Dowagerempressrose

11 Mar 2014

Beloved

I I remember meeting you during the Christmas holidays many years ago. A fire burned in the fireplace but you had a glow that tugged at the moth–in-me. Behind your cherub mask your dark eyes darted, searching, I suspect, for affirmation of your beauty, an...

Dowagerempressrose

7 Mar 2014

Winter Tanka

the storm within

Winter Tanka Your breath never changed When I touched your feet with mine Laying in our tent You underneath your blanket Like the moon behind her veil And I, more restless than the wind

Dowagerempressrose

7 Mar 2014

Shadow Tango

I watched you dance

Shadow Tango I was stunned when you turned on your shadow, I thought to myself, “she must be lying.” But all lies have their shadow of truth, a darker truth, and more beguiling… I imagine you met before the last set, when the cute little jitter-bugs were...