Buds swell,
Life licked by a tongue of sunlight,
The sigh of being rises in the dark
Till green shoots penetrate the cold soil, the hint of hope
That soothes a bruised earth.
Earth turns
The contrails of war, arrows first split a blue sky;
Swell, then sink, a ratchet of destruction;
Scorching descent, air red, boiling with flames,
Sound suffocated to screams.
Hands held
Hidden hunger released;
Lips tangle feet to stay,
Arms entwined
The moment matters.
Love is
And like war can not be negotiated
By suited men at a table
Choosing winners
As if they are hunched in that room.
Love is not a collection of dry words on paper,
But a whisper against your skin.
War ends
But the lessons fade,
So it rises again
To offer the chance to learn.
Teach me with your mouth
Teach me with your touch
Teach me with your shining skin
Until I learn.
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About michaelstephendaigle
I am the author of the award-winning Frank Nagler Mystery series. "The Swamps of Jersey (2014); "A Game Called Dead" (2016) -- a Runner-Up in the 2016 Shelf Unbound Indie Author Contest; "The Weight of Living" (2017) -- “The Weight of Living” was awarded First Place for mysteries in the 2017 Royal Dragonfly Book Award contest;
Named A Notable 100 Book, Shelf Unbound 2018 Indie Book Awards;
Named a Distinguished Favorite, 2018 Independent Press Awards.
Named a Distinguished Favorite in the 2018 Big NYC Book Contest.
Named a Finalist in the 2019 Book Excellence Awards.
Named A Gold Star Award winner in the 2020 Elite Choice Book Awards
Named a Book Award Winner in 2021 by Maincraft Media Fiction Book Awards;
The Red Hand (2019) a Distinguished Favorite in the 2019 Big NYC Book Contest
Named Second Place winner for mysteries in the 2019 Royal Dragonfly Book Awards
Named a Notable 100 Book in the 2019 Shelf Unbound Indie Book Awards
Named a Distinguished Favorite in the 2020 Independent Press Awards
A Nominee in the 2020 TopShelf Book Awards
Named A Gold Star Award winner in the 2020 Elite Choice Book Awards
Dragony Rising (2022) First Place for Mysteries in the 2022 Royal Dragonyfly Book Awards; named a Notable 100 Indie Book in the 2022 Shelf Unbound Indie Book Awards; A Distinguished Favorite in the 2023 Independent Press Awards. A Distinguished Favorite in the 2023 Big NYC Book Awards.
