http://slow.writerscafe.org/Desertpool The original writings of author Alyssa en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1775995709 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Dearest, the hours idle slowly by,When your sweet apparition does naught but flicker in my mind's eye.And longing's sweet melody, how softly it whispers deep in my soul,T'would be nonsensical to chastise any number of sleepless hours it stole.For in a single virginal sheet of paper, could I .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Desertpool/508920/ Oh dearest love, seeds of love on me bestow,Those same seeds of revelation from your own depths that in me did you sew.My last remaining path, my besotted truth must I show.In your compassionate embrace, I am undone tonight.Long deceased memories wished I no longer fight,Rescued now, in a .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Desertpool/462164/  My memories trickle fast past beneath my feet.On my quiet bridge, dost I see them off in graceful replete.And so lovely a place is this, unethical be it to shed a single tear.And to no longer in anguish pine, this place dost to me endear.And for my love I chased away sinister dragons.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Desertpool/415810/ An open hand on her knees, her last possessions drowning in silent tears.A few aspirations and a fragile wish, she alone to face cold vast frontiers.But must she succumb to her fears?For would he take her hand and free her from imprisoning despair?To take a deeper look inside, would he aga.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Desertpool/364888/  Fare thee well fond kiss, alas you’ve left me.Cold disregard untoward my desperate cry, my warring plea.No kind words can you utter to lighten our sever.No sweet remembrances will you carry of me forever.Tis a wonder, have we ever loved so kindly?Had I truly loved so blindly?.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Desertpool/354182/  Commit to me an answer to my question, I pray.For endlessly upon my mind doest it weigh.Is it true you are what you eat?For if it is indeed true, it shall perform a most longed for feat.A sweet little bird to its love may it fly,Upon strong wings, even wind it shall defy.So if I .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Desertpool/346685/ Her hopes drip, trickling forlorn paths down her cheeks,Her lost dream deaf to her last desperate shrieks.A feast of weeks, Misery has made off her cold tears,While her limp hand begs for warmth, nary a once it appears.Against this cold wall, her back lays mercilessly bared,Her will's refl.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Desertpool/339487/    Close My EyesThe world passes as in silent picture frames,My heavy steps, my grief proclaims.Trees pass slowly, in a mocking drawl,Time turning its unfeeling attentions from my desperate call.My eyes wildly begging for a kind hand,A warm strength to pull me from t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Desertpool/308584/ Weeping trees dancing in china blue skies,Mischievous faeries settle down to the winds early cries.Brilliant oranges, reds and purples pierce blue blankets overhead,As little birds in high beds ask to be fed.Sleepy flowers stretch and yawn widely for the upcoming day,As little nymphs retir.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Desertpool/236508/ A glistening sheen blankets my brow, from nightmares I awake.Twisted dragons and sinister shadows, dark remembering dost cause me to shake.A ragged sigh torn from my trembling lips, A tear dashed away with unsteady fingertips.But with a kiss to my crown and a gentle squeeze, my dragons are s.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Desertpool/236093/ So many things I know are not as they seem.Yet never can I stall my tears flowing stream.Your words sink in like a fatal blow.Ah but that enticing look sinks lower my wicked beau.To ever hang upon your every commanded word,Oft is difficult you see, as my desires are much preferred.With t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Desertpool/234320/ Take me away love, love me true.Oh my, I never had a clue.You said I'd cry out for you,Before you were through.No no said I, this could never be true.But you grabbed me love, and loved me right.Seduced me, till no more could I fight.Captured was I, by an icy cold.Seized me away, my c.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Desertpool/234315/ Atop frigid waters and amidst the wintry mix.He gazes pointedly towards the ice, this spot he picks.Drill set to ice, he soon marks his hole.The cold he doesn’t mind, as long as he may use his stout pole.Such a long week it’s been, a longer month still.And it’s been a.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Desertpool/224915/  Alyssa Gandolfi Ay me, my soul dost fly.Shall I tell you why?Why my soul’s song repels,And my heart generously swells.Ah but the air is sweet tonight.And my but the stars shine so bright!Ay me, but I feel as though I could fly,As my eyes reflect my enamored sig.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Desertpool/210708/ If it be endeavors in the impossible you wish to start,I pray you follow your heart.You’ll be guided by magical wings,And discover what wondrous things life brings.But if you find you’ve wandered wide and far,And your tired and lost, till your groping for a guiding star.One.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Desertpool/210659/   Alyssa Gandolfi I know somewhere out there, there is someone for me,So I shall take to my knees, and to heaven I’ll send my humble plea.I’ll pray for a handsome man with large hands gentled with love.Who among most things and desires, shall place me above... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Desertpool/210639/ Let me be your wings,Everyday I’ll take you higher, till your heart sings.Let me be your dearest,Against Romeo and Juliet, our love shall prove severest.Let me be your sun,I’ll keep you from darkness, unto every shadow my rays shall run.Let me be your dreams,And each nigh.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Desertpool/210575/ Don’t fret the last place you’ve see me lay.I’ll be by your side, this I swear, I’ll never sway.This shan’t be our farewell, don’t bid me goodbye,When you feel lonely just turn your face towards the sky.For I shall be the one wind that caresses your face.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Desertpool/210496/ I’ll tell ye a tale of a heartrending demise.All ye need do is gaze into my troubled eyes.But first, shipwreck your soul in a black torrent sea,Listen to the mournful wailing of a yarn that happened to me.And sink ye lower in my haunted waters, feel the icy hand upon your lung.From.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Desertpool/205358/ A soft shiver, but then she shivers no more.And a warm blanket donned be not what she ceases for.Heat raised up suddenly high,Also be not the reason she utters a contented sigh.Staring about, you look for the cause to her knowing smile.Look you no further than the place she lay, as her c.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Desertpool/205000/ Through closed eyes I study your face.Tracing your every valley's shadowy place.A hundred dozen times or so this ritual's count.Mind of my heart may I never surmount.Oh but never before had I courage for you to know this;Many a time I'd try, but oft my silence always persists.Silences re.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Desertpool/204966/ I tried to send my voice to you,But the wind was stronger.As it floated past you, you accused me of loving you no longer.I tried to voice my love for you,But your pain was louder.Your denial crumbling my fragile heart to powder.I tried to touch your troubled heart,But your scars ran .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Desertpool/204900/ A shaky breath, white on the cold night air;From parted lips, crimson red and trembling, panting so fair.Her chest rising and falling from this great force;Her legs gone numb and shaky, but strong through her passion.Her eyes flutter shut in a most becoming fashion.A cool breeze most .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Desertpool/204816/ Locks of crimson, and black as coal.Fair and bright, all behold.Senses all, from dusk till dawn.Softly floating, with a haunting song.She'll draw you there, and hold you tight.Spinning and weaving, Cunning tales of love and night.Gliding along, she'll bring you there.Among meadows an.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Desertpool/204805/ Feel me love,let touch be your sight.For in velvet darkness, A dim candle our only light.Breath mingling, may it twine.The shared whispering of your soul and mine.In the firelight, glistening bodies be one.This excuisite joining, may it never be done.Blinding need, will it never be eno.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Desertpool/204801/ In the depths of my deep heart,Where layers weave a mysterious work of art.Theres more here than meets the eye,As unshed tears weep tales in a weary cry.Stone cold walls drawn high and sound;My previous weakness, my vulnerabilities harshly inbound.Still a beauty so soft and majestic lurk.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Desertpool/204795/ Feelings of joy and hope, they come by the ton.But none so grand a feeling as when we fade to one.Many an a award, lustrous and noble I've won.But none so fair and glorious as when we fade to one.Many a knight hath try to win me so, armor glistening in the sun.But none with grandeur and ca.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Desertpool/204792/ How you hop about my sweet little blue jay.When your sweetheart you've flown from is so very far away.As you twitter about do you think of her?When everywhere she turns images of you do stir.As you do your jobs about your day,Your little lady longs for the time she may see you, though she .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Desertpool/191303/ Discard this shell, this pale veil.Toss voices of innocence, follow this viperous trail.This crimson voice, long hidden and suppressed,Righteous voices he has so greedily divest.New feelings of love, lust and fidelity thrust upon this young soul.Emotion, agression and jealousy; must learn .. 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