A Wasted Life

Today I will be sharing a poem I wrote about a surreal day I had once.  I recorded it and Turkish Acidplanet artist, mumu mixed it into her music. This poem is included in "Shadows on the Carpet III" - 'Condemned' section.

A Wasted Life audio

A Wasted Life

photo by AVR

Dusty letters caressed as ribbons cascade

A few photos with frayed edges

These he cherishes more

Than his wife or mistresses

Books from the shelves strewn about in a rage

Locket of hair nowhere to be found

Groveling on the floor

The imposter is dethroned

The adult male petulant, whiny - eyes crazed

In front of his mistress he kisses

The woman he’s longed for

Over whom he obsesses

He exits in an alcohol induced haze

No respite from this reign of pain

Tears cause him to roar

The years are lost in the rain

© 2006 – Alice Vedral Rivera

Snapshot in Time

I have received the proof of "Shadows on the Carpet II" and need to make just 1 small adjustment.  While I do that, I will share 'Snapshot in Time' from the Torment section of the book along with the photograph that inspired it.  The photo was taken by my photographer friend, Michaela Varekova.

Snapshot in Time

photo by Michaela Varekova

Nature’s cruel

Parody

Of her life

Kodachrome

Excerpt from

Her journal

Above pale

Gold lit high

Strung wires

A gray and

Angry sky

Spilling blood

© Alice Vedral Rivera - 2008

Just Another Day

While I am waiting for approval for the 'Shadows on the Carpet II' book cover & manuscript, I will share one of the poems from the Fallen section including a link to the audio version.

Just Another Day audio 

JUST ANOTHER DAY

Drawing by AVR

Deeply distraught

Her soul in distress

She shares herself with

Him in as many

Ways as possible

Within time constraints

Of parameters

Chosen by them both

She realizes

The futility

Because it is not

Enough and she knows

It cannot be any

Other way - forced

By circumstances

Beyond her control

As he - oblivious

Unknowingly sticks

Daggers into her

Heart and twists them

© Alice Vedral Rivera  - 2006

T. Collection approved for printing

Finished adjusting the cover and uploaded the tweaked interior and cover for approval.  Approved for printing!  Now to proof read it online again and order a proof copy to see if the formatting needs to be adjusted more.
 

Project Priority - The T. Collection

I have decided to make the 'T. Collection - A Retrospective' project a priority above the 'Shadows on the Carpet' at this time.  I have been sitting on the 15 poems in this series for a long time looking for someone to illustrate it for next to zero money as I have been on a shoestring budget and my efforts to raise money via Fund Anything for 'Shadows' fell flat. 

I am tapping into my own creativity and creating 'photo art' to go with the poems because I have specific images in mind to go with most of the poems.  My writers' group authors are using Create Space (Amazon)  to self publish their novels and have encouraged me to use that resource as well.  I don't know how well it will work for poetry, but they do mention poetry in their publishing info and images as well.

Soooo..........  let me share 'Marigolds' with you now.  There is an audio version of it as well for those that are interested - link provided - click here

MARIGOLDS

photo art by AVR

When I see marigolds

I remember the time

We strolled down the alley

Hand in hand

Stopping to kiss

You stooped down

Picked some marigolds

Gave them to me

A sign of your love

And then I get

A flashback

Of the pain

On your face

As I walked

Out of your life

Not knowing then

It would be forever