The Autumn Springs

In summer, I want to radiate. I want to stand in closure of my wrongs, waving at them from a distance. I want to take the hand of my loves and dance, looking for them all in my tears, in the skies, my heart full, my chances taken, my satisfaction filled. Eyes for eyes. All things discovered.

A joyful glass casket.

A basket of fish.

In winter, I want to regret. I want to fall deep into my bed, hard, hardly feeling. I want to see the face of the cosmos shoot past me in my cold repose as I de-exist. I want my lament for life’s loss to motivate me to find them. I seek them out and rediscover them.

My sadness as motivator.

To enjoy them again.

Glint for glint; we will waltz to the music of rejoining, holding ourselves close. We will know, but nothing will be lost.



Originally published in the Antioch Voice, September, 2015.

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New Poem!

My latest poem can be found here: https://eclecticismgunfight.wordpress.com/

Enjoy!

Poetry Chapbook 5: Amare: Love and Adoration

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New Chapbook on 7/12!

Hello!

I am writing to inform you (any reader who stumbles upon this) that I have a new chapbook coming out tomorrow! Entitled, "Amare: Love and Adoration," this chapbook features many poems, poetry, and poetic ideas about love and loving, which explores many points of view, styles, emotions, and literary ideas. It will be $2.99 until further notice.

Stay tuned tomorrow for the direct link. Meanwhile, here's my Amazon author page, which has the rest of my poetry books: http://www.amazon.com/Shawn-Young/e/B01D03OYZU

Thanks!

Shawn Young

The Ant King

I just posted a new poem on my main blog.

"The Ant King" can be found here:

https://eclecticismgunfight.wordpress.com/2016/06/24/the-ant-king/

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New Amazon Feature

Now you can "preview" my works with just a click. Pretty cool feature.

Here's a sample from Chapbook 1:

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Greetings!

While this isn't my main blog, I'd like to think that -- as it grows -- I will have more reason to post original work here.

To put it differently, I refuse to clog up Google's search algorithm by posting identical content in two places on the internet.

So, for now, I simply must use this as a way to direct attention to my other blog posts and Amazon KDP books. Until I have more connections and followers here at Blogger, that is what this blog will be used for, as much as that bother me.

Thank you for understanding!

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More of my Amazon KDP books: http://www.amazon.com/Shawn-Young/e/B01D03OYZU

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