Sometimes People come in and out of your life Like ocean waves. Sometimes Their lives lap gently up Onto the shores of your life. Sometimes They are powerful rolling waves That inspire you And touch you deeply, And then settle into Gentle consistent waves that comfort you. Sometimes The tide is out And they seem distant, And … [Read more...]
Kayla Fioravanti Releases New Book :: When I was Young I Flew the Sun Like a Kite
On October 5, 2012, Kayla Fioravanti published her first poetry book entitled When I was Young I Flew the Sun Like a Kite. When I was Young I Flew the Sun as a Kite is transparently written with heart, soul and passion, carrying the reader back to childhood's innocence, then through the darkness of an off-course life, and finally steering … [Read more...]
Upon Goodbye
It is nearly impossible to think of you in the past tense. Your life is colorfully woven into the fabric of ours. I know you are gone, I saw you leave, but in my memory you are vividly alive, with your mischievous smile teasing the corners of your mouth. Saying “she was…” doesn’t fit comfortably on my tongue yet because you left bold … [Read more...]
one san antonio night
the stillness of a late night was broken by distant headlights approaching in my rearview mirror, out the open window of a chevy truck he sliced the night air with the edges of a switchblade the truck appeared beside my car and that two men laughed at my terrified face my hands squeezed the horn and it blew deep into the night. my … [Read more...]
West Lake Vanished in a Storm
When morning came I found a creek in a empty lake bed. The storm went on. Mother wouldn't let us out to explore until the next day. I stared out the window and dreamed, of dancing along the shoreline and fishing. When the storm passed mother let us out in rubbers and a raincoat that glistened in the dampness. We slushed around in the fresh … [Read more...]
