She lay back into the plush green of the meadow with lids closed she turned her face to the warming embrace of our radiant star hands… Read more “Transmogrify…”
Author: Eric
Writer/Plumber/Poet/Father/Gentleman/Romantic
We, the broken – Eric Syrdal
Hundreds of gallons Of water Rumble and crush against My feet Standing here I feel the sands Pulling at my skin Downwards Ever downwards To drown the… Read more “We, the broken – Eric Syrdal”
Cartography…
She looked again but she could not find her not on this scraped and scribbled parchment not here among the faint ink lines that denoted landscapes long… Read more “Cartography…”
Ally…
when I first met her it was on the road to our homeland the sun shone bright and the birds sang praises to the gods she and… Read more “Ally…”
I Knew My Heart…Eric Syrdal
I knew my heart when boys were boys and making her cry meant you liked her I knew my heart when concrete met flesh misjudged that… Read more “I Knew My Heart…Eric Syrdal”
Brute – Eric Syrdal
This is something I need to write while the fire of anger is in my heart In these later years of my life I have learned to… Read more “Brute – Eric Syrdal”
Lithograph…- Eric Syrdal
Near the hollow Where the babbling brook plays Where willows bow their shaggy helms juniper kneels to holly And oaks remove their crowns There lived a… Read more “Lithograph…- Eric Syrdal”
Shieldmaiden…
Her eyes are painted with porcelain bravery bravado and battlefield-hardened she wields her weapons sarcastic razor-edged wit impenetrable oaken confidence guarding her breast all the ambition… Read more “Shieldmaiden…”
Introducing Eric Syrdal: Ariadne…
I have seen her The Aegean sea in her hair Her warm skin kissed in the Mediterranean sun Her supple hands that spun the crimson thread that… Read more “Introducing Eric Syrdal: Ariadne…”
Whisper and the Roar 