Tumblr (3.0; @michelleardanza)http://michelleardanza.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3f774566157127d7b426364ef6790f3f/tumblr_mjgq51ITGa1rn8frao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p>Pacific Coast II (by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/eddieobryan/5205752707/in/photostream/">Eddie O’Bryan</a>)</p> </blockquote> <p>“And I will die all alone”</p>http://michelleardanza.tumblr.com/post/45176427135http://michelleardanza.tumblr.com/post/45176427135Tue, 12 Mar 2013 02:55:42 -0400<p>We lived</p> <p>In the shadows in the </p> <p>in between</p> <p><span> Bright eyed</span></p> <p>17, and your hands are like treasure</p> <p>Hunters roaming for Emeralds</p> <p></p> <p>Which you found by the time I was</p> <p>18 and in love</p> <p>Warm skin</p> <p></p> <p>Wet lips a Hummingbird&#8217;s </p> <p>Heart beat</p> <p></p> <p>I was your New York Style Strip Steak Medium</p> <p>Rare</p> <p>Your morphine drip, drip</p> <p></p> <p>Drip.</p> <p>Numb 20 with Switzerland</p> <p></p> <p>Jaded 22 at the Berlin</p> <p>Wall and you&#8217;re in love with</p> <p>Someone Else</p> <p></p> <p></p>http://michelleardanza.tumblr.com/post/44774313786http://michelleardanza.tumblr.com/post/44774313786Thu, 07 Mar 2013 03:33:00 -0500PoetryLoveSwitzerlandsubmission<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnj3d3JJnl1qzx4lxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Stay with me</p>http://michelleardanza.tumblr.com/post/44773659456http://michelleardanza.tumblr.com/post/44773659456Thu, 07 Mar 2013 03:09:19 -0500<p>As we sleep</p> <p>Cosmic fires fizzle to embers and </p> <p>Sun kisses Nocturnal Affairs </p> <p>Goodbye.</p> <p>He lingers o<span>n </span></p> <p><span>Rice paper eyelids </span></p> <p><span>To receive </span></p> <p>Morning hymns, chants, worships</p> <p>(Surya)</p> <p>Never as alluring as</p> <p>(Ratri)</p> <p>But quite as responsible for </p> <p>The damp smelling green  </p> <p>On the other side of the </p> <p>Cellar Door</p>http://michelleardanza.tumblr.com/post/44229726871http://michelleardanza.tumblr.com/post/44229726871Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:41:00 -0500PoetryHinduSurya's KissSuryaRatriCellar Doorsubmission<p>Owl blinks twice at sunrise</p> <p>In the presence of mountains,</p> <p>Eternal faces of faith.</p>http://michelleardanza.tumblr.com/post/44228708012http://michelleardanza.tumblr.com/post/44228708012Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:23:00 -0500OwlMountainFaithPoetrysubmission<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdhjgk8iNk1qzsrupo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://michelleardanza.tumblr.com/post/44228410418http://michelleardanza.tumblr.com/post/44228410418Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:17:55 -0500<p><img alt="Straight Owlin" height="200" src="http://data.whicdn.com/images/53127997/cute-eyes-lovely-owl-Favim.com-635877_thumb.jpg" width="240"/></p>http://michelleardanza.tumblr.com/post/44209778429http://michelleardanza.tumblr.com/post/44209778429Thu, 28 Feb 2013 04:28:33 -0500<p>Submerged in  </p> <p>Glittering coal waters,</p> <p>I am nude</p> <p>Aware of your </p> <p>Hypocrisies </p>http://michelleardanza.tumblr.com/post/44205215641http://michelleardanza.tumblr.com/post/44205215641Thu, 28 Feb 2013 01:51:00 -0500PoetryHypocrisysubmission<p>&#8230;Nipping at our heels</p> <p>He sits on the gravestone</p> <p>Watching us die.</p>http://michelleardanza.tumblr.com/post/44205056794http://michelleardanza.tumblr.com/post/44205056794Thu, 28 Feb 2013 01:47:00 -0500PoetrygravestonesubmissionSecret Garden<p>Disembodied gusts crescendo </p> <p>Upturned umbrellas reveal metal</p> <p>Skeletons inside out</p> <p>Porcelain armies round the stragglers </p> <p>Hopes sag on crumbling shoulders</p>http://michelleardanza.tumblr.com/post/44204846942http://michelleardanza.tumblr.com/post/44204846942Thu, 28 Feb 2013 01:42:00 -0500PoetryStormsubmissionForgotten City<p>In the silhouette of our destruction,</p> <p>The bubbles you used to blow</p> <p>Sitting on the spring grass,</p> <p>Dandelions in your hair,</p> <p>Have returned</p> <p>Carrying your smell of sleep and</p> <p>Dying roses.</p>http://michelleardanza.tumblr.com/post/44204565150http://michelleardanza.tumblr.com/post/44204565150Thu, 28 Feb 2013 01:35:00 -0500PoetrySilhouetteDying Rosessubmission<p>You know I&#8217;m there</p> <p>In the Hallows.</p> <p>No point in denying all the</p> <p>Moments that lie</p> <p>Enshrined in the Hallows</p> <p>Of your mind-</p> <p>Camouflaged as thoughts of</p> <p>Your new girlfriend.</p>http://michelleardanza.tumblr.com/post/44204080572http://michelleardanza.tumblr.com/post/44204080572Thu, 28 Feb 2013 01:25:00 -0500PoetryIn the HallowsHallowssubmission