Emily ElletOct 12, 20201 minThe Vanilla PinesCan you smell the vanilla pines? she asked No, I replied...
Emily ElletSep 23, 20191 minThe StormNo one scolds the beach when the waves are angry When they froth with rage and foam with fury When they gnash their sharp, shell-strewn...
Emily ElletApr 7, 20191 minOn the Bluffs of the Santa Monica PierMarch was National Poetry Month. While I read poetry all month long, I squeaked in writing my own poem on the last day! It’s only a...
Emily ElletMar 30, 20181 minSeptember 1stTwisting, wringing, Plummeting to the earth With no parachute I’ll land on my feet (I always do, though my knees crumble from...
Emily ElletMar 29, 20181 minSometimes I WonderSometimes I wonder what I am doing In a city As I pass a hidden forest And the smell The sweet, fecund perfume Assails my nose In...
Emily ElletMar 28, 20181 minUndertowi can feel it rising the ocean of bilious emptiness sweeping away my peace i thought i’d built on rock it’s these days at home ...
Emily ElletMar 27, 20181 minBy the Lakebeside water’s lap she bows her head alone with herself and her dreams suspended in an afternoon hazy summer sun sighing in harmony ...
Emily ElletMar 26, 20181 minHomelessnessA breath of family did I feel While hours passed within that meal. The glow of friendship, soft and deep, Into night’s chill did ebb...
Emily ElletMar 25, 20181 minThe Joys of Being the OldestThe thrill that comes from Being the only one to Ride to the next block Is not a small thing. Your bike is your noble steed Driving...
Emily ElletJul 23, 20141 minWhile Falling AsleepGiddy shrieks drift through my window On a musty river of moonlit air Its damp nostalgia recalling Capture the Flag at midnight On the...
Emily ElletOct 2, 20131 minNew York HarborEighth Avenue at midnight is a murky sea of smoke and rouge, on which the battered hulls and tattered sails of the impoverished struggle...
Emily ElletSep 6, 20131 minEvening Sunsetthe dark, navy Hudson sparkles beneath a gold and rosy skyline, the orange sun bouncing off, a swathe of trees, deep green, separating...