into the distance I gaze a flight of fancy awaits with wings spread soaring towards the sun like Icarus and Lucifer I thought, I thought of everything warning lights ignored navigator long since departed on a wing and a prayer flying to close to the sun flew to high and to soon it’s all melting away I’m now freefallin’ like those before me hell to heaven a fall from grace an angel awaits enfolded by ruffled feathered wings healing my wounds with time
© 2018 michael d emmerich
saw your shooting star tonight shattering the black of the night flying across an amber palette burning bright for all to see that’s your mystique slicing that veil of darkness let your light shine through my darlin’ you shine best on the darkest of nights burning brightly chasing my dark away that’s what you do best dragging me to the light my darlin’
© 2016 michael d emmerich
I don’t often post reviews of books that I read, but I have to post this link to my goodreads site, as this book will be placed alongside a few other books that will never leave my desk.
I am still flicking through the pages to read sections I have flagged … I find it such an inspiring read … cannot recommend it enough.
I need to state my conflict of interest upfront – I am a HUGE Springsteen fan 🙂
Michael’s Review – Born to Run
I have been forced to place the iconic album image from the Born in the USA album … by you know who …. 😉
Been silent for awhile, still writing furiously and embroiled with emotion. Here are a few quotes that have drawn me into different places.
it’s all gods will I was made to do it evil deeds as a “good man” the hypocrisy of it all god is good as long as it’s my god on whose side is god the victor or the vanquished the entitled or the underdog whose god is on your side?
© 2017 michael d emmerich
some kind of pain some kind of joy some kind of beauty some kind of despair some kind of life …….. what’s it all about?
© 2017 michael d Emmerich
Another lust-filled homecoming poem – dedicated to my love ♥
your ravenous desire sucks the air from my lungs oh, our reckless desire we are burning up turn the flames up higher feel the heat, the beat keep the fire burning that moment when we meet let me feel your desire ….. tonight, my love I will have you
© 2017 michael d emmerich
oh that exquisite beautiful tragedy giving birth to amazing creativity ….. nobody feels any pain nobody feels any joy ……. to feel joy you must first experience pain ……. or is it the other way round?
© 2017 michael d emmerich
travelling into my space that road oft travelled neither visitor or tenant be just passing by stopping to stare donning spectacles of perspective discovering what lies beneath as I a passer-by be dream or dead space? haunted by conversations of those who reside on yonder neighbours they not be in transit, not overnighting reading what lies beneath obligated to document that others might believe
© 2017 michael d emmerich
A series of pictures I took last week, whilst out on my mountain bike in The DRC (Africa), reminded me of a barren wind swept post apocalypse, dystopian landscape. The pictures are of a mine waste dump, so the soil is lifeless, the water is questionable at best, and the wind whips up the waste product into dust clouds that hang in the air, and distort the horizon.
These images have nudged my mind to craft a short story – what do they do for you? what emotions do they evoke?
What are your favourite Dystopian Novels?
Here are a few of mine: (in no particular order – and I know I have left out so many more)
Feel free to add to this list 🙂 – hopefully you will mention some that I have not yet encountered.
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