Waves still rise and fall
Anchors begin dissolving
I begin to drown
The author and site owner can be reached at leeundercedartrees@gmail.com.
Waves still rise and fall
Anchors begin dissolving
I begin to drown
Shadowed, sheltered;
hidden until one needed it,
trembling as others passed,
quietly it remained.
I hate everything
Bitterly I remember
Myself most of all
A forehead under lips,
Under a chin;
Face to face, soft cheeks press each other
Back into chest they lean…
Like the waning moon
Peeking from behind dark clouds
Quietly shrinking
My cold, dark feeling
My hidden wisdom so hard to find
My searching for everyone who’s fled and scattered and hid
…
The echoes that follow us
ride our shadows to stay at our side,
bearing down on us somehow
from the ground at our feet…
Always remember:
not many can transcend words
but love remains one
It was large and hefty in my hand.
Glossy and black, more shell than screen, it felt
solid in my palm.
…
So many poems I’ve written!
Would that I could tell you what they mean!
January 10, 2026