You don’t have to be anything to me Except yourself Nor prove your worth to me Except through your own … More
Category: Poetry
Hidden Queen
Look into the poorest eyes And find the hidden queen The pool of gracious light reveals The depth of the … More
Italia
Empire of the heart You shake me to the core Fire-fused mountains And crumbling foundations Hot as your passion For … More
Last Temptation
Circle etched in the desert’s droughtHeart pulled out and flesh subduedLove of God that tears the soulApples offered, blood-stain redWho … More
The Priest’s House
Cleaning out a priest’s house Is a strange thing Like a sheep finding the shepherd Gone And the crook standing … More
Shattered Mirror
And so a stricken lad with glassy eyes was spirited away to serve the fates of reason, with the measurements just so, a fairyland enchantment robbed of soul.
The Annunciation
Ave, the spring of flowerAnd summer’s fernAve, the flow of riverAnd ice’s thawAve, the walls of NazarethWhite as angel wingsAve, … More
Doll Face
A doll’s face with human eyesAnd ribs removed to make her thin,The bustline broad, the waistline small.We see her as … More
Love is Not an Accident
Love is not an accident Of chemicals that crossed in space It flows from Everlasting Choice And rushes with a … More
Womb of the Universe
Hush, my child, sleep in safety Darkness shows that mother’s near All surrounding love and safety Mother’s song dispels all … More
Avellina Balestri Writes 