Argonath Bookends The Argonath protect my desk. They mark the boundaries of  Gondor.  "Go back,"  They tell the Numinorians.  ...

 I found a long-lost poem while I was doing some KonMari organization on my file cabinet. It's obviously pretty old. I call this one, ...

My book, Linda Mercury's Naughty Notes, is live, too! You can buy it at these following retailers! Amazon Barnes & Noble Rakuten Kob...

I have been feeling despair over the currently political environment. Who better to describe despair than Russian poet Anna Akhmatova. L...

During the winter, keeping a sense of perspective is all important. As such, here is Hafiz, the beloved fourteenth century Persian poet! T...

I'm a big fan of Hafiz (or Hafez), a Persian poet who lived 1325-1389 CE. Sometimes, when I am completely stressed out, I open a book ...

Feeling the love today. :) Sun and Moon by Gina Zeitlin It's all about sex, we both know that. But     what I wonder is why af...

Straight-laced c. Linda Mercury Soon, we’ll dress, order our outer selves again. We’ll wipe off the sweat and come and button and zi...

Every one has quotes they pin up on their wall by their desks. As we close in on American Thanksgiving, I want to highlight the most importa...

A dream gave me the idea for this poem. I wrote the first draft as soon as I woke up. :) Making Cookies c. Linda Smith I wrap my hand aro...

A little something by me. The Ten-Minute Warning Lilac put the final touches on her black eyeliner, and pulled on her black fishnet ...

This is why people write and dance and sing and create.

Once upon a time, I wrote this poem: Hit and Run Lover I always thought Self Esteem and I would meet in a meadow full of wild flowers,...

Here's a poem I've always liked and I think it's pretty good. It's just not...right yet. Any thoughts? My grief breaks me, I...

Emily Dickinson said hope is a thing with feathers, delicate, light, and small. I think hope is giant beast with fangs, claws, and fur. It c...

Mostly, I'm posting my old poetry because I'm too busy revising Dracula's Secret to come up with anything new for this blog. Eme...

I was reading the Aeneid and I got to my least favorite part - Dido's death. So I wrote this as a retort to the unnecessary death of a b...

Here's an original poem I call Emergency Surgery. I miss you like a tumor I didn’t know I had. I never noticed the weight of you, suppre...

Just like listening to live music or observing paintings, poetry fuels my writing in a potent but indirect way. I like poetry that explores ...

I'm not really slacking, actually. My family of birth continues to have health problems and all sorts of scary excitement. Some writers...