http://slow.writerscafe.org/smdavis The original writings of author SM Davis en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1775964332 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 a story of friendship. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/smdavis/3120916/ an exercise in thought, returning to a place that once felt like home. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/smdavis/2963878/ Gratify oh spiritby way of mine eyesthe wretched wonder that may never touch my mind but sear my soul.Doubt pervadeswhile hope abounds that not one but all may know not the cost but the value of thine freedom. May it yet and ever be. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/smdavis/2771104/ Thisday, this year, this season…a flash of woeful days makes linger a depth of feeling undefined.Misted days of reminiscent ways faroutshine the  practiced   imperfectionsof sovereigns’ demined fancy.Now but a caldron drained , a reliquary of w.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/smdavis/2163102/ Is it fateor karma that punishes me?Distractedgambles of intended meetingsbegin with a lapse in distance but end in amomentary ease to my soul that suffers for you…the one I cannot have.  Is it psychology or destiny that teases me?Howeasy it is to convince myself that I a.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/smdavis/1970529/ yesterdays are a playground for the muse... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/smdavis/1963261/ Dance with me until tomorrow meets the skyand unspoken words reach into distant then Lay with me untilunkissed lips are pursedwith wistful words we hope but dare not sayFloat with me above themountains mistedwith the dew of daisies and dusted with light.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/smdavis/1938905/ Layde's final piece. 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Je vous reme http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/smdavis/1886567/ Reminiscing. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/smdavis/1885774/ A smile brought by reminiscence. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/smdavis/1705136/ Time passes like the echoes that whisper while walking down an empty corridorA deep sigh signifies a deeper understandingthat a richer course lies aheadMemories that once caused painare now warm droplets upon the face of timeand again a sigh...that brings warmth, not iceand the comfort of knowi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/smdavis/1488877/ Innocence shudders at the edge of a chasmthat crumbles a width across eternitywhispers of shattered dreams an illusionas veracity’s lyric shows sincereanchored by silk illusions and concrete scarsweathered resistance and rays of brightnessyester and century days pass bya flash .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/smdavis/1256948/ Just whispers. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/smdavis/1164771/ "your words torment me" http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/smdavis/1161464/ "Càit' a bheil thu"Words once had meaningnever heard again...Like fancy a curryor have a Mike MurrayOr Harry...Or Bob...Oh f**k this s**t!Tell him.......the words are stuck...right there.......you remember...there...oh yes...there...NO...not there......don't go there....millenia would be too .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/smdavis/1160891/ I saw you today...for the first time in forever's moon.Reflections on the waves of yesterdayset fire to my heart as they magnified. Sensations, like rays upon a looking glass,seared the surface of my soul. I closed my eyes…memories sweet churned bitter&hel.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/smdavis/813342/ on the heels of his dream...please read...and know... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/smdavis/813141/ May I be so bold? Il m'appelle à l'ouest de la lune http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/smdavis/786498/  Tangerine bitter salavatemouth puckers WAIT Scent of debateecstacy hoversTRANSLATE Tantillate and hesitatearomatic teaseEXASPERATE senses elevateabandon eminent ANTICIPATE a breath too latedesire exposed CANNOT WAIT.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/smdavis/785504/ Angry eyebrows furrowed in the statement "I lost time!"  I listened and quietly whispered  "breathe, just breathe."  He walked away, and I stayed behind, waiting for that moment that he sees through the wall of all that seems real, the place where time stands still, and sees me. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/smdavis/749097/ As the breath quickly escapes these pursed lipswords whirl in my mind without escapeI wonder...I wish...I want...each deny this voice chanceWhen the wind blows and the leaves of the willow movethe ripples in a drop of rain shiverand the silent sounds of my mind whisperno sound escapes beingthe only .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/smdavis/688580/   Dust feather plucked and dunked in crimson flecked with the gold of foolstouches virgin linen stripped and stretched and prodded and seamedas with eyes closed the scene singed behind them into psychic waters of the heartI breathe and paint...Ocean view of horses riding in the wh.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/smdavis/625464/ much in the same style as "When I was Fair and Young" by Queen Elizabeth I. 1572 A.D. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/smdavis/619264/ daydreaming... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/smdavis/618790/ The rocking chair speaks a language of softness and knowing as she watches love come to life on a canvas.  His eyes so far away and yet more present now than ever.  The wind whispers through the mint and juniper leaving their signature in her hair.  She sighs, knowing that he may be t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/smdavis/577056/ grieving the loss of a friend... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/smdavis/545491/ His mother...the matriarch has asked me to deliver a eulogy that would honor her son...an honor I do not deserve...I only hope that it will comfort bring... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/smdavis/545150/ Escape my lips doth a whisper to sigh a fortnight cometh still as lie doth mine heartin waitPassion moon be not mine this evenor exist a kiss that comfort giveththis night or otherSolitude a bedfellow be for this soulcalled mine which doth within thisstoned brick lieSilence doth comfort give forthat.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/smdavis/537570/ Just thoughts... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/smdavis/533779/ for our company newsletter....would love your comments... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/smdavis/507584/ no idea.... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/smdavis/497709/ or Knight perhaps... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/smdavis/492307/  I saw her today... her head shines like frosted pearlsI want to ride her til she drips honey and my legs quiver in exhaustMeek and mildstrong and wildher stretched leathercausing painthey will yearn liquid freedom the returnI will ride her like the windand she will carry me to.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/smdavis/487809/ not sure what this is...it woke me up and had to write... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/smdavis/487565/ Each one that comes and walks through the doorsdoes so through the fog of the moorsthe cracks, rather chasms are wide and deeppain and judgement the fog I see seepthrough flesh and soul and bone and tearsand keeps them from speaking of their fearsHope is the comforter dispelling t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/smdavis/484738/ I am here now, standing in the lobby under the chandelier.   The antique love seat is beckoning to me, yet painfully prevalent is the dichotomy.  I stand here thinking of you and the wonderment that we two may experience and still, I am here...alone.  I must not forget .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/smdavis/479578/ Vastness long penetratesthe silent voice that resonatesthrough the slow and closing distanceand the path of least resistanceshrewd yet wanted expertiseconvolutes innocent needsthat we two no longer shareyet immaculately muddled carebearing weight centuries longin passion’s tent we meet un.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/smdavis/479251/ Thoughts penetrate the fog of distant nowreaching ... farther... into instant thenseeking beyond the salted mists that steamfrom the heated torrent of tears falling...Not hearing, rather seeing his voice calling...I chase the wind.  http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/smdavis/475392/ Oh were it that I would look upon words,my lover, and make them my own…Here stand I upon the cliff of such blisswith not enough daring to jumpor fall…Rather trip, solid in mindful happenstance that sails upon the winds of time yetstill, without wings, watching….. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/smdavis/457366/ 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An impracticable separation.  A dowry of blood and tears.P.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/smdavis/447614/ Words float on the wings of mist overpasts of  Avalon and yet still distant fartherunder chiffon walls of crimson and nectaras baited notes pass bytoes elevated above drops of passion and fervor thatfall from lips that never speakwaltzing through time-.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/smdavis/440034/ I've been gone so long I've forgotten howto send a note to a friend just nowMy smile hasn't been used for a whilebut I've found that it still has that styleI've still the same old husky voicetoday someone called it unique...their choiceof words caught me off guard for a bitbut in the.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/smdavis/417842/ Zephyr of Connemara A gentle breeze whispers bygone wordsover and above the gentled waters graylaying waste to the powered days of yesterGaelic reverie  Woeful sighs exhausted into the breezesing wordless sonnets meant for onewho heeds the connotation of its piercing so.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/smdavis/417773/ Sparked by so many things...but mainly a review from "Creepy" on Strength...and a poem I reviewed today ...Not sure what to call it....so I called it a poem because I am moved... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/smdavis/417424/ If it was today...would your eyes still sparklefor the moments we sharedand your lips quiveras we parted at dawn?would your arms achein thoughts of my absence and the words in your voicehold their tender kiss?If it was today...would your skin still burnat the sound of m.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/smdavis/410783/