http://slow.writerscafe.org/mnelson The original writings of author Maddi en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776098161 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 To think that IRegarded youA sister - thisIs my great shame.A safehouse setOn shifting sand,A slinking snake That coils to strike.A shapeshifterWith shrouded faceAnd hands that mendBefore they break.You shed your skin,I ran and hid, cried,“Fraud!” but none wouldHeed my warning.Now in the.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mnelson/1108920/ O queen of dreamings, mad Queen Mab, depart,And visit me no more. I grow wearyOf dreams that rend these plastered walls -- my heart --Of reminders of long wand’rings dreary.Let not your carriage-bells be heard tonight,Nor beating of your wings. Dreamless, I’ll sleep.You’ll not the .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mnelson/1047592/ I wish that I had grown up by the sea, That storm-tossed waves had been my lullabye. Those billows would have taught me to be free, And from the sea-birds I’d have learned to fly. I might have watched the sailboats drift along And known they housed some captain’s scurvy crew. I might hav.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mnelson/1047022/ Parody of Robert Browning's "Love Among the Ruins" http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mnelson/1047019/ You say you want to find me and be free. Then you know, strung-out seeker, where to go:Go where the mountaintops and looming treesChoke back the pregnant firmament - but no,I know you wouldn’t want to venture hereAnd scale my hill, the last wild place on EarthWhere none could shield you from t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mnelson/1046856/