Shadow of Iris

The Rain Dancer, a story

matt — Fri, 16 Sep 2016 23:22:02 +0000

The Rain Dancer will appear on Shadow of Iris for only a limited time. Read it now while you have the chance. And enjoy!

Because I could not stop for Death, analysis of the poem

matt — Thu, 26 May 2016 11:45:54 +0000

Because I could not stop for Death –
He kindly stopped for me –
The Carriage held but just Ourselves –
And Immortality.

We slowly drove – He knew no haste
And I had put away
My labor and my leisure too,
For His Civility –

We passed the School, where Children strove
At Recess – in the Ring –
We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain –
We passed the Setting Sun –

Or rather – He passed Us –
The Dews drew quivering and Chill –
For only Gossamer, my Gown –
My Tippet – only Tulle –

We paused before a House that seemed
A Swelling of the Ground –
The Roof was scarcely visible –
The Cornice – in the Ground –

Since then – 'tis Centuries – and yet
Feels shorter than the Day
I first surmised the Horses' Heads
Were toward Eternity –

by Emily Dickinson

Poems of Betrayal

matt — Thu, 20 Aug 2015 06:12:12 +0000

The more you betray,
The less you can trust,
Until you're so alone,
That even your own words
You won't believe.
—Unattributed

Four entirely new and original poems about betrayal that you will find only at Shadow of Iris. Check them out!

Poems of Lust

matt — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 14:00:05 +0000

We've added five new poems to this entry! All these poems are themed around the topic of lust. Please enjoy!

I’m nobody. Who are you? | An Analysis

matt — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 13:17:26 +0000

I'm Nobody! Who are you?
Are you—Nobody—too?
Then there's a pair of us!
Don't tell! they'd banish us — you know!

Dark Love Poems

matt — Sun, 16 Aug 2015 08:22:09 +0000

And so, being young and dipt in folly
I fell in love with melancholy,
And used to throw my earthly rest
And quiet all away in jest —
I could not love except where Death
Was mingling his with Beauty’s breath —
Or Hymen, Time, and Destiny
Were stalking between her and me.
—Edgar Allan Poe

All new poems of Dark Love, read them all at Shadow of Iris

The Poetry of Time

matt — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 07:47:50 +0000

"The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time."
—Bertrand Russell

Several new and original poems about time! Check them out!

Melun Diptych, Poems of Interpretation

matt — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 01:49:36 +0000

"Everything you can imagine is real."
― Pablo Picasso

Read four wonderful poems as we attempt to unravel the meaning of the magnificent Melun Diptych.

Soulmate Poems

matt — Thu, 21 May 2015 00:00:31 +0000

"Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same."
—Emily Brontë

Check out our many wonderful Soulmate Poems.

Wild Geese by Mary Oliver, an analysis

matt — Wed, 20 May 2015 16:00:11 +0000

Are you looking for a poem analysis of Wild Geese by Mary Oliver? Great! We have the best Wild Geese analysis you are going to find anywhere! Wild Geese first appeared in Mary Olivers’ collection of poems Dream Works published in 1986. It was also the title of a 2004 published volume of Mary Olivers’ […]