Nadra MacArthur : Writing

Curved Haunches

Curved Haunches

A Poem by Nadra MacArthur


I rise upon curved haunches. Soft petals are my lips, thus quietly they speak. And dry mosses for my eyes. I hear a sound insistent. Staccato r..
Dissolution

Dissolution

A Poem by Nadra MacArthur


The carcass of what once was lie as bare, stripped by months of carrion thought. Ahead, the sun burns the febrile desperation from me. I see you..
Stone Wall

Stone Wall

A Poem by Nadra MacArthur


You are a stone wall I climbed over one day. Silent, still and sullen, you, stranger barred my way. Onward was my path to go, and yet you noticed ..
Truth be Told

Truth be Told

A Poem by Nadra MacArthur


Bad day anxiety and panic a cloak from Houdini. Belly full of ache and head abandons control. I rue the day and ride with the restless night, d..
The Jelly Jar

The Jelly Jar

A Poem by Nadra MacArthur


I say I will leave him when the jelly jar is empty. Full, new, brimming with with the fruit and seeds of sweetness, I take small teaspoons from the ..