Poem Tag : peace

A Scent of Coriander

Published on Sat, 10^th Oct 2026 at 23:34

by William Troup

A scent of coriander weaves the air with flower hearts; ones that still yearn for peace, but only a mumble, it seems. Their dreams beguile the rosemary, whose petals have learned to fly, to stand with her distant siblings and pray for the world to try.
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Chess

Published on Tue, 25^th Aug 2026 at 01:00

by William Troup

And said I that my heart is cold, and said I that my voice is old, as earnest fires all but die; this path is bare in recreant proof. And said I that my soul is dead, and said I that my mind is dread, as hawthorns pierce the final beats; this garden is replete with
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Heart at Play

Published on Mon, 20^th Apr 2026 at 22:02

by William Troup

Heart at play; gambolled away to beseech the day where we shall stay! On petal dreams, we lay in silence; a blissful stream did bring us thirst, yet not the first, as home flailed away with the wind. Heart at play; betroved away to
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The Summit

Published on Mon, 11^th Aug 2025 at 23:27

by William Troup

Whether or not I will reach the summit, my desires still speak in soft, berry-shaped tones; a morass path of which I cannot recall, awaits for me in the appalachian springs, and renders a song that would leave the hummingbirds in awe; will my heart feel peace
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