by Emma-Jane Barlow | Jul 8, 2020 | Poetry
I am a lighthouse,a beacon of positivity.Dark clouds mayloom over mebut I am strong.The sun may departto make way for the moonbut I am strong.The storm may surge,lightning may strike,but I am strong.I could fall under the waves,almost drown,but I am strongI am a...
by Emma-Jane Barlow | Jul 8, 2020 | Poetry
What is a poet?Woken by a whisperingmuse from dusk until dawna sculpter of words,an artist who paintswords that can seta soul on fire.What is a poet?The yearning to feel,to decipher the meaningof the world.A poet is a vessel of love,a carrier of pain.A poet is a...
by Emma-Jane Barlow | Jun 13, 2020 | Poetry
Photo by Alex Andrews on Pexels.com And as if by magic, the shadows transformed into light. The sparkle in my eyes was alive again. The golden sun warmed my icy skin. My pulse ignited with fire. My broken soul was mending, healing, I was awakened – EJ ©Emma-Jane...
by Emma-Jane Barlow | Jun 13, 2020 | Poetry
Photo by Miguel Á. Padriñán on Pexels.com Tired hands, stone feet. Frozen in the cage of time. The minutes escape me. The hours turn to dust. The days wrinkle my skin. Another year of wishing, hoping, searching, for a pause button, a moment, to stop, to breathe...
by Emma-Jane Barlow | Jun 13, 2020 | Poetry
Two thousand and one, summer roses, full bloom. Locked hands, freckled faces, young hearts in June. Two thousand and four,your name touched my lips,reliving a memory, a passing eclipse. Two thousand and nine,I wished for a soul to love forever,the universe smiled,...