Tara : Writing

Night Ramblings

Night Ramblings

A Poem by Tara


My muse has turned prophet and has me spinning allegorical prose. Could this be the Divine's way of guiding his seeker? Far be it from me to tur..
Hope

Hope

A Poem by Tara


I've seen hope. It has eyes. Brown. Deep set. Unforgiving. It sighs. Trembling with each sideways glance. The faint whisper of desire. Th..
Orpheus

Orpheus

A Poem by Tara


It is late and I await my Orpheus. The night is heavy in silence. Darkness overwhelms. In despair I imagine your lyre calling to me. I am asha..
She Wrote

She Wrote

A Poem by Tara


She wrote to keep death at bay. Some nights there was a fury to her scribbling As if the demons were close on her heels. There was a tenderness to ..
Reflections Upon Walking The Shore

Reflections Upon Walking The Shore

A Poem by Tara


I. Burnt rust lines the shoreline. Gulls peck and grope the sand. The sky turns grey. II. A lone osprey surveys her nest. There is a tearf..
Elegy

Elegy

A Poem by Tara


I did not know you; You, for whom these tears are shed. I only know your daughter and her pain. There are photographs spread about the fune..
Truth And The Disappearing Feet

Truth And The Disappearing Feet

A Poem by Tara


i've noticed when you begin to tell the Truth you cannot feel your feet anymore. it's as if they've disappeared. like the truth is testing you ..
Sylvia

Sylvia

A Poem by Tara


I think of her and wonder if the words were her savior or her demise. Could they have opened wounds not yet ready to be exposed? Perhaps the dem..
Killer Kite Poem Fantasy

Killer Kite Poem Fantasy

A Poem by Tara


This will be the poem I write on a kite So my words will soar Dip and pummel. I imagine someone getting hit in the eye With my dangerous words Bl..
Once

Once

A Poem by Tara


Once Once I shouldered a weighty world Believing it my burden. I scurried and chided Loved and lost the essence of me. Once in my youth I he..