http://slow.writerscafe.org/dfwigley The original writings of author DfWigley en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776096798 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Once, a long time agoIn a walled garden, there grewThe most wondrous bloom,A blood red rose. People came from far and wideTo gaze upon the bloom.The gardener was pleased to show offHis prize, its beauty emanatingFrom deep within. The wind whi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dfwigley/820213/ Is there any news of my son John?Enlisted, off to the war he has goneSomewhere at the front we are toldSo smart in his uniform, brave and bold. He’d be twenty one now, still just a boyOur only child, our dear our joyIt’s been three years and still no .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dfwigley/820204/ At the onsetOf winterAnd rain lashes the windows Of your soul;Think of me. When the wind blowsA golden confetti of leavesAcross cold Patient leather streetsThink of me As the sky drawsThe perfect sunset,Oranges and redsThink o.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dfwigley/819802/ I am not looking for answersWhen I look at youWith wondrous eyesJust stories. Tell me againOf when you were a child.Remembering the love of your fatherA country gentleman,Who adored you so much.With arms outstretched you ran to himAnd in those arm.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dfwigley/819797/ Returning homewardonce more,I looked across the seaand watched seagulls flyingabove silver dancing waters.I stood on the beachof my solitude,the spray smarts my eyeswetting my cheeks with tears.The breaking wavesprotecting me from the silence.A breeze blows across the san.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dfwigley/819223/ Hail to thee, O ancients pastThe symbol of our rites dost cast.And people in the forest seen,Who worship the sacred evergreen. Hail to thee, the majestic BeechOur prayers O hear, we do impeachFor our oath to you have swornAnd dance until the light of dawn.&nb.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dfwigley/819221/ Her eyes are wild In the confine of cagesShe wins like a childAnd she talks for ages She’ll stab you with wordsAnd cut you with glancesShe cares for the birdsBut she’ll shun your advances She talks of sereneAnd her past romancesHo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dfwigley/819212/ Let’s not forgetThat I love youAnd that I have always loved you.Since the beginning of timeOur love was thereGrowing, evolving. From embers it beganFrom fire its phoenix Rose up,Into the vast  darknessOf an unknown universe. Fr.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dfwigley/818794/ We awaketo catch the morning sunlightbreaking through netted windowscreating dappled shadowsacross the bedroom floor.With the nights tusslesstill in her hair,and stirring from hervelvet slumbersleepily, she opens her brown eyes.Gently a smilecaresses her lipsand wrinkles .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dfwigley/818752/ Lets runthrough the long shadowswhere tall fingers of treesreach to touch the nights sky. Walk with me thennot speaking,letting the night tell our stories,we shall be as the owl �"assassins in the darkness,almost heroes.   &nbsp.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dfwigley/818743/