Photo Poems

The Loose Thread

Slow down, slow down, The grass beneath is turning brown I’m a chariot with drawn-up strings I’m Icarus with molten wings I feel the wind...

D. Y. Kyoseva

Jun 27, 20221 min read

Write your message on a rock For the future to recall Through the eons send your chalk Like a cave art on the wall When the dawn of...

D. Y. Kyoseva

Nov 19, 20211 min read

I want to find you, four-leaf clover, The one distinct and rare piece The one that’s different from the others The unapologetic...

D. Y. Kyoseva

Oct 17, 20211 min read

An ice cream is a soft served dream Gloriously layered like a tower reaching for the sky You give it constant care and attention But it...

D. Y. Kyoseva

Sep 11, 20211 min read

I was always afraid that my footsteps were tiny, Insignificant and incapable of making an impact. Then I realized that On some paths even...

D. Y. Kyoseva

Jan 8, 20211 min read

Well, essentially what I am saying Is that I have found a way to enjoy your public square In style and in comfort without the bothersome...

D. Y. Kyoseva

Jan 6, 20211 min read

My pen, my friend, why are you calling? Forgotten on my desk for days I see you there, I hear your squalling I have no time for your...

D. Y. Kyoseva

Jul 14, 20201 min read

I am functionally obsolete My inner mechanism has been gutted Replaced by a newer, more modern design I am the shell of tradition Yet I...

D. Y. Kyoseva

Jul 2, 20201 min read

I was the most eligible bachelor in the whole coop I had the shiniest feathers and the most crimson crown The hens used to cluck and...

D. Y. Kyoseva

Jul 1, 20201 min read

He didn’t mean to cross your path His eyes were hostage To a shiny wrapper on the other side of the street Another empty promise of a...

D. Y. Kyoseva

Jun 29, 20201 min read

At one point in time I had such high hopes Now I have lost my engine I am a fish out of water Or a boat on the grass Behind the fence,...

D. Y. Kyoseva

Jun 29, 20201 min read

I am the oppressed Who hides beneath the surface Plotting and setting roots Unit the day I unleash my destruction And plant hopes and...

D. Y. Kyoseva

Jun 29, 20201 min read