By Mike Turner The sun’s warm crimson rays Signal the end of day Cool dusk is gaining way At eventide Eventide Lay down your woes and cares And with a loved one share The calm and stilling air At eventide Eventide No longer need we toil To make our loose ends meet The simple needs … Continue reading Eventide
Afterglow
by Mike Turner Open window Admits the sun And cooling, gentle breeze Brushing across Our entwined limbs As we doze with languid ease Sated, relaxed Exertions spent Our yearning senses pleased Content, renewed As slumber comes With love’s passions appeased Mike Turner is a songwriter and poet living on the US Gulf Coast. He was … Continue reading Afterglow
And Yet, We Love
By Mike Turner Loveis to takethe essence of oneself And offer it upNaked, defenseless, vulnerableto another With faiththat it will be vouchsafed tenderly And lingering knowledgethat all may be lost And yetWe love Mike Turner is a songwriter and poet living on the US Gulf Coast. He was named Male Gospel Entertainer of the Year … Continue reading And Yet, We Love
The Last Time I Saw Paris
By Mike Turner The last time I saw Paris Spring had turned to rains At evening, lights like diamonds Lit the streets as my heart sang The last time I saw Paris I walked the Champs-Elysses Climbed up Le Eiffel Tower O’er all Paris to see The last time I saw Paris Notre Dame … Continue reading The Last Time I Saw Paris
Amnesia
By Mike Turner I do not remember my birth Nor the exquisite bliss that preceded it When my soul was contained Not by my physical body But by the essence Of all existence Combined As a part of Creation I will not remember my death When I leave this mortal shell And my soul is … Continue reading Amnesia
1st Place Springtime Contest: “A Flash of Blue” by Mike Turner
A flash of blue Just a hint In my peripheral vision As I gaze across my yard What have I seen If anything at all? Cobalt sky laced with white clouds? No, ‘twas more ephemeral Indigo cats-paw ripples Dappled with golden sunlight On the surface of the backyard pool? Nay, ‘twas more elusive There, again … Continue reading 1st Place Springtime Contest: “A Flash of Blue” by Mike Turner
Respite
By Mike Turner Wild bluebells grow On rolling field And sway in gentle breeze While gold sun’s glow Through cotton clouds Filters through rustling leaves Grass soft and green Lays as our floor Our roof the vaulting sky A moment’s rest From labor’s toils All seen in my mind’s eye Bio: Mike Turner … Continue reading Respite
Academy of the Heart And Mind 