Marie Anzalone's Blog, page 14

Dancing Shoes

I.My friend says,I am not ready to die;I am afraid to die. I fear losing her, them.us. ME. I do not yet wantto know, what is found on the other side of some locked doors. But isn’t wantingto enter new doors, whatalso keeps us young? I ask- ..

Standing on the Shoulders of Time

Poetry was always what happened when we had no words left. It was the language we spokebetween culturesto bring down tyrants, honor ourdead,elevate the living,and make sense of waking nightmares. It is courage drawn in charcoalon the pages of each other’sjou..

The Burning Season

In the highlands,it is theburning season-Orange wraithsdance in celebratorywickedness,everywhere that onecan see,from here.  The air shimmerswithinsolence. The forward motion is as deliberate,as it is, ruthless. Precision cut black rectanglesset ..

Kite Strings

Tonight, clouds are flown across theskyon kite strings spun of tenuoushopes;wound on the spools of the anxiety weall felt last year. The clouds becomefrosted glass windows- through themthe Wolf Moon illuminates shapes, and shadows, but not colors ordetails. We c..

In the Saying

Just thatsuddenly, one day there iscolor againin yoursunrise. It has taken yearssortingthrough photos in black andwhite, antique sepiatones, ofprevious decades. Youfound yourlife packedinto an oldshoebox on the topmost shelf of thecloset in the room..

Ch 5. Breathing Underwater/ Respirar debajo del Agua

Chapter 5 of my upcoming 2018 publication. This chapter deals with depression

Ch.6 Weaving With Sand and Starlight/ Tejando con Arena y Luz de Estrellas

Chapter 6 of an upcoming 2018 publication. This chapter is for love poems.

Ch 4. Taking Exception/ Tomando Excepción

prologue:These poems are socialcommentary, about current events in two countries; some with a more universalfocus. They are sad, they are angry, they are bitter, they are questioning, orthey are simply presented as neutral commentary. They are meant to emote deeper reflection,dialogu..

Ch. 3 To Tame a Hurricane/ Para Domesticar a un Huracan

prologue:Almost every poet deals at some point with the theme of greatunrequited love, and/or the unfinished love story. This section is series ofpoems that deal with observations about these two themes, which probably manyothers can also relate to. No dedication needed here. If you ca..

What We Meant to Say