The Kiss Of The Spider

He stands alone At the end of nothingness Holding on to the spider web That holds his life The web strands are thin But stronger than death A sugary sweetness Permeates the air Filling his senses With reasons to live As the spider approaches He's feeling no fear For he knows that the answer Will...

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The Devil’s Challenge, Round 2

The devil came to challenge me again Said she wanted another chance “You beat me once you son of a gun Grab your pen, let's have some fun” “There's no way you can beat me twice” She glared and said to me “You may have won the first time But this time the prize is...

Lead Me Home

~A fantasy fictional poem~ The devil visited my dreams last night She even brought the grim reaper Wearing her cloak and holding her scythe I asked if there was meaning to my life The spirits sang while the devil fiddled I felt her whisper in my ear “The answer lies beyond the pain” I now...

The Lady Of The Dawn

She is the lady of the dawn Her beauty rises Like the rising sun She is the sound of baby birds Crying about their morning hunger She is paper bag lunches Ford her kids to take to school She is me She is you She's in everything we do She is The Lady of the...

Trapped In My Maze, Visual Verse #3

I am proud to announce that another of my poems was published today in Visual Verse, An Anthology Of Art and Words. This is my third poem to be published on Visual Verse and you can find it here, Trapped In My Maze. ~The Tennessee Poet~ ©Walt Page 2018 All Rights Reserved

A Month Of August Prompts In One Day

Thanks once again to Michelle from Putting My Feet In The Dirt for her list of daily prompts for the month of August. Please visit her site for her August list of daily prompts. The Adventures Of Walt Page, Treasure Hunter A Fragrant fog had covered the city, making it difficult to find The secret doors...

Empty

My mind screams With a silent thunder The soundless cries That have lost their wonder What do I do now Without you The distance grows In the rear-view mirror I've always heard That it's the right thing When it hurts the most And this must be so damn right Because it hurts like hell The...

Where The Rainbows Never Die

When I'm feeling down There's a place in my mind That raises my spirits A fantasy land Where the rainbows never die It's a magical place Filled with unicorns and faeries Blooming lavender And red ripe cherries A place of smiles Where animals talk And only if your heart is pure Will you be able...

That Night On A Beach

And so it began I remember it Like it was yesterday It was on a beach Watching the sunset Somewhere on the Florida Keys The water of the Gulf Lapping softly at the shore We were both lonely souls Who had made small talk At an open air island bar As the sun started to...