My dear friend and frequent collaborator Stephen Fuller wrote a response poem to Morning Tanka 3. I have paired them here below. Morning Tanka 3 dancing in the dark with the demons in my head I lead, they follow our steps familiar, practiced shall we waltz, foxtrot, tango? I should have refused Told them my … Continue reading Demon Duet- Christine E. Ray & Stephen Fuller
The video for Niia's Made for You is one of the most disturbing, provocative and mesmerizing music videos I have ever seen. I could not look away even when I wanted to. It inspired my response poem below. TRIGGER WARNING: This is not an easy video for rape survivors, victims of childhood sexual abuse or … Continue reading Made for Him/Response Poem to Niia’s Made for You
My dear friend and frequent collaborator Stephen Fuller wrote a response poem to Morning Tanka 3. I have paired them here below. Morning Tanka 3 dancing in the dark with the demons in my head I lead, they follow our steps familiar, practiced shall we waltz, foxtrot, tango? I should have refused Told them my … Continue reading Demon Duet- Christine E. Ray & Stephen Fuller
I knew my name when grown men called me ‘honey’ fondled my braids and pulled my 10-year old body stiff with resistance onto their hard laps I knew my name when the male high school teacher called me “sweetie” and told me not to worry about the 70 on my exam because girls don’t need … Continue reading I Knew My Name
A beautiful piece by Diana at The Wondering Armadillo inspired by a line in Poet’s Love Song. Please visit her blog to read more of her gorgeous work.
to examine the acoustics of silence
consider the space between heartbeats
devoid of decibels
my fingertips a stethoscope
your steady vibration, my cue
–
perhaps now hold your breath
your sanguine streams may calm
i’ll seek a shudder, then pause
savouring stillness, for love
be our cause
–
those moments mute between whispers
will deafen as crisp delight
as eyelids fall in deft quietude
under tranquil glow of our first night
–
even the alley dogs
ever alert under window ajar
will be lulled by
a stagnant blue moonlit sky
for between the hushed evening breeze
exist the piercing silences
of you
of I
…
Inspired, with gratitude, by the phrase “acoustics of silence”as penned by Christine at
https://braveandrecklessblog.com/2017/12/24/poets-love-song-2/
My dear friend and frequent collaborator Stephen Fuller wrote a response poem to Morning Tanka 3. I have paired them here below. Morning Tanka 3 Dancing in the dark With the demons in my head I lead, they follow Our steps familiar, practiced Shall we waltz, foxtrot , tango? I should have refused Told … Continue reading Demon Duet- Christine Ray & Stephen Fuller
Brave & Reckless 