Poems from Jordan Dean
Alotau is like a mirage; floating, dream-like
Blues and grays mingling
Soft, vaporous mists lifting from the Pacific Ocean
Modern buildings...
You meant so much to me
And I built my world around you
You were that crystal light
That makes me see in the darkest night
I didn’t know...
Love is a single, scarlet rose
It brings momentary beauty with its blossom
The dampness of its petals from dewdrops
Are like tears and...
Lingering like a tattoo
On my neck,
Very red and sore but
Envied by unlucky folks
Because this tattoo
Is a souvenir from
The sacred moments...
Among the roses that blossomed
You sent out the sweetest scent
Drawing me to you
Like a bee in search for nectar.
My heart is a prisoner
Of...