We have always lived in the castle…you may know the one…the one with the heavy red doors. My mama loved the color red. All the doors, the cabinets in the kitchen, the bathrooms and her entire bedroom chamber were red. She had heavy crimson curtains to black out the room, a ruby red down comforter, … Continue reading The Castle With Red Doors – Donna Matthews
like a deadly knife your words sharpest of objects my dead heart remains Painting by Donna Matthews with a Let’s Make Art Tutorial The above poem is written in the form of senryu. Similar to Haiku in structure (an unrhymed poetic form consisting of 17 syllables arranged in three lines of 5-7-5 syllables respectively), a … Continue reading Sharp Objects – Donna Matthews
I’d wanted a baby for so long and I couldn’t believe we were finally here. Walking up the path, the tall winter grass brushes against my legs. The house, falling into despair with neglect looked haunted with her busted out windows and tall dark spires. I think I even spotted a gargoyle on the south … Continue reading Little Stranger – Donna Matthews
there was a girl who peopled out her head spinning without a doubt it’s now the witching hour lips pursed and attitude sour if I were you, be quick and look out! Painting by Donna Matthews The above poem is written in the Limerick form. A limerick is a humorous poem consisting of five … Continue reading The Witching Hour – Donna Matthews
a fearsome barn owl bewitching eyes dark yellow hunting for her prey autumn winds leaving trees bare harbinger of season’s death Painting by Donna Matthews with a Let’s Make Art Tutorial The above poem is written in the form of tanka. The tanka form is generally a short poem with the following pattern 5-7-5-7-7. In its … Continue reading Harbinger – Donna Matthews
A sound startles me from a deep sleep. Getting out of bed, I see through the window coming from a distance a dark fog. Covering the field with surreal swiftness, up the trellis, past the black roses, into my room. Stepping back, I observe the mist as if gathering up her skirt, shape-shifting into a … Continue reading Woman in Black – Donna Matthews
Brave & Reckless 