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Poems to K

Publication Info

  • Originally published: January 2014
  • Latest Revision: 20/12 - 2017
  • Edition: 4
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  • Original language: English

Today, there is such a focus on youth and standardized beauty that the less discerning mind may find it difficult to see beauty elsewhere. I consider myself fortunate to have a mind that simply sees what is.
These poems revolve around one short relationship with a man who was many years my senior. It was a fated relationship and we both knew as much – but we resolved to simply not make it any more than it could be, and just enjoy the time we had.

As much as I felt for the character in question, binding him in any way would have been beyond my imagination. I treasured our time together, and I let him go afterwards – and though I missed him for a while, I always knew – right from the outset – that it would have to end the way it did, so there was no need for drama.

I might have simply left the matter in the past if not for the many poems I wrote about him. Poems that testify to the beauty that stems from maturity and inner peace rather than temporal qualities. The grace and beauty that comes from age in humans, and from decay in nature.

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Enmeshed

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018December 30, 2020 Leave a comment on Enmeshed

Enmeshed in thoughts of black and gold of amber and of careful skill, and drawn … Continue ReadingEnmeshed

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Golden Leaf

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018March 20, 2018 Leave a comment on Golden Leaf

Those golden autumn leaves – I think of you – your life a leaf of … Continue ReadingGolden Leaf

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You, My Poem

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018March 20, 2018 Leave a comment on You, My Poem

How concentrate when you are here? It’s difficult for sure. And when you’ve left, still … Continue ReadingYou, My Poem

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Ageing

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018December 30, 2020 Leave a comment on Ageing

The changing features of your ageing face, a 1000-year old oak could have for bark, … Continue ReadingAgeing

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When You Smile

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018December 30, 2020 Leave a comment on When You Smile

Those wonderful, curious ridges and valleys adorning your face that speak simultaneously to me of … Continue ReadingWhen You Smile

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Who Are You?

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018December 30, 2020 Leave a comment on Who Are You?

you stirred the water of my soul, a new beginning could you mould – who … Continue ReadingWho Are You?

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Evening Dew

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018March 23, 2018 Leave a comment on Evening Dew

A trembling tune of blended birdsong in the wood at nightfall – the setting sun, … Continue ReadingEvening Dew

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Iconostasis 1.

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018December 30, 2020 Leave a comment on Iconostasis 1.

Your lips and their redness, their fullness and flavour; their warmth and their sweetness that … Continue ReadingIconostasis 1.

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Iconostasis 2.

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018December 30, 2020 Leave a comment on Iconostasis 2.

The touch of your hand and the sound of your voice – the smile and … Continue ReadingIconostasis 2.

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Interlude

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018March 21, 2018 Leave a comment on Interlude

A plane unfolding a cloud is the only sign of other life we have in … Continue ReadingInterlude

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Your Masterpiece

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018March 21, 2018 Leave a comment on Your Masterpiece

Your palms lay out the background with the heat they carry in them – the … Continue ReadingYour Masterpiece

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Lee Shores

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018December 30, 2020 Leave a comment on Lee Shores

While I was tossed about by waves and couldn’t make it home ashore I never … Continue ReadingLee Shores

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The Conch

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018December 30, 2020 Leave a comment on The Conch

I used to hear the sea when holding my conch up to my ear; I … Continue ReadingThe Conch

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Firelight

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018March 21, 2018 Leave a comment on Firelight

The light of the fire flickers on your skin alighting your cheeks, your forehead and … Continue ReadingFirelight

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Personified Sunset

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018March 21, 2018 Leave a comment on Personified Sunset

Personified sunset; you’re a delight. Your golden skin made orange, pink and red. Irradiate your … Continue ReadingPersonified Sunset

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On Drawing K In the Shower

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018March 21, 2018 Leave a comment on On Drawing K In the Shower

A monumental quality as such there shouldn’t be in a thing as transient as the … Continue ReadingOn Drawing K In the Shower

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The Broken Bond

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018March 23, 2018 Leave a comment on The Broken Bond

They flicker in the moonlight, two flames that steady burn – the tides shifting and … Continue ReadingThe Broken Bond

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Warmth

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018March 23, 2018 Leave a comment on Warmth

I miss it – gentle warmth – caress of souls, of sun and Earth – … Continue ReadingWarmth

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Now, What Is Left?

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018March 23, 2018 Leave a comment on Now, What Is Left?

You held me in the mist, you looked me in the eyes. My heart was … Continue ReadingNow, What Is Left?

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The Hand

K-M SkalkenæsPosted onMarch 17, 2018December 30, 2020 Leave a comment on The Hand

The hand that held my hand is gone, tomorrow’s yet to come… What of the … Continue ReadingThe Hand

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