Anna Vera’s Poems

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 [...]

Untouched, unfelt, unheard, unseen, Unlived, unlearned, unloved, unbeen, I’ve wandered lonely in the night. I’ve felt my footsteps turn in fright. I’ve cried out singing, to the stars. I’ve felt the light that beauty mars. Reddened rainbows in the sun Meant my worlds, and yet, not one. Shattered dreams about my feet; Shattered dreams incomplete. [...]