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Driftwood

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 Mitchel David Ring7 Comments

Etched into driftwood and cast away, messages to some future soul seeking a glimmer of truth...

Posted in PoemsTagged message, ocean, poetry, story, truth, writing

Wind in Tall Grass

January 1, 2021January 1, 2021 Mitchel David Ring2 Comments

To the millions who have come before ghosts now sleeping under waning moonlight the stars have given a simple message...

Posted in PoemsTagged fate, journey, message, poetry, story, writing

Fragments

December 10, 2020December 10, 2020 Mitchel David Ring2 Comments

Out of all these fragments a message comes, the decayed whispering a constant warning...

Posted in PoemsTagged ancient, broken, message, poetry, story, writing

The Same Song

September 2, 2020September 1, 2020 Mitchel David Ring33 Comments

If the message were clear then everyone would understand it, and we wouldn’t have to sit here listening to the same song over and over...

Posted in PoemsTagged journey, message, music, poetry, song, writing

Neon Lies

August 27, 2020August 26, 2020 Mitchel David Ring2 Comments

It can’t be more than a façade, a smokescreen placed over eyes searching for a way to stop the blood flowing...

Posted in PoemsTagged message, poetry, searching, story, truth, writing

Smoke Signals

August 26, 2020August 25, 2020 Mitchel David Ring5 Comments

Nights the walls come alive and wonder at the hand pressed against them, searching for a pulse inside...

Posted in PoemsTagged message, poetry, Stories, story, writers, writing

Two Magi

April 16, 2020April 15, 2020 Mitchel David Ring19 Comments

Together carving scars into the riverbank to outlive the wind and rain...

Posted in PoemsTagged magic, message, poetry, reflection, river, writing

Careless Gods

January 23, 2020January 23, 2020 Mitchel David Ring4 Comments

Walk with me into this wretched place to sift through refuse left behind by careless gods heaped upon the altars we built to them and strewn over the halls of their cathedrals...

Posted in PoemsTagged abandoned, free verse, gods, message, poetry, writing

Waiting at the Edge

January 21, 2020January 21, 2020 Mitchel David Ring7 Comments

In the hollow place a desert gathered and scores of the weary gazed across the sand to the far side secrets of the horizon...

Posted in PoemsTagged desert, free verse, message, poetry, storm, writing

A Message Between Lovers

December 16, 2019December 16, 2019 Mitchel David Ring18 Comments

How full of fear are the streets tonight How heavy the air with the smell of it And still over it all flies a message between lovers Come and meet me at the death of day...

Posted in PoemsTagged death, fear, love, memory, message, poetry

The Breath in Your Lungs

December 3, 2019February 6, 2020 Mitchel David Ring33 Comments

Timeless is the message on the airwaves We listen unceasing to the simple words That leave the air shimmering And lights in our eyes, a faint glow of red Or maybe they’re just bloodshot...

Posted in PoemsTagged desert, free verse, message, poetry, timeless, writing

The Nature of Explosives

November 2, 2019November 2, 2019 Mitchel David Ring3 Comments

Torment until the light of this world goes out The message scratched into the head of a nail Drive it in, pull it out, repeat the process Until our skin is like a minefield after war...

Posted in PoemsTagged bomb, free verse, message, peace, poetry, scar

A Proclamation

October 28, 2019October 28, 2019 Mitchel David Ring8 Comments

Wrapped in a proclamation to the world Within anthems called out across the rooftops A whispered command waits to be discovered Hidden between the blood-spattered pages...

Posted in PoemsTagged discover, expose, hidden, history, message, poetry

Send Out Your Thousands

October 20, 2019October 20, 2019 Mitchel David Ring7 Comments

Send out your thousands to tear the world apart Bring down fire from above and blur the front lines Erased as they’re drawn in shifting sands So that tomorrow might seem different from today

Posted in PoemsTagged desert, message, poetry, sand, tomorrow, war

Townsend Lane

September 29, 2019October 10, 2019 Mitchel David Ring9 Comments

At the end of the topmost branch our precipice awaits Swaying with the music of the wind These clouds passing by would surely catch us Already we have lain among them and watched the world.

Posted in PoemsTagged cloudy sky, message, poetry, precipice, stars, story
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