A Fantasy Sonnet He watched her through the trees as she bathed.Beautiful slave of an evil king.He desire to take her to his mountain cave,to hold her tight and hear her sing. She loved that he was watching her,forbidden hope making her ache.She looked all around, just to be sure.If caught, they could be burnedContinue reading “Forbidden Fruit”
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Freedom in Poetry
Be free When I was young, poetry was some weird thing that made no sense. Something we were forced to read, and equally forced to explain and embrace. The English teacher telling me to obey the rules and follow the forms or it was wrong. Poetry was rhyme and contrived to create something that suckedContinue reading “Freedom in Poetry”
Money Destroys The World
The love of money is the root of all evil. When you look at history it should be obvious that the rich and powerful have destroyed people and the creation from the dawn of time. People who believe in the divine right of kings. People who have a desire to control others. People who cannotContinue reading “Money Destroys The World”
In Colors
A Kimo Poem As Oaks standing firm through cold autumn rain, Our past in leaves flutter down, Feeding growth; in colors. Bio: Chris Bunton is a writer, poet and blogger from Southern Illinois. He has published in several magazines, and has written a poetry eBook called “Against the Man” and an Addiction Recovery eBook calledContinue reading “In Colors”
I Never Knew
What I Was Missing I never knew, the hole I had,till I found you. A memory,from childhood,of your joy. Running the fieldsSplashing the creeksChasing the cats. And the quiet times;when you just sitnext to my soul. Smarter than they say,sweet little guy.So full of life. My funny buddy,loving hims a treat;while scratching his back. When IContinue reading “I Never Knew”
That Butterfly Life
I’ll Fly Away This miserable world,Where loved ones lie. Where the innocent suffers,And the good ones die. Where hunger hurts,And the body aches. Where sadness prevails,And fear takes control. We crawl through this plane,Like a worm on a leaf. Consuming more and more,And wasting away. Till we sleep in darkness,A worthless death. To awake one-day, ChangedContinue reading “That Butterfly Life”
Falling Dust
Fantasy Poem by Chris Bunton Falling from abovesparkles of the moonglittering aroundin glowing soft lightmoon dust fills the sky. Drifting, FallingFaeries gatherfloating on wingin the minds eye. To their kingthey returnbaskets heaped. The moonis full Shine Down It floatslike snow. Dwarven crewsfilling globeslighting mines With low moon glowWhile Elven gladesglisten silverMagick to sow Moon dustContinue reading “Falling Dust”
True Mythology
Speculation by Chris Bunton It’s been my belief for a while now that a lot of what has been deemed “mythology”, is in fact history. I think that what happens is that the oral history becomes corrupted, and that one must look at what is actually being said. It’s like the old game where aContinue reading “True Mythology”