I sit on the edge of the bar
wearing my heart for all to see
but nothing good ever happens when I wear
That Dress
so I'll just stand unadorned
before you
in the half-light
stolen glints of mother of pearl
and faded perfume
are all that's left of this nightlife warrior
take me or leave me
journey's end is here
I can't imagine
in these jagged shards
you could find any beauty left to possess
but stake your claim
I can see through deception
and I'm sure as the day breaks
I'll find you gone
sweet symphony
for a soul
on the wane.
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Copyright 2007 Tracy Mellor. All Rights Reserved.
Perhaps "..Quiet Storm" will help rekindle old flames buried and long forgotten or express the love so deeply locked inside of your soul longing to be released.
Regardless of where you may be found in love this beautiful masterpiece can be
This book represents a thirty-day period of my poetry journal. Each poem addresses
the dominant thoughts occupying my mind during the early morning hours of a given
day.
From the author of Jupiter Remembered and Until It’s Time: Embracing Life In Our Later Years comes Petals of Love: Poetry of a Woman’s Soul – a heartfelt collection spanning more than thirty-five years. Through tender reflections, these poems offer g
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