Tag Archives: poem

Requiescat

Posted on October 15, 2014 by J

A few days ago, one of my most beloved authors died, at a good but still too-early age. I learned of her passing yesterday. Zilpha Keatley Snyder, more than any other author for magical young people when I was both … Continue reading →

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Procession

Posted on October 1, 2014 by J

The last line is what it is because of the way it sounds: It sounds like where it comes from. 30 September 2014 23 One Morning, Midnight, Day One day I’ll join the heavenly choir, and when I have, you’ll … Continue reading →

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Fading Autumn Days

Posted on September 16, 2014 by J

This could hardly be newer. I’m not giving my self time to decide if I should post it or not! 16 September 2014 11 Fade Out of You By mountains all covered with will o’ the wisps, and little fey … Continue reading →

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From the Foundry

Posted on September 11, 2014 by J

11 September 2014 6 First Founder of My Line When I can lie with my eyes wide awake, and know I am praying, I know what I’ll say: this was a vertical pool of cold pavement in which I lay … Continue reading →

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Elder Lore

Posted on June 9, 2014 by J

8 June 2014 The Elder Lore Tonight, while dancing, I entered a delicious state of carried-awayness, flinging my hands about and swaying my back and singing. My solar plexus lit up like the sky. I had discovered some new and … Continue reading →

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Sotry Here

Posted on June 6, 2014 by J

6 June 6 2014 There’s a story here, and it is dedicated to someone I very deeply love—someone I will not see again. This won’t be spun for drama; it is sorrow that is already in many ways well sung. … Continue reading →

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A Sad Rain Song

Posted on June 6, 2014 by J

5 June 2014 Last night I was thinking of my Rain Harp and how much I love it already, when this song—sad, perhaps—came through: 4 June 2014 3 Plangent Countless, all the nightlong hours and waves of restless, anguished rain. … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Rain Harp

Posted on June 6, 2014 by J

RAIN HARP Last year, I endured my own personal inferno. It may be ongoing. In the hope that I am wrong, and that the disasters are approaching their end, I am blogging again. When it all began, I had a … Continue reading →

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