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 Jan 25 Daniel
London Paris
I don't write
to forget my problems
nor to pretend that
all stars are
glistening for me
I write
to let you know
that you too
can break free
from the ugliest things
that dominate you
within your head.
 Jan 25 Daniel
Nemusa
silken petals sway,

yellow pollen dusts white grace—

night whispers goodbye.
the mystery of delicate petals unfurling
into forgiveness.

the forest of evergreens and silent flowers,

oh, tender heart, my love,
the gentle spirit when days are more gray.

walk with me through the riddle of
the silent and cold universe,

the sometimes warm and starry sky,
across clouds, the moonlit landscape
of mountains and snow.

run with me
naked under the flower moon.

she smiles, oh, that flower moon,
locks her arm in my arm,
hands me tiny purple flowers,

and says, it's only love.
 Jan 24 Daniel
Nemusa
My words black and blue,
fractured echoes of a silence that roars.
I’ve finally lost you,
or perhaps just buried you deeper,
beneath the weight of unspoken truths.

Abuse doesn’t hide far;
it lingers in the marrow,
seeping into glances,
the falter of a smile
that struggles to reach the eyes.

I remain small,
and cracked till now,
a vessel that holds fragments
but leaks with every breath.

To share is to shatter,
to place the jagged edges of myself
into the trembling hands of another.
But I’ve learned—
not all hands are steady.

Secrets live best in shadows,
nestled beside shame,
wrapped in vines of memories
too sharp to untangle.

The key rests in the jungle of my soul,
forgotten,
or perhaps,
guarded.
 Jan 24 Daniel
Mike Adam
Now Is
 Jan 24 Daniel
Mike Adam
Now is the hour
Of Hibernation


Rest grey muzzle soft
Into rotting bole

Living on belly-fat
Of Summer

Snorting Sleep
 Jan 24 Daniel
Mike Adam
This life too lazy
For fame and gain

Beneath thatch both
Legs stretch

Mind idling I take
My ease
From Ryokan
 Jan 24 Daniel
Mike Adam
Daisy
 Jan 24 Daniel
Mike Adam
Lone daisy
Defies frost-

Thaw folds

Poem of extinction
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