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"The Poets Menagerie "

Chapter 1
Graveyard

By Lea Tonin1

Burnt almond trunks pierce the sky with bony limbs

Crooked fingers pointing in accusation

Scratching aching woodland cracks in nakedness

Skeletal arms crying in the bend

Shrinking roots beg the soil for moisture declined

Creep not the green life once attending

Earths bed running from chalky roots deathly release

The mountains wash takes life remaining

Thunderous revenge for injustice wrought, the small shoots demise

So they hack the human invasion meant to cure

Orange peel Earth surrounded in charcoals coat thick without air

The page ends, script no more as the paper dies

Chapter 2
The Shadow Man

By Lea Tonin1

Visions

Flicker

Two steps in my heart

Shadow man comes with the melt.

Brisk staccato beat

Chapter 3
The Decision

By Lea Tonin1

tepid entanglements hold no hearts desire

like the ocean without tides so the beating stills

warmth absent the promise of fire corrupts

carelessly passed the hopeful without glance

slipped flaming tendrils - fingers deliciously burn

her desired remembrance of the given collides

twist and turn mixed tepid and burn in battle

flipping the choice from safe to exquisite crash

tug and tear in stunning anguish to decide

traitorous body in defiance against decision

bear the pain of frantic needs or return to neutral

Cryptical eyes cry no more, her shadow drifts relentlessly...back

Chapter 4
The Wisdom of Old

By Lea Tonin1

Loudly the youths clumsy naivety crashes the world

Marvel the glowing spectacle of sponge gripped minds

Nectar of new energy overflows to times aged bodies

Observe that which slipped ancient bones decades gone

Pleased the circle has closed with wisdom's cape in wrap

Chapter 5
Culmination

By Lea Tonin1

THe burst

shakily waits

for the climax of time

realization of grey eons

Quickens

Chapter 6
Lamp Post

By Lea Tonin1

Dancing in the dark - Spirits magnet

Chapter 7
Mirror

By Lea Tonin1

Whispers of fingers an apparitions touch

took residence inside my mirrored bones

frantic rationale is a skeletal destination

crunchy landing of hard fossil dust

This sad beast of remains stands low in the sag

dry tears of sand drips down to mandible mayhem

its remnant clothing, phalanges hanging in defeat

while random flutist sings it's hollow tune

Fleshly hand, the kindly reach gazes in piteous questioning

living site navigates the reflecting path

the maze door answered with a riddles remedy

the skulls slow lift, the femurs rise, the mirrored ripples open

Author Notes Picture by All Poetry

Chapter 8
Cocoon

By Lea Tonin1

Vast and wide the subtle innuendo

a crescendo of silent green screams

crisply tightens the clench of anxious flight

a paralytic flailing no one can see

Questioning deeds and selfless acts

a crashing of relentless doubt

poisonous voices flashing flat backs

a betrayal painted in reckless smiles

Set forth the weapon, deceptions enemy

a defiance of words written true

slicing the generational madness

a jail cells key bloody in the making.

Sets me free....

Chapter 9
Twist

By Lea Tonin1

Hateful pen the script they wrote

a web of lies my trust they broke

book that's read with parts not played.

The sin of guilt all acts portrayed.

Cast their tales condemned to night

loved ones guilt no chance to fight

speak no words to plastic ears

bounce the pain they gave for years

Sightful write breaks free the shell

written words that soon will tell.

love spell breaks in ancient lies

expose the rot my hearts demise.

Author Notes Picture by Pinterest

Chapter 10
The Vigil

By Lea Tonin1

Sitting death a corpse of times loss in drips

"I'll wait" she said in eons voice while zealots rage

His source of pride lay as dust once adorned

Pendulums swing marking time dresses in rust

Her echo of words speaks in his mind's hollow

Soon the decay will banish her to tumble

The bend of limbs absent flesh to move

The signs of sanity melt the madness of his face

This shining vigil remains on a promise of return

His decrepit chair and spinal pour becomes one

The morass of synapse dissolves her face.

Banished the last of a believed memory

Halloweens gestures come and go in spectres

Why do I remain? The question roars

Last command with thoughts to leave results...

...in a quiet elbows creak

Chapter 11
Stutter Start

By Lea Tonin1

Gestation

Lifes prerogative grin

Culminates beautific perfection

Progression

Bowing back submission

The unmarred break by internal lift.

Exhaustion

Return of infancy

Anticipation, a souls release.

Chapter 12
Night Flight

By Lea Tonin1

Soft - a comely wind

Pieces of myself disguised

A bubble's night flight

Chapter 13
Broken Toes

By Lea Tonin1

Dancing toes paint a liquiscent waltz

Fluttered limbs impossible grace

Floating form the unreal flight.

Shelves of air on feathers.

Ballerina's death

Preposterous

Bewildered

Starving

Art

Chapter 14
Crocus

By Lea Tonin1

White armed tendril tastes rich soil

Premature winters death coil.

Come late for natures brisk call

Seedless scent, a mighty fall

Unfurls, unwraps pushed the ice

Make the break not once but twice

Stretching limbs embraced the light

Shining grape face surreal sight.

Giving sun the petals fly

Splitting bulb the falls cool sigh

Soon to slumber almost due

Spring will come not one but two

Chapter 15
Cara

By Lea Tonin1

Brown of hair, blue of eye

Grinning mouth one tooth shy

Dad, child and friend makes three

Joyful girl glad and free

These two friends good old boys

ATV bush bound toy

Too much drink slurred their words

Small girl played diving birds

On the bike friend and child

Through the bush track was wild

Misplaced turn flipped the quad

Down ravine scraped and clawed

Up the road truck tires scream

Stops a car worked their scheme

"She fell off back of truck"

"Broke her leg just bad luck"

Woman starts CPR

Ambulance can't be far.

Breath nor life could she find

Smell of death clear, defined

Child left where help was found

Hope of life she was bound

Down the hall cops were there.

Dad and friend cuffs they wear

Homicide spoke that night

Lie they told, skip the fight

Back to nurse she was near

"Dead, you know that my dear"

Mind in shock by Dad's tale

In my heart, bursting wail

In my mind she will stay

Won't forget girl at play

Author Notes This is a true story happened approximately 35 years ago on a stretch of highway no to far from my mother and her partners fishing & hunting resort. I'm still shocked to this day of the lie they told to get out of trouble. It hecame more important than a child's life.

Chapter 16
Cremation

By Lea Tonin1

Cinders

Souls scarred freedom

Heaven

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