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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.

Screams

#NaPoWriMo #GloPoWriMo Day 19

Book cover for Edward J. Goodman. Too Curious.
Book cover for Edward J. Goodman. Too Curious.

In the labyrinths of silence
I explore inner darkness
In awe, I see the lines rusted
Of rotting pain
Etched on my heart
By recollections deep
Digging in like ridged shards
Most painful are moments
I try to, but I can’t recall
They lie in the gloomy corners
Smothered by macabre screams
The ones I had muffled
For I knew no one cared

Poetry inspired by the book cover for Edward J. Goodman. Too Curious. London; Guildford: Bentley & Son, 1888 — Source.

Disguise

#NaPoWriMo #GloPoWriMo Day 12

Book cover for Arthur Stringer. The Loom of Destiny.

There was nothing before
The rundown mirror
Just a tired reflection
Of bored, dying eyes
That I chose to ignore
Instead, I imagined the grays
Were flecks of silver rain
The sagging skin, all the hills
I climbed with gleeful steps
Weariness is just a facade
To hide joy from prying eyes
And so I believed all the lies
That my image was a disguise

Poetry inspired by the book cover for Arthur Stringer. The Loom of Destiny. Boston: Small, Maynard & Company, 1899 — Source.

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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