Anna Vera’s Poems

When I was very young I knew The songs I’d sung, The color blue. I lived to love. I lived to write. I looked above Into the night. I would part The winds, and pass… And my heart Was made of glass. My face was pale But filled with fire. My feet were frail, But [...]

Fifty-five years ago Under the sea, A long-lost companion, Remembering me, Glanced over her shoulder, And murmured a sigh. The water grew colder. She saw the sky. She saw breath in my heart, And she took in her tail, Swam to the surface And searched for a sail A ship she remembered For eight thousand [...]

I have a quiet dream I keep inside of me, I found it in a stream That glitters through the trees. And when I make a promise To set somebody free, And then I frighten them away, My dream still stays with me. I have little dream… Its warm and blue and bright, And when [...]

I stand alone Beside the sea. I watch the winds Who follow me. Stars are silent In my heart, And the whole world Stands apart. I sing softly To myself, Humming elf songs From the shelf. People glance at Me and frown, Puzzled, frightened. I look down. People pass me By and they Cannot grasp [...]

Dance with me inside a dream Where red-tipped shadows play. Sit with me beside a stream Where silver birches sway In that same breeze that breathes across Black jagged mountain rock, But if you feel compelled to tell Me promises, don’t talk. Lie with me beneath the sky While midnight wears away, Watching shooting stars [...]