Remnants of Life
by
Jennifer Godwin, Emily Weible,
Bill Ryan & Will Frankenberger
midnight confessional
in the dark…
she searches
~Jennifer
patterns of frost
on stained glass
~collaborative
crimson roses
on the alter
blooming
~collaborative
teenage girl
swollen belly
~collaborative
gazing at the North Star
from her family
a solid foundation
~collaborative
beneath the hearth stone
old bones unearthed
~collaborative
•
ghostly whispers
ECHO ECHO ECHO
remnants of the past
~collaborative
hidden secrets
locked away
~collaborative
pale grey eyes pierce
through one-way glass
truths masked by time
~Jennifer
a thousand lies
to find the truth
~Bill
a life cut short
broken promises
no alibi
~Emily
a child in tears—
shards of glass across the floor
~Jennifer
•
whiskey on his breath
my nostrils sting
full moon
~Bill
a wolf’s howl
restless sleep
~Emily
August heat—
through open window
darkness seeps
~Jennifer
walking home at night
alone . . . alone?
~Bill
waiting on the corner . . .
absentminded gaze
at cherry blossoms
~Emily
petals fall softly
blanketing the headstone
~Jennifer
•
hiding
underneath his blankets
boogeyman
~Bill
pinstripe pajamas
floorboards creak
~Emily
midnight falls—
a face in the window
of the abandoned house
~Jennifer
padded walls
no windows
~Bill
in the distance . . .
a meadlowlark's
melodic song
~Emily
seagulls cry in harmony
with the incoming tide
~Jennifer
•
nothing for miles
the vastness of
the ocean blue
~Bill
the summer breeze
carries away our doubt
~Emily
poised on the edge
hand-in-hand
we contemplate life
~Jennifer
at long last
a raindrop falls
~Emily
flowers bloom
under soft moonlight
--masquerade
~Emily
desert heat—
a chameleon changes color
~Jennifer
•
fiery sunset—
saying goodbye
. . . again
~Jennifer
time fading away
a new life awaits
~Emily
breaking the silence
a heart beats—
murmurs
~Emily
whispers in the dark—
seeking guidance from above
~Jennifer
a sudden storm—
cherry blossoms thrown
into darkness
~Jennifer
eyes wide open . . .
black on black
~Emily
• • •
Jennifer – 1, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 31, 34, 35
Emily – 11, 14, 17, 20, 23, 26, 28, 29, 32, 33, 36
Bill – 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25
Collaborative – 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 (includes all four writers)