Amrita Skye Blaine, author and poet

Amrita Skye Blaine, author and poet

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Again
Again Here the page, again And the hunger. What is that? Some days, restless with urge or drive other days, formidable horse and hurdle the rare day…
2 hrs ago • Amrita Skye Blaine
The Sum
The Sum In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.
Feb 14 • Amrita Skye Blaine
Lean In
Lean In Broadcast coherence.
Feb 13 • Amrita Skye Blaine
good friends
a Shadorma: 3/5/3/3/7/5 good friends Not seen in ten years their visit the blessing Sweet weaving, knitting back together what was let go, still missed
Feb 12 • Amrita Skye Blaine
If Only
If Only If only I could sleep with half a brain like dolphins do the other half composing, sorting words for grain, weave, and sheen—time reclaimed If…
Feb 11 • Amrita Skye Blaine
daffodils, two
Daffodils, two Sunny, happy faces reaching for light Their open trumpets breathe out shy scent awaken me to future Spring Teases in the stubborn cold…
Feb 10 • Amrita Skye Blaine
Daffodils
This poem is in the form of a Shadorma: six lines, syllable count for each line 3/5/3/3/7/5 Daffodils They’ve started keep watch, a whole field Their…
Feb 9 • Amrita Skye Blaine
The Lie
The Lie Brisk day dog scenting the air Winter, not too cold damp leaves grounded on the sidewalk make no sound the random house finch calls, then…
Feb 8 • Amrita Skye Blaine
Holy
(Possible trigger if you lost someone in the Twin Towers)
Feb 7 • Amrita Skye Blaine
Dolphin Ride
Dolphin Ride Smooth muscled power marble-glossy skin her seeming smile I grab the warm dorsal fin, whooshed through the water at athletic speed Is this…
Feb 6 • Amrita Skye Blaine
When silence won't be quiet
When silence won’t be quiet it’s time to lean against a tree Choose carefully Old is best for leaning Stay with me here— today, sequoia two thousand…
Feb 5 • Amrita Skye Blaine
You're Not a Blaine If You Don't Like Gravy
You’re Not a Blaine If You Don’t Like Gravy So I don’t belong. Puzzling and scary to my 3-foot-tall self Whose family do I belong to?
Feb 4 • Amrita Skye Blaine
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