the tipsy writer : Writing

S.A.D.

S.A.D.

A Poem by the tipsy writer


I won’t write to please you.I won’t even write to please myself.(Though’ I hope I do).I’ll write to get it all out of my head...
pastel mornings, neutral days, neon nights

pastel mornings, neutral days, neon nights

A Poem by the tipsy writer


Let me wake to pastel mornings.Sweet, soft skies that gently beckon in new days.To melodic rhymes of songbirdsHarmonized with soft river currentsThat ..
poetic ugly

poetic ugly

A Poem by the tipsy writer


It’s beautiful-these ugly things.They’re real.Not posed to look real.What’s real anyways?When mom told me to smile,And forgot the la..
a love letter to Maine

a love letter to Maine

A Poem by the tipsy writer


Thoreau loved Maine and I understand whyWith its subtle, ancient wisdomDemure mountains contrasted against the Rockies,Which scream and yell their exi..
my future, my heart

my future, my heart

A Poem by the tipsy writer


I’ve given my future to the westTo the grand possibilities of tomorrow.To sunny days and rainy daysEndless drives through wheat countryAnd grape..
unadventurous adventure

unadventurous adventure

A Poem by the tipsy writer


There’s something to be saidFor taking a worn pathCarved in by your stepsFrom the journeys beforeEach step, familiarEach step, a coming homeNew ..
with permission

with permission

A Poem by the tipsy writer


Let me be beautiful.Let me be intelligent.Let me be inquiring.And a wanderer.And diligent.And complex.Let me be happy.But let me be real.Let me be ugl..
at peace

at peace

A Poem by the tipsy writer


I hold these moments closeAfraid that with time, they will fall awayAs ephemeralas their moment of birthForged from early morning drivesAnd heavy brea..
into the forest

into the forest

A Poem by the tipsy writer


Did I find God in the forest?Did I find peace?Can I confuse the two,Or have one without the other?The trees are my god.The mountain is the alterAt whi..
The Descent

The Descent

A Poem by the tipsy writer


On the mountain, your life is laid bare As the town and landscape below. A birds-eye perspective on what you hold close- F..