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Insomnia

#NaPoWriMo #GloPoWriMo Day 26

Book cover for Charles Kingsley. The Water Babies.

The dark night lies
Entangled in my hair
Shadows seep into the sheets
Creeping, crawling, never still
Deafening, the heartbeats
Under the silent assault
Of creatures from beyond
Conspirators, scheming in delight
Cheering on my insomnia!

The twisted blade buries
Deep in my brain
Carving dreary silhouettes
Watching me from the doorway
Tormented, I lie wide awake
Wishing the nocturnal pain away
Gnawing at my eye sockets
The visions continue to laugh
Mocking my insomnia!

A discarded thought scurries
On my fluttering eyelids
Sneaking in forgotten stories
From cracks in the windows
Astonished, I am at the scenes
That demolish my dreams
Where were these hidden until now
Voices, images, resentment, regrets
Accomplices of my insomnia!

Poetry inspired by the book cover for Charles Kingsley. The Water Babies. London: Macmillan and Co., 1886 — Source.

Starry Visions

#NaPoWriMo #GloPoWriMo Day 22

Book cover for Lord Dunsany. The Book of Wonder.

I sieved the stars
Through my fingers
They fell on the ground
Now, sparkling dust!

The mist from my eyes
Mingled in the glass
The shimmer flowed
Into oceans and seas

Luminescence washed
Along a silver beach,
I picked up the shards
Of the broken stars.

One with the sand
By the shores, I stood
Crystal dreams in my hand
Clutched to my bosom.

Roaring skies demanded
The glitter be returned
For they carried visions,
Of a thousand Earths!

Poetry inspired by the book cover of Lord Dunsany. The Book of Wonder. London: William Heinemann, 1912 — Source.

Fantasies

#NaPoWriMo #GloPoWriMo Day 20

Book cover for Richard Bowdler Sharpe. Sketch-Book of British Birds.

What are fantasies?
Illusions with wings;
Birds uncaged
Floating free
Over dreamscapes
Hovering still where
Nightmares dwell
A magical world
With a wish
And a spell
In our minds we create
A wonderland, or
A raging hell!

Poetry inspired by the book cover for Richard Bowdler Sharpe. Sketch-Book of British Birds. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge,1898 — Source.

Jasmine

#NaPoWriMo #GloPoWriMo Day 15

Book cover for E. A. Bowles. My Garden in Spring.

A window of thoughts
Hidden behind creepers
Ruffled by the rustle
Of leaves and critters
And a faraway breeze
Carrying your perfume
Placing it naughtily in the
Sweet center of a Jasmine

It’s summer time and the Jasmine vine shrubs are in full bloom. Their gentle aroma fills the air almost always carrying memories from afar. This poem is also inspired by the book cover for E. A. Bowles. My Garden in Spring. London: T. C. & E. C. Jack, 1914 — Source. Cover design by Katherine Cameron

A wait prolonged

#NaPoWriMo #GloPoWriMo Day 11

Book cover for W. T. Horton. A Book of Images.

Lightning spears through the clouds
They bleed in crystal drops
Thundering cries rip the firmament
Fearsome storms rage around
When all is spent, the skies reveal
The splendor of a luminous moon

Wild oceans furiously lash around
In a melancholy rhythm
Laments of a wait prolonged
Rip through the crystal sands
Until the waves catch a glimpse
Of their rain-washed beloved

Poetry inspired by the book cover for W. T. Horton. A Book of Images. London: The Unicorn Press, 1898 — Source.

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