L.J. Keys

Category - Poetry

rollercoaster Woman

The Common Language Project is a phenomenal Dallas area poetry competition wherein every writer must use the same 30 words to write a poem no more than 30 lines. While it is a competition...

New Book!

I can’t believe it! I just CAN’T believe it! Check out the latest “Menu” addition above: Before I Sleep: Poetry, Prose, and Peculiarity Book! Interested in reviewing...

Week 3: A Bedtime Poem

Week 3?! How did this happen?! Only one more week to go on this Horrah journey you’ve embarked on with me. This week, I present to you a little preview from a poetry collection...

Hope

A short Sunday poem. Never underestimate your ability to hope. Be wary. It’ll fill your head with notions and your heart with yearning.

And Yet

Ode to Long Distance Friendship I walk the world alone and yet Upon the farthest soul, I’d bet. Joined in some cosmic parallel, Nebulous but clear as a bell. Focused, as my soul...

The Clouds

Cumulus clouds are my favorite. Dollops of whipped cream on a sunbeam. Only blue skies for miles and yet, it’s as if they each hold a memory, taunting that they might spill over and...