We were more than fingerprints brushed across each other’s wrists we loved recklessly and deeply dipped our hands into our souls pulled out everything we were before leaving our marks across each other’s bodies I had never seen you more beautiful than you were with my handprint caressing your cheekbone shimmering across your heart © … Continue reading Marked – Christine E. Ray
Locked away in a stone tower rest of the world fades becomes dim memory time loses meaning becomes shapeless days nights spent in solitude differentiated only by whether I read precious books by sunlight falling soft through windows that no longer open or dancing candlelight by this halflight I read the words of Tennyson and … Continue reading A Tale of Two Towers-Christine Ray & Eric Syrdal
we fell into memory like sea salt into soup pot crystalline structure losing integrity dissolving into warm liquid like the bath water you poured me scented with lavender when we belonged to each other we would lie close skin to skin on long winter nights under thick blankets our boundaries dissolving like foam on our … Continue reading Crystalline Memory
darkness has settled in for the evening the cold outside our four snug walls frosts our windows turns snow into a hard, white crust that reflects our soft bedroom light the day has been long, my love I have been doing battle with the world today I have been doing battle with myself my body … Continue reading When Darkness Falls – Christine E. Ray
I enjoy planning out my monthly Creativity prompts. I like taking a theme and interpreting it in a way that is creatively inspiring and introduces readers to great books, movies, tv shows, and/or music they might not otherwise discover. For February, I am planning on using book, song, and movie titles about love- not JUST … Continue reading Planning February’s Love Is Creativity Prompts
Brave & Reckless 