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14- Down to Earth

Yeah, I went back to Earth. I don’t know why, there’s very little to use for magic there. There used to be, according to some old demons and monsters. But all the roads and cars and cities and

Posted byjordynsaelorAugust 10, 2024Posted inLandscape of a Heart, poetryTags:earth, fantasy, home, magic, outback, poem, poet, poetry, short story, time, welcome home, witch, writingLeave a comment on 14- Down to Earth

Blight Reaper

Sliptide’s sleeping lover dozed in the den, yet mud from hundreds of years of monsoons had nearly closed the opening. I didn’t unblock it, though, since she still had several thousand

Posted byjordynsaelorAugust 8, 2024Posted inLandscape of a Heart, poetryTags:ancient, dragon, fantasy, free form poem, guilt, memory, poem, poet, poetry, short story, time, witch, writingLeave a comment on Blight Reaper

sow chaos

I stayed until the night’s life left my wrinkled skin and white hair as old as ever, but I was so scared to check if Sliptide got her memories back that of course I punished myself by tracking her down

Posted byjordynsaelorAugust 6, 2024Posted inLandscape of a Heart, poetryTags:ancient, dragon, fantasy, free form poem, immortal, memory, poem, poet, poetry, short story, time, witch, writingLeave a comment on sow chaos

Sha la la la

If I shapeshifted to a tree, I’d have to make sure I kept my human brain in there–fed well enough to maintain functionality–so I’d have the presence of mind to shapeshift back. If I wanted to

Posted byjordynsaelorJuly 30, 2024Posted inLandscape of a Heart, poetryTags:cast out, emotion, free form poem, free verse, goddess, poem, poet, poetry, presence of mind, shapeshifting, short story, thought, writingLeave a comment on Sha la la la

tear me down

I saw Sliptide again. Touched her tail like skin-to-skin contact would tell me what she’d think of me if I somehow released memories into her. But she just

Posted byjordynsaelorJuly 25, 2024Posted inLandscape of a Heart, poetryTags:astral realm, dragon, free form poem, free verse, immortality, lover, memory, poem, poet, poetry, short story, witch, writingLeave a comment on tear me down

12- do you think

do you think there’s a league of mindless immortal dragons advocating for their rights (answer: unknown) Do you think it’s easier to return to the astral plane while gutted on

Posted byjordynsaelorJuly 23, 2024Posted inLandscape of a Heart, poetryTags:apology, forgiveness, forgotten, free form poem, guilt, life lessons, memories, poem, poet, poetry, question and answer, reflection, shameLeave a comment on 12- do you think

HArvest

The night went searching for my body to physically crush me but inside its maw I went too and with closeness, the link between muscle and memory met like magnets

Posted byjordynsaelorJuly 20, 2024Posted inLandscape of a Heart, poetryTags:dragon memories, free form poem, jealousy, magic, memory, night, poem, poet, poetry, rune, short story, witch, you clouded all plansLeave a comment on HArvest

REmemory

In the memory, you sit on a silver egg. It’s as round as you are tall, and your fur-lined shoe fits on one of its beige polka dots. Your hair’s black and

Posted byjordynsaelorJuly 17, 2024Posted inLandscape of a Heart, poetryTags:dragon, free form poem, heartache, heartbreak, jealousy, loss, memory, night, poem, poet, poetry, witch, writingLeave a comment on REmemory

AFter a FAshion

I found you, after a fashion. I found the memory of a dragon who found you, sixteen years through witch school, less than half her way toward graduation (if it took

Posted byjordynsaelorJuly 13, 2024Posted inLandscape of a Heart, poetryTags:free form poem, heartache, heartbreak, loss, memory, night, poem, poet, poetry, strings of fate, truth and lies, witch, writingLeave a comment on AFter a FAshion

hunting & in the astral

hunting ingredients I’d already gathered took half as long the second time though I did have to find another fish with eyeballs big

Posted byjordynsaelorJuly 9, 2024Posted inLandscape of a Heart, poetryTags:astral realm, dragon, emotion, mind, night, novel in verse, perspective, poem, poet, short story, spell, verse novel, witchLeave a comment on hunting & in the astral

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