The Lacquer (Poetry)
“The Lacquer” is a poem by Amelia Phoenix Desertsong.
Resurgence (Poetry)
“Resurgence” was one of the first poems that I wrote in high school that I felt was truly deserving of being published. In fact, it happened to win an award from poetry dot com, for what it’s worth. That’s pretty neat success for a poem written that long ago. It’s slightly tweaked but close enough […]
In Death Do We Part (Poetry)
If they’re to call our love a sin Then how can any one of us win? If our union is doomed to fail Let’s throw love to the wind and sail In death do we part just the same As angry mobs have us now do Life’s oft a bitter lonely game Unless one and […]
What Makes Me Come Alive (Poetry)
“What Makes Me Come Alive?” is a poem about always pursuing what makes you happy and fulfilled, no matter what it takes. What will make me come alive?How will I burn ever bright?With this constant overdriveBathing in Creation’s light From nights of innocent blissBlood, sweat, tears, passionate criesThe throes that follow’d tendernessProducts of love’s sweetest […]
Lost in Love (Poetry)
“Lost in Love” is a poem by Amelia Phoenix Desertsong.
The Ship of Death (Poetry)
While poetry is typically not a writing form that I can simply create on demand, there have been several times that I’ve had poetry assignments that actually came out quite well. Perhaps it’s because by March 2002, my second semester of my freshman year in high school, I was writing poems rather consistently. “The Ship […]
Like the Fish and the Bird (Poetry)
“Like the Fish and the Bird” was written for an assignment during my Sophomore year of High School. But, it was good enough that I kept it for my poetry collection. The man works the hard, cold ground As the woman stares at the hard, cold stars Dimly lighting the vast field around There is […]