"Smells like Autumn" by Elexer Lyra

Smells like Autumn

By Elexer Lyra

Nutmeg and cinnamon,

pumpkin in pie shape,

silk touches taste buds

and glides down

with grace

like the tangerine,

lemon,

and cherry leaves.

"Unspoken"by Elexer Lyra

Unspoken

by Elexer Lyra

Twisting thoughts

on parchment paper

wings,

flutter through the

hearts

of overactive souls.

 Body full of

words unwritten,

run from heart

to head,

pulsing to be

spoken.

"Sky of Never-ending Wishes" by Elexer Lyra

Sky of Never-ending Wishes

By Elexer Lyra

As I go,

know,

I love you.

I will not

leave

for long.

You will see

my shadow,

and hear

my song. 

The brush

against 

your leg,

the weight

on your feet,

the scratching

at the door,

more than your

memories

of me.

Though now 

is hard,

and I understand

why,

keep your head up.

Your dreams belong 

in reality

and not 

in the sky

of never-ending 

wishes. 

"Cinders" by Elexer Lyra

Cinders

By Elexer Lyra

Scolding pencil tips

melt into my veins.

A cauldron is alight

to hone the fire

of pen and paper,

lit by moonlight.

Hair catches the flame

and fills the brain

with motion,

until the body glimmers.

The last stroke makes me

cinders.

"Kaleidoscope Rainbow" By Elexer Lyra

Kaleidoscope Rainbow

By Elexer Lyra

I change my colors

To match my soul.

I am not stagnant

Like a pond,

Happy with the smells

Of a complacent life.

I am,

More one color

Then the next.

Never a flat shade.

I have edges of emerald

And violet,

To breath in the grass

Between my toes.

Onyx centers

Grounding me.

Always moving thoughts.

Triangles of indigo

And tangerine,

Lend me knowledge

Between the pages

Of books

And experiences.

I am a kaleidoscope rainbow.

"Dancing With Succulents" by Elexer Lyra

"Dancing With Succulents" 

By Elexer Lyra

Silent strokes

Of dancers

Feet,

Floating

Through air

With sweet

Longing.

For Summer’s,

Drying dreams

Of Gaia’s

Ice,

Melting,

In earth,

To meet

Lips quenched.

Glowing Hope

Glowing Hope

By Elissa Rosenthal 

 

Glowing radiant hope,

touched my fingers with a tingle of electricity.

My heart bounded like a hamster,

wishing their wheel was an escape route.

"What is this?", I whispered in the darkness, and looked upon the orb.

I could still hear the drip coming from the broken pipe, from which I would drink.

The bruised apple with a piece eaten still laid next to the pile of abandoned misfit pieces I used as a bed.

The light was new.

To the world and I,

this light was new.

My mouth expressed a gasp,

as I saw that the light was coming from me.

Shadow

Shadow

By Elissa Rosenthal

Lavender lilies spring from the spring,

Watching as the mermaids sing.

Screeching their songs of woe,

For the world.

Burning fumes of fog,

Wallow and whirl.

Drowning out the wishes of onlookers,

Seeing with blind eyes in shadow.