Pilgramage

Linger with me,
old winding streets
Rattle my bones,
gray, rain soaked cold

Cobbles and spires
denied the fires
Along the banks
my soul gives thanks

A wayward muse
forgets her ruse
Of you I dream
my sweet release

Clock Tower (the home of Big Ben), London, c.b.w.

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c.b.w. 2012

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Reaching

Sworn secrets,
linger aloft
Lit by flames,
fueled by lies
Sacred smoke,
wisps and spins
Fevered hands,
claw the void

Ancient Egyptian partial wall relief, Petrie Museum, London, June 2011, c.b.w.

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c.b.w. 2012

Poetry Poll #4

Thanks so much to my readers for making the first three rounds of the Poetry Poll a success. Your participation has made this process a fun and enlightening experience.

The fourth and final round of initial voting is here and ready to go with the last batch of poems. Once again, my wonderful readers will decide which one deserves to move on to the final round.  Your vote truly does matter as poll results will determine which three poems I will submit to  Wordrunner eChapbooks, (in response to their call for poetry that relates to the theme of “found”).

All polls will remain open until Poll #5 is posted with the finalists.  This is a numbers game, so the poems with the most votes overall across all polls will make it to the final four.  Follow me on Twitter or my page on Facebook, (see  sidebar) for daily updates on poll numbers.

Need to catch up?  Check out the previous rounds here:

Poetry Poll #1

Poetry Poll #2

Poetry Poll #3

Ready, set, Round 4 . . .

A Bridge Crossed

Unknown Steps

Solitude

Dawn

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Thanks so much for casting your vote!

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c.b.w. 2012

Solitude

Speak of silence
hear the song
Cavern of solace
whispers to one

Voices abate
words will sleep
Listen deeper
the spirit wakes

Duck Island Cottage, St. James Park, London, June 2011, c.b.w.

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c.b.w. 2012

Poetry Poll #3

Let me begin by saying a huge THANK YOU to everyone who has taken the time to vote in the previous two rounds of the Poetry Poll.  I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, my readers are amazing!  I appreciate your support so much.

Round 3 is here and ready to go with four more poems.  Once again, my wonderful readers will decide which one deserves to move on to the final round.  Your vote truly does matter as poll results will determine which three poems I will submit to  Wordrunner eChapbooks, (in response to their call for poetry that relates to the theme of “found”).

All polls will remain open until Poll #5 is posted with the finalists.  This is a numbers game, so the poems with the most votes overall across all polls will make it to the final four.  Follow me on Twitter or my page on Facebook, (see  sidebar) for daily updates on poll numbers.

Need to catch up?  Check out the first two rounds here:

Poetry Poll #1

Poetry Poll #2

Here goes Round 3 . . .

Lifewalk

Secret Passage

Kaleidoscope

Where Dreams Wait

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Your vote is very much appreciated!  Thank you!

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c.b.w. 2012