tara caribou
poetry & short story author – artist & nature lover
Tag: Book Excerpts
Forty Years
Your name rests upon my lipsGentle and delicateAnd completely at homeBreathing out, you become a whisperBreathing in, you intoxicate meWhispers and heady rushes cascadeAcross my skinI’ve become alive and realSwallowing you, my belly swellsFor you are my manna and sweet honeyI am completely satisfied… Continue Reading “Forty Years”
Cracked Obsidian (life and death of a volcano)
What started as wild molten nights of passion quickly cooled to black flows of cracked obsidian ERUPTIONS It began with sweet lyrics Staying up far too late Everything she wanted to hear Flowing forth from his saccharine lips (The same ones she loved to… Continue Reading “Cracked Obsidian (life and death of a volcano)”
Satellite
dark empty spacescold and aloneancient radio waves and statictime is meaninglessout amongst the stars moving, drawn forwardor is it backwarda satellite, a cometorbiting far and widebut always drawn to you I keep my face ever towards youshine on methe only good thing I havesmallest… Continue Reading “Satellite”
Stockholm
your teeth tore at my throat as my legs wrapped around your waist gripped you tight they were covered in half-healed crescent-moons themselves amongst a backdrop of purple bruises my screams silenced became moans and whimpers lifting your snarling face to mine your eyes… Continue Reading “Stockholm”
General Goings-On (status update)
Well, I was thinking I should update you on what’s going on at Raw Earth Ink. First I want to start by saying: THANK YOU!! Yes, you, dear reader, for stopping by and making my words a part of your day. I am continually… Continue Reading “General Goings-On (status update)”
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