mattmflanders
Junior Member

Joined: May 2023 Last seen: 7 months ago

Submitted Poems 4 total

Homesick I set out on the road again, to the twists of the bidden way, where the trees bend and the forks end in the wrath of a crooked fray; where the crows sigh and the wolves reply in a savage hunting tune, while the heinous shades of the wild wood... – *by Matthew Flanders*	414 Views added 1 year ago	Rating
Silver Sliver How is it that a night should be so loved? That is what I do not know: how the yellow button should unbutton and disrobe, how the bluish, whitish cold of that softer orb makes me sweat. How should I understand when lovers stand, face to moonlit... – *by Matthew Flanders*	63 Views added 11 months ago	Rating
Deformed This, my half-full glass, my half-formed thought it was deformed, I should think, and something more but I could not dare to think it through, I do not want to see it true. It frightens me, my thoughts, the ones I cannot speak. I try to-- ... – *by Matthew Flanders*	26 Views added 1 year ago	Rating
The Sailor For My Miscarried Child: The Sailor has set out today, the one I’ve known a few weeks time. “I must be on,” the Sailor cried, “my fate belongs to foam and brine.” An ache of chords resounds your flight, with tears you quiet leave. No one else... – *by Matthew Flanders*	63 Views added 1 year ago	Rating

	I enjoyed the mystery and I thought this piece was quite exciting. 7 months ago	View
	I enjoyed the mystery and I thought this piece was quite exciting. 7 months ago	View
	This poem actually drew me into it, both aesthetically and as something to contend with. I enjoyed thinking about this poem and it was the one I felt myself returning to. This is why I voted for it. Good work. more » 10 months ago	View
	This was a wholesome poem and I enjoyed reading it. I like that it was not filled with eroticism or hyper-romanticism, but the mature reminscing of a memory. 1 year ago	View
	The selection of poems this month was very impressive. I look forward to seeing next month's submissions as well. A wide variety of styles and topics is always fun to read. 1 year ago	View