My dreams,rivers of ice,carry me,tireless,along moon shadows. They pull me outof night and day,and I wake upin silent twilight. It’s quietas in timesbefore Creation,before you and mebecame together. I fill my lungswith the nascent dawnmy breath,your breath,whispering prayersfor a new,peacefulsunrise. text & artwork by […]
Category: Poetry
Isthmus Crypticus
I wade through,dark streamswrappingmy ankles,songs of foamy dropletsfallingbehind hidden gates. Ever lower,the tidewhisperslong forgottenwordsfrom the other side. I slide alongIsthmus Crypticus,ankle-deepin your voicecallingmy name. text & artwork by Marian C. Ghilea, 2021
Moon Above Forest
moon above forest –stirring murmurs from a cliffherald a new dawn (from the book “Tides of Amber”, 2019) © Marian C. Ghilea, 2019artwork by Marian C. Ghilea, 2022
To a Dragon (Butterfly’s Dream)
White dragon, you inspire me to write.I love the way you soar, fly, and explore;When entering my weary thoughts at night,You make me dream about that splendid shore. I wanted to compare you to a distant thunder,But you are more mysterious, reserved, and strange.Mist […]
When
When it stays,it becomes a story. Its wingsdraw patterns in the sky,constellationsthat beckonhearts sunken in darkness,filling with starsthe boiling oceans. When love stays,it becomes a story. I’m here,listening.So please,talk!Tell me your story.Tell me you’ll stay! (c) Marian C. Ghilea, 2021artwork by Marian C. Ghilea
Rain
Today,I’m going to bethe rain. I shall scatterover hills,spreading wet scentsof plumes. I shall open your window,letting the springenclose my heartbeats. The falling dropswill keep singing,those old memoriesstill alive,thirststill unquenched. (c) Marian C. Ghilea, 2021artwork by Marian C. Ghilea
