Michael Stephen Daigle
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Category Archives: Poetry
Something like a blues song
When my brother and his wife Judy were touring the Midwest this summer as the folk music act Andy & Judy — http://www.andyjudysing.com — I joked they needed another train song, and suggested the title, “Waiting on the Detroit … Continue reading
Posted in BooksNJ2017, Greater Lehigh Valley Writer's Group, Hot in Hunterdon; Georjean Trinkle, Imzadi Publishing LLC, Michael Stephen Daigle, Mystery Writers of America, Poetry, www.michaelstephendaigle.com
Tagged "A Game Called Dead", "The Swamps of Jersey" Imzadi Publishing, "The Weight of Living", Andy and Judy, Fiction, Frank Nagler, Ironton, New Jersey
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Cassini
What sparks, the flicker of your heart, the detritus of hope and hurt left in a distant burning trail. Signals bouncing off unseen waves, surprising strong, sneaking past defenses, nets cast to repel the unwanted, troubling thoughts, dormant desires, sparked … Continue reading
Posted in BooksNJ2017, Greater Lehigh Valley Writer's Group, Hot in Hunterdon; Georjean Trinkle, Imzadi Publishing LLC, Michael Stephen Daigle, Mystery Writers of America, Poetry, www.michaelstephendaigle.com
Tagged "A Game Called Dead", "The Swamps of Jersey" Imzadi Publishing, "The Weight of Living", Fiction, Frank Nagler, Ironton, Morris County, New Jersey
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These words are dust on paper
These words are dust on paper, The chemistry of love, loss and desire, of things unsettled; Weightless questions unformed, queries made alone in silent, empty rooms, like breath spoken to a dark ceiling in those broken sleepless hours. There … Continue reading
Roses fall
Roses fall, petals withered at the edges, the reds and pinks of blossoms faded as the low sunlight, once full like soup now transparent as dust, tasteless gruel. Leaves once thick with green wither to brown and cling to drained … Continue reading
Borrowed words
These words are yours, borrowed. Drawn from the air as you slide across the room at the edges, looking on; Words from your questioning eyes as you speak with your groups and I with mine, side glances, lingering. Space demanding touch, … Continue reading
‘Re-Entry’: Journey from written words, to spoken words, to music. Exploring the possibilities
I often write something just for the sound. That was the case of this poem, “Re-Entry.” It is a minimalist approach to exploring ways of re-entering life or opening up to the possibilities around us. I had the great honor … Continue reading
Posted in collaboration, Michael Stephen Daigle, music composition, Poetry
Tagged Dennis Ramler, Diane Havens, flowermouth, Poerty, Soundcloud, The Netherlands
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