“Elm”
Here will I remain
Soon to tower, life renewed
Under sapling elm.
Steve D
Here will I remain
Soon to tower, life renewed
Under sapling elm.
Steve D
The road winds ahead
But together we may go
Hold my hand a while
Steve D
I came upon you
A stranger,
Along this walk of mine. Continue reading “For R.L. – SD”
One shot was all it took to bring down the negotiations. To ignite the city in the first conflagration of violence in forty years. The Federals were prepared, but they weren’t ready. Continue reading “Prose – Alternative Present – SD”
I long for her sway
Enveloped in her eddy
Floating aimlessly
Steve D
They are upon this website like the haze that descends upon a blazing, stuffy afternoon. I’m not sure what it is about the middle of summer that makes any productive activity feel like a slog through knee-deep mud. Continue reading “The Doldrums of Summer Writing”
Dust becomes pollen
Sustenance for the next breath
Spread over her womb
Steve D
I’ve been reading much more than writing in recent weeks. Now I’m starting to realize that my extensive reading was too deeply affecting how I was thinking about my writing. Continue reading “Creativity Sessions: Is Narrative Limitless?”
Apollo gazes
Roasting the throngs like tubers
With a glaze of sweat
Steve D
Rain churns up the grass
Coating bare skin in splatters
Grime to hide our faults
Steve D