Tag: My Poetry

  • Gigging for Flounder

    I used to watch  The lights on the river In the dark of night. From my bed, I’d watch them  Float through the air. So far from  Town, the bodies that carried Those lights were mostly hidden in the  Darkest blue of night. The  Disembodied lights swayed Through the muddy,…

  • The Scent of a Campfire – A poem

    Mountain morning, briskAir chills me – I pull my sweatshirt closer.The fog’s wispyfingers cling to the day,Despite the suns attempt to warm us. The stillness has cleared my mind.In the quiet, he starts a fire.In the routine moments of a quiet morning – I am new again.I am new. I’ve…

  • Demons

    The words she hasn’t heard,Beautiful. The words she has,Haunt. The arms that comfort,Longing. The focus ahead,Regardless. Nights still try toUnravel all that she’s fought for.Some nights her demons nearly win.– E.M. Morgan

  • Where the Light Enters

    “The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” — Rumi I wrote a line once, “All I breed is death.”Born of loss. Born of the one thing I wanted more than anything, slipping through my fingers. I wrote a few lines once, “I was the fire, burning through…

  • All of Me – A Poem by Shannon O’Connor

    I’m writing a poem. It’s called “An Ode to His Hands.” I started “writing” it via voice notes, last night. But I’m visiting my mom and after being busy all day, my brain is fried. My night has consisted of wine, PBS shows, and lounging. While scrolling on Pinterest, I…