08.18.08
And
And
by Melissa Morris
At night he dreams in Poetry
and technicolored imagery,
and he doesn’t exist any more,
and he doesn’t exist again,
and he doesn’t exist from the moment when
they laughed at him and said
they wouldn’t be his friend,
and he dreams alone,
and he dreams out loud,
and he dreams as Poetry,
the ever changing cloud,
travels passed him,
and through him,
and pretends that it knew him.
“And” was originally published in Superior Poetry News, 2001 © Melissa Morris
08.17.08
Soundtrack
Soundtrack
by Melissa Morris
There’s a soundtrack
of music
from my life
that plays in my mind,
and in every song,
from the beginning to end,
with perfect pitch
and clarity,
you sing lead.
“Soundtrack” was originally published in Feelings of The Heart, 2003 © Melissa Morris
08.15.08
Old Thoughts of You
Old Thoughts of You
by Melissa Morris
I’ll pack up my old thoughts of you
and store them
in the bags I keep under my eyes,
so that when I look out my window
at the blankets
of golden brown leaves,
I will imagine
that they were once angels’ wings
and that they could be again.
“Old Thoughts of You” was originally published in Love’s Chance, 2001 © Melissa Morris
08.13.08
On This Night
On This Night
by Melissa Morris
On this night when searching has ceased
and the pale light of the baby moon
causes my lashes to fall along with my hopes,
I agree to sleep.
Blustery gusts of night time dust
take a whimsical path to my window
for a
tap-tap-tap
melodically rhythmic night cap.
I am charmed into a trance
by the echoes of a lullaby,
sung so long ago,
and incessantly recalled.
I am eased into a slumber state
by Luna’s glowy touch over my eyes.
Spells of magic cast away upon me
and sail over moon-kissed waves,
a caravelle of dreams.
This “On This Night” was originally published in The Podium, 2000. © Melissa Morris
