Sand on the shore
Coldness in the air
Made myself a whore
Trees bare.
Time has expired
Waters black
Felt inspired
My dreams on a rack.
On my way home
Just an illusion
Everywhere I roam
In total confusion.
Take another pill
It makes you feel better
No more will
Controlled by tether.
©Shadow
My life spinning out of control
Feeling nothing but pain
Giving it all, body and soul
Locked up in these chains.
Feeling like I can’t break free
Not wanting to say good-bye
Eyes clouded, I cannot see
Always being high.
Living life day by day
Going through the motions
Slowly turning into clay
Engulfed with emotions.
Beginning to see the light
Giving me wings to fly
Always feeling in flight
Then taking away the sky.
©Shadow
I look for skull-picker
Along the traveling way
After sun’s birth
Each and every day.
The mysterious blood-starling
Who mourns her own dead
And exchanges information
Nightly, before bed.
An intelligent one
Who captivates me
And caches her food
High up in the tree.
This one I adore
And hear her every day
I often find her
By the roadside buffet.
©Shadow
Kennings: skull-picker, blood starling= crow
Note: I often use kennings in my poetry. To help make this poem more understandable, I used the following kennings:
the fire of the sky=sun; swan of blood=raven; Thor’s laughter=thunder; weeping of clouds=rain
What do you know about her?
This one who loves to see
The fire of the sky
In the evening, alone with me.
What do you know about her?
The one who is intrigued by
The odd swan of blood
But know not what makes her cry.
Tell me what you know
Of what she likes to hear
Thor’s laughter in the distance
Music to the ear.
Tell me what you know
Of what she likes to smell
The weeping of clouds
Makes her emerge from her shell.
Tell me what you know
About all of her tears
Her lifelong problems
Of tantrums and fears.
Do you know this little girl?
Living down below
Deep in the shadows
Still in chains from long ago.
Who is this little girl?
Who learned to be an imposter
Never growing up
Still waiting for her well-being to foster.
©Shadow
The land is cloaked in darkness
Before yellow-queen is to rise
And as light gives way
Red and gold paint the sky.
Greetings to you, dear Sunna
As the gates of darkness fade
Cloud-murk covers hawthorn’s moor
And Mani no more in shade.
I turn my face to you
Lady of light
Arise! Arise!
With all of your might!
And now in full view
Elves-glory lights the land
Thank you, dear Sunna
For giving life to the seat of man.
©Shadow
Where were you, brother,
When he chained me to fear?
You were there the whole time,
Your loyalties made clear.
What was the purpose, brother,
Of stripping me bare?
Exposing my naked body,
To those who gloat and stare.
Did you enjoy it, brother,
Forcing us all to have sex?
As you stood by and watched,
Yelling “You are up next!”
Was it funny, brother,
Grabbing me by my feet?
Flinging me to the ground,
And dragging me across the street.
Does it make you feel better, brother,
To tell people how you care for me?
When you both kept me in fetters,
Without a way to ever flee.
© Shadow
Falling in love
Wasn’t what I planned
The attachment is strong
Beneath my feet, only sand.
Hair black as night
Body made of fire
Don’t get too close
Her love wraps you in wire.
Kept running to you
But was chasing the wind
I was a fool to believe
You were my best friend.
You meant everything to me
Charmed me in every way
But you were only in dream
No more to stay.
© Shadow
