Amanda Avalon


were stuck here forever. transparent glass bowl shatters shards flung across white tile a pile of dead leaves for a dying season in one fluid mo..
Two of Cups, D Minor (Version II)

Two of Cups, D Minor (Version II)

A Poem by Amanda Avalon


Version II- the only difference is line breaks.
Hide-and-Seek

Hide-and-Seek

A Poem by Amanda Avalon


An imitation of Jame's Galvin's poem "Show-and-Tell".
Still Waters Interrupt

Still Waters Interrupt

A Poem by Amanda Avalon


An assignment in which we had to "translate" a foreign language poem into our own interpretation of what we think the words may mean.
Timeline

Timeline

A Story by Amanda Avalon


3/11/07 I am on the inside looking outward. Having strategically positioned my body here, the sun is damaging my eyes, but the blinding warmth couldn&..