glimpses from an ivory tower PM
My Stories . Bio Fav: Stories . Authors
2 Realms of Incandescence
Late April, we roam the forest of ourselves, floating like dandelions, drifting on the smoke of dreams. Part of June's Creative Odyssey.
Poetry: Nature, T, English, Fantasy & Poetry, words: 139, favs: 1, 7/1/2010
colorblind
losing his vision, he watches his palette shrink and feels himself going blind by degrees. part of june's creative odyssey.
Poetry: General, T, English, Horror & Tragedy, words: 89, 6/30/2010
1 the ache of youth
yearning for the forbidden. part of june's creative odyssey.
Poetry: Haiku, T, English, Tragedy & Poetry, words: 20, favs: 1, 6/30/2010
1 brine and beauty
in the whorl of a nautilus, the ocean murmurs like a lover, seeping into your eardrums, flooding into your veins. part of june's creative odyssey.
Poetry: Nature, T, English, Poetry, words: 128, 6/28/2010
1 the beast
tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme: born under a cursed star, she discovers that even beauty has thorns. part of june's creative odyssey.
Poetry: Love, T, English, Fantasy & Tragedy, words: 112, favs: 1, 6/27/2010
1 Emerald City
She teeters down technicolor side streets, a tornado whirling in her chest. Is it strange, to feel homesick for a place that is not your home? Part of June's Creative Odyssey.
Poetry: General, T, English, Adventure & Tragedy, words: 82, 6/26/2010
1 A Piece of the Continent
His body has slept for fifty years deep beneath the hollow mountain, no longer asking for whom the bell tolls. Part of June's Creative Odyssey.
Poetry: Life, T, English, Romance & Tragedy, words: 96, 6/25/2010
1 the gloaming hour
lips, drenched with want and wild roses, ask me to paint the dusk with words, and how can I refuse her? part of june's creative odyssey.
Poetry: Love, T, English, Romance, words: 126, 6/24/2010
portrait of the artist, as a young girl
woman cannot remake herself without suffering, for she is both the marble and the sculptor. part of june's creative odyssey.
Poetry: General, T, English, Angst, words: 89, 6/22/2010
2 New York City
Paradise consumed by fire; what remains, except urban decay? Part of June's Creative Odyssey.
Poetry: Nature, T, English, Angst & Tragedy, words: 80, favs: 1, 6/21/2010
Goodbye
You are afraid the undergrowth of your heart strangles every living thing. Part of June's Creative Odyssey.
Poetry: Love, T, English, Romance & Angst, words: 29, 6/20/2010
1 Aubade
While I sleep, you slip away, leaving sighs scattered in the corners of my room. But these words are proof, I did not dream you. Part of June's Creative Odyssey.
Poetry: Love, T, English, Poetry & Romance, words: 109, 6/20/2010
2 Laws of Attraction
Gravity is not responsible for people falling in love. Part of June's Creative Odyssey.
Poetry: Love, T, English, Romance, words: 165, favs: 1, 6/19/2010
2 Sylvia
In those days, we were two mad girls, infatuated with death, and arrogant enough to assume we were the only ones trapped beneath the bell jar. Part of June's Creative Odyssey.
Poetry: General, T, English, Friendship & Tragedy, words: 194, favs: 2, 6/17/2010
2 College Roommates
Strangers meeting in a cinderblock cell, we unpack our boxes and neuroses side-by-side. Part of June's Creative Odyssey.
Poetry: Friendship, T, English, Friendship & Hurt/Comfort, words: 168, favs: 1, 6/17/2010
1 the patron saint of wrath
here I sit, smoldering beneath june's blood moon, ranting at the sky; it listens to me better than you ever could. part of june's creative odyssey.
Poetry: Family, T, English, Family & Angst, words: 78, 6/15/2010
2 Cirque de Moi
Tonight, the sideshow takes center-stage, here in this hall of mirrors, squeezing my soul through a kaleidoscope. Part of June's Creative Odyssey.
Poetry: General, T, English, Fantasy & Tragedy, words: 286, favs: 3, 6/15/2010
Hook
In Neverland, all the whirring, gold clocks have stopped but one. Part of June's Creative Odyssey.
Poetry: General, T, English, Fantasy & Drama, words: 123, 6/14/2010
3 an open book
your words, like splinters, lodge under my skin. part of june's creative odyssey.
Poetry: Love, T, English, Friendship & Romance, words: 120, favs: 3, 6/13/2010
2 according to the garden
rooted to the spot, my memory of you. part of june's creative odyssey.
Poetry: Nature, T, English, Family & Tragedy, words: 129, favs: 1, 6/11/2010