Apple cider in a cup Scratching from the hay Playing heads up, seven up On a rainy day Breathing in the Christmas tree My senses filled with pine A hundred …
Creative
The Clock
The clock hung up on the wall as long as Steven could remember, it had been a family heirloom since a year long past, yet still functioned dutifully and relentlessly. …
Tick-Tick-Tick
Tick-Tick-Tick A constant ringing in my head. A reminder of the time that’s passing by Without a worry or a care Tick-Tick-Tick A mantra in my head– get it done. …
Lie Drawer
Lies. Every one you’ve ever told. You write it out, fold it up, and put it in the drawer. Pretty soon it’s peeking out. By the time you die, it’ll …
Parker
His floppy brown hair bounced on his head as he entered the library. His smile was the biggest of any of his classmates as he ran to my side. He …
Gilded
The thorns are thick for so small a prize Though worthless, my heart is precious in your eyes In reality, it is coal that you will find Foolish you are, …
Define Exquisite.
“Extremely beautiful, and, typically, delicate.” My grandmother’s porcelain vase sits in its glass case, spiraling and intertwining blue and green vines tumbling over each other and entwining themselves in such …
Disenchantment
Etch in me the feathers that fall Like leaves from a tree and down with it all When rosebuds cake from the caverns of my throat And well up in …
Small Town
I’ve never liked small towns. Both the thought of them and their size always deterred me from ever considering moving into one. In such a small place, everybody would know …