The Peninsula

The Fiction and Poetry Archive of Liana Mir and scribblemyname

my heartbeat (poem)

Nov
30

an ageless question I ask myself
who am I if I’m without
(more…)

no peace (poem)

Nov
21

There is no peace today
No empty winds in which to pray
(more…)

illusion (poem)

Oct
20

for F and Y

There’s a moment, beautiful and new
Where I open my eyes and see you
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the golden sea (poem)

Aug
30

For K and B

the golden sea within your eyes
an innocence devoid of lies
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let this be known (poem)

Aug
30

For K and B

fire and light within my soul
stand by your side, let this be known
(more…)

to breathe (poem)

Jan
19

For F and Y

let me breathe, I need to breathe
see the waters boil and seethe
(more…)

the little birdies (poem)

Jan
09

the little birdies
cheep! cheep! cheep!
(more…)

lamp on the wood (poem)

Jan
07

bright lamp on the wood beside my window
keeping watch with steady eye and yellow
(more…)

So Many Things (poem)

Jan
01

So many things that I should write
If words would come, my day be bright (more…)

a poem (poem)

Nov
24

I guess I had a poem inside me
aching to get out
(more…)

Silence (poem)

Nov
24

In silence, I grasp my heart
Take it in hand and shape it
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Gasp (poem)

Nov
07

I gasp for air, a nameless cry
The tears that will not spring to eye
The groans unspoken, breaking free
I swallow them back down in me

sunbeam (poem)

Nov
07

drink down the sun, like a golden
beam seeping into my heart
play it again in the morning
draw it back up and restart

a happy word (poem)

Oct
30

For A and LO

forever—
such a happy word
if forever spent
with you

catch it (poem)

Oct
30

joy is one of those things
you have to reach out and catch it
remember the things that you love
in the moments that don’t feel enough

worth (poem)

Oct
30

what is the worth of a poem, caught in the hand
the words that tumble over and over themselves
poured out of a heart that’s too full, a mind that’s too loud
maybe someday, somehow I’ll figure it out

there is light (poem)

Sep
26

the stars along their endless track
shine over ages cut through time
shine in my heart and shine on my eyes
no matter how dark, there is light

dream of you (poem)

Sep
18

For F and Y

I dream of you when I shall sleep
and in my heart, all memories keep
of every day you loved me too
I will not stop from loving you

upon us (poem)

Sep
18

new days come upon us and find us waiting
hope springs anew within our beating hearts
that today, the daylight finds us saving
all our dreams, and promises come through

myself (poem)

Aug
17

window into my soul, my self (more…)