The following are some poems taken from Anna Panunto's poetry chapbooks published by Poets' Podium. 

Anna Panunto has graciously agreed to share some of her poetry on WOW Zone.

Enjoy!


LAVENDER GARDEN

We intuitively hear the call

and dream of the lavender garden.
 
Beckoning secrets
unfold unto the merciful night.
 
Suddenly, musical chants sung by celestial angels
gently carry us into the golden chariot.
 
Through karmic whispers, we sweetly embrace.
 
The clear ocean shore
becoming our final prophesy.
 
It silently swells, casting silver showers
upon us.
 
Our souls fuse
like ghosts into the foggy air.
 
Evaporating into the lavender mist,
we become one.
 
The karmic wheel churns,
baptizing us into perfumed existence, once again
 
HER STORY OF THE BLACK APPLES, POETS' PODIUM; 1998  P. 14

SENSES

An expression of sensuality

at its most sublime - strokes of red
on a brass setting.
 
Intertwined with the earthly Muse
at its most mosaic - streaks of brown
and sprinkles of green on a steep mountain
side.
 
Metamorphosing continuously into
heavy raindrops.
 
Splashes of deep purple delicately swaying
on white cushiony clouds.
 
Stroking, streaking, sprinkling, splashing, and swaying
the wind embraces my cyclical existence
into a composite of my "Senses".
 
HER STORY OF THE BLACK APPLES, POETS' PODIUM ;1998  P.20

WATER LILIES IN MY GARDEN

With a whimsical smile,

I walk towards my garden.
 
Kissing its inauguration of life
with my fertile lips.
 
Hazily resting on wet rocks
water lilies encircling my ankles
bracing me with their glorious scent.
 
As I exit the garden
above my opal shoulders,
I feel the summer night's breeze.
 
Merciful lilies,
forgiving my sinful feet.
 
Still, replenishing me
through the soft the soft ocean waves
encircling me in perpetual harmony.
 
WATER LILIES IN MY GARDEN, POETS' PODIUM ;1999 P.1

ORACLE

Transcendental oracle

softly caressing the pinnacle of my scattered soul.
 
Ghostly white
escaping from a dark hollow.
 
Scenting me
with its musical breeze.
 
Eyes as deep
as the Adriatic sea
enlighten my aura
into a euphoric lilac.
 
Life of tunes
resuscitating me into the waves.
 
Suspended,
in awe
I become enraptured.

WATER LILIES IN MY GARDEN, POETS' PODIUM ;1999 P. 10


 

All the chapbooks are on sale  for $5 ( plus $1.00 for shipping and handling). 
Please contact Anna at  ampanu@hotmail.com

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