Danny Coykendall : Writing

Behind the Wall

Behind the Wall

A Poem by Danny Coykendall


The sound of agony.Drip venom off your tongue into my ear.Hiss your painful lullaby to sooth the cutting words.Defensive yet so very vulnerable.Shatte..
Memories

Memories

A Poem by Danny Coykendall


Backto childhood simplicity, the world so fresh and open. Adventure awaited every dawn with a promise of treasure beyond the horizon.Lost inimaginatio..
The Eye of Your Storm

The Eye of Your Storm

A Poem by Danny Coykendall


I notice you in the distance.A crowded room of you and I.Worlds between our vessels.A glimpse of artistry I spy.The calm before the storm.How I've wai..
The Dream

The Dream

A Poem by Danny Coykendall


As I lay beneath a blank canvas sky, I feel deepness. Sinking into slumber yet safely afloat. Unattached to the thoughtsof yesterday and tomorrow. Onl..
The River

The River

A Poem by Danny Coykendall


As the water breaks, emotions will sail.The wind shall guide my thoughts. It seems shallow, but runs much deeper.It flows.It breaks in two as a decisi..
Peace at the Bottom

Peace at the Bottom

A Poem by Danny Coykendall


Complaints of shattered dreams of wealth.Money falling from the sky.True value is found in good health.True worth is found when we die.Division is inf..
Concrete Jungle

Concrete Jungle

A Poem by Danny Coykendall


Let me lead you through the jungle,paved paths leading everywhere yet nowhere at all.Trees, giant beings lost their sway in sharp winds,towering over ..
Can you sense me?

Can you sense me?

A Poem by Danny Coykendall


Can you see me? Look at me, not through me. Am I glass or am I a shattered hope obliviously existing?Just look closer...Can you feel me?Doyou feel my ..
Winter

Winter

A Poem by Danny Coykendall


The snow falls from the skylike ashes to a flamethe cremation ofautumn's endevery year is the samethe leaves once beautifulmagnificent hues of yellow ..
Two Oceans

Two Oceans

A Poem by Danny Coykendall


This is about how man can easily be deceived by a source of beauty.