Patrick Donovan : Writing

IN THE DEEP EARTH OF MY SOUL

IN THE DEEP EARTH OF MY SOUL

A Poem by Patrick Donovan


In the deep earth of my soul I embrace you. In that hot core of flaming desire deep within my being, I melt you and mix you, ..
THE SOUND OF SKIN

THE SOUND OF SKIN

A Poem by Patrick Donovan


The sound of skin seduces silencein the stillness of the nightas thesilken,sibilant,sensuouswhisper ofyour body calls to mine;(flesh to flesh, heaving..
LONG TIME THE RAIN

LONG TIME THE RAIN

A Poem by Patrick Donovan


Long time the rain,water-wet reasonsof a love that you've worked for.Like a drop in the bucketit's over now.And the warped-wood retreatof mildewed mem..
ON TRIAL FOR YOUR LOVE

ON TRIAL FOR YOUR LOVE

A Poem by Patrick Donovan


Tonight I am on trialfor the beauty of your love.They claim I felt you naked.But I swear I wore a glove.And so I’ve pleaded guiltyin this holy c..
ANEMIA

ANEMIA

A Poem by Patrick Donovan


This space between us,intimately conversant,has suffered too longits poetic anemia.Iron-deficientwithout the meat of literary dialogue,we have been li..
CRUMBS

CRUMBS

A Poem by Patrick Donovan


I woke this morning alonewithout my lover.In her place I found the crumbsof what I lost.She is gone to see her familyin the desert.I am left to pay th..

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