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Reflections

2013-04-27T12:51:06-08:00

Author: Perisada
Life
English, Rated: K
General/Poetry
Chapters: 7, Words: 287, Reviews: 5, In-Progress

A collection of short, reflective poems about the world, life, the afterlife, and love. It's not as heady as it sounds in this summary, so read and see for yourself what it's all about!

Wander With Me

2013-04-27T12:43:52-08:00

Author: Perisada
Love
English, Rated: K+
Romance/Friendship
Chapters: 1, Words: 187, Reviews: 1, Complete

"When you look at me I see tenderness and my roots grow deeper./Can you feel the rush, the cloud of warmth between us as we come closer?/It washes over me." My thoughts about a boy I am gradually getting closer to.

Dream Boy

2013-04-12T13:15:38-08:00

Author: Perisada
Family
English, Rated: K
Hurt/Comfort/Family
Chapters: 1, Words: 531, Reviews: 0, In-Progress

This is a poem about the little boy who graces my dreams and haunts my waking life.

Poem for a Little Black Girl

2013-04-11T17:10:39-08:00

Author: Perisada
Life
English, Rated: T
General/Hurt/Comfort
Chapters: 1, Words: 642, Reviews: 0, Complete

"Little black girl/With your future so bright/With your smile that could warm the loneliest heart/Remember that God will always be with you./So rise./Take flight." A poem for all the little black girls of the world who will face a hostile world as they grow up. This poem was a labor of love and is very close to my heart.

From One Poet To Another

2013-04-11T11:56:04-08:00

Author: Perisada
Friendship
English, Rated: K
Poetry/Friendship
Chapters: 1, Words: 270, Reviews: 2, Complete

"It appears that I have found a person with whom to share my crazy, mystic ramblings." This poem is addressed to/dedicated to a new friend I have found, someone who loves poetry and jazz and reading and life just as much as I do. As I said to him, I hope you enjoy it!

All I Was Doing Was Being

2013-04-10T13:11:20-08:00

Author: Perisada
Love
English, Rated: K+
Romance/Spiritual
Chapters: 1, Words: 332, Reviews: 1, Complete

"All I was doing was being/But in your quiet, endless whisper/You called me to do more." A story about how love can open our eyes and create us anew.

Hands

2013-04-08T18:29:11-08:00

Author: Perisada
Life
English, Rated: K
Hurt/Comfort/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 158, Reviews: 0, Complete

"Hands/Soft hands that cling to fingers and mama's heavy breast/Soft hands brown and dimpled/Grasping at life." Inspired by and somewhat styled after a poem of the same name by the Ivory Coast poet Bernard Dadié. A poem about freedom and slavery within the context of our hands.

I Am a Rosebud

2013-04-07T22:37:42-08:00

Author: Perisada
Nature
English, Rated: K
Romance/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 147, Reviews: 2, Complete

"I am a /Rosebud/Barely opened/Green husk around my red-gold petals/To keep me/Safe/From the cold, bitter breezes." People, as a part of nature, need certain things to grow. A variation on the traditional love poem.

Splendid Color

2013-04-06T22:29:03-08:00

Author: Perisada
Nature
English, Rated: K
General/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 38, Reviews: 1, Complete

"Only those who love color are admitted to its beauty and immanent presence."-Johannes Itten. A poem about the simple, magnificent gift we call color.

Stranger in My Own Land

2013-04-06T12:31:24-08:00

Author: Perisada
Life
English, Rated: K
Poetry/General
Chapters: 1, Words: 333, Reviews: 1, Complete

"Familiar faces/Familiar smiles/Familiar voices call my name/Yes it's true I love them/But I'm still—not the same." A poem about my wish for diversity and acceptance, and how I wish not to be treated as an equal, but to *be* equal.

A Person in Passing

2013-04-06T12:20:28-08:00

Author: Perisada
Life
English, Rated: K
General/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 149, Reviews: 1, Complete

"Instead there's indifference as I shuffle through/Indistinct faces/And by the time I step into the sunshine,/I've forgotten all of them." A poem about how we so often pass by one another without stopping to notice or care.

In a Garden

2013-04-05T19:59:48-08:00

Author: Perisada
Nature
English, Rated: K
General/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 80, Reviews: 0, Complete

Sometimes the subtlest beauty holds the most power.

Down by the River

2013-04-05T19:54:45-08:00

Author: Perisada
Life
English, Rated: K
Drama/Spiritual
Chapters: 1, Words: 174, Reviews: 0, Complete

A remembrance of a slave burial site. Dedicated to all my enslaved ancestors.

Skin

2013-03-29T19:29:23-08:00

Author: Perisada
Life
English, Rated: K+
Romance/Friendship
Chapters: 1, Words: 23, Reviews: 2, Complete

The biggest organ in the body; the widest gateway to the heart.

When We're Asleep

2013-03-29T19:09:54-08:00

Author: Perisada
Life
English, Rated: K
General/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 195, Reviews: 2, Complete

"I only knew I'd learned to really love/When I loved who we become when we're asleep." An examination of the innocent nature of sleep.

The Perfect Temperature

2013-03-24T14:35:32-08:00

Author: Perisada
Love
English, Rated: K
Friendship/Romance
Chapters: 1, Words: 261, Reviews: 4, In-Progress

"Perhaps we both sensed that it was the first time/Since our mothers rocked us to sleep in their arms/That we'd been the perfect temperature." Love takes two extremes and makes them meet in the middle. Read and review!

A Strange Feeling Comes

2013-03-24T13:57:17-08:00

Author: Perisada
Nature
English, Rated: K
Poetry/Spiritual
Chapters: 1, Words: 356, Reviews: 2, Complete

"And the strange feeling comes— I am sad and lonely and lost, like a just-awakened sleeper who has dreamed a vision of heaven." A poem about the stars, and my place among them.

The Perfect Symmetry of Lines--A Poetry Experiment

2013-03-23T15:30:12-08:00

Author: Perisada
General
English, Rated: K
General/Poetry
Chapters: 1, Words: 113, Reviews: 4, Complete

This poem is an experiment of lines. I wrote each line of this poem on a separate index card, and for each I chose a random thought or combination of words that was not connected with any of the other lines. Then I put the cards together according to which ones shared a theme, and finally I put all the grouped cards together to form a semi-narrative poem. Read and review!

Una Mariposa

2012-09-17T09:28:37-08:00

Author: Perisada
Life
English, Rated: K+
Romance/Spiritual
Chapters: 1, Words: 156, Reviews: 1, Complete

You ask me how I knew? I tell you; a little butterfly told me.

Pride and Prejudice in Collinsville, Texas

2012-07-28T23:54:40-08:00

Author: Perisada
Romance
English, Rated: K+
Romance/Friendship
Chapters: 2, Words: 8,776, Reviews: 3, In-Progress

or, The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Amber Germaine. She's a rich kid from L.A. out of her element-in the small town of Collinsville, Texas, to be exact. Among all those backwards country folk, what's a bookworm to do? Show everyone what they're missing, of course. But maybe her airy intellectualism is a bit misplaced. Will her farm-boy next door neighbor be able to open her eyes?

Reflections on the drive home

2012-05-18T17:03:54-08:00

Author: Perisada
Nature
English, Rated: K
Poetry/General
Chapters: 4, Words: 247, Reviews: 6, Complete

It's a good thing to take your notebook along with you; you never know the amazing things you'll see. A collection of observations of a rainy summer afternoon.