The Cartographer’s Last Request Long ago he etched the seas, scaled distant mountains and traversed dense jungles, this drawer of lines, wielding astrolabe and pen with masterful precision. A dust-laden mahogany desk bears witness to his labors: tarnished sextant, musty gilt-edged tomes, barren inkwell… tools of his trade, this dying art. He whispers with gravelContinue reading “The Cartographer’s Last Request”
Category Archives: Poetry
Tequila ~ A Sonnet
Blogophilia 42.3 Topic: “The Taste of Lime” Bonus points: (Hard, 2pts): Mention Purple Hair (Easy, 1pt): Include a Black Haired Dancer Final date to post: December 20th, 2010, GMT midnight Tequila ~ A Sonnet His hair glows purple beneath neon lights… Cheshire cat smile, dark angel in disguise. I’m sinking deep in this powerlessContinue reading “Tequila ~ A Sonnet”
Winds of Change
Winds of Change The maelstrom is rapidly approaching As the ominous gray clouds portend. We do not know the havoc to be wrought When those winds of change descend. Waves of transformation crash upon us, Causing devastation and unending pain. Crawling through a black labyrinth as Desperation sets in, feeling quite insane. We sink intoContinue reading “Winds of Change”
Colleen Keller Breuning 