poetry by patricia saunders

Power of Purple

A storm blew the waves across the sea to me The lilac sea, so strong, so veiled So vast, so tender, so deep for me Come closer. Who knows the ocean, the lilac water? Who knows? Listen to me. Who knows the power of purple? The drunken swell of blue Turned red with cold? Not me I’m a diver, diving low Beneath a sea that shares its secrets alone with me. A storm blew the waves across the sea to me Who knows how fierce it was? Who knows how deep it was? Not the diver, not the water Only the ocean on a lilac shore knows the power of purple.

Patricia Saunders writes romantic thrillers, poetry, plays, and music. Two of her plays have been performed in Iowa and her poems have been published in the online journals, Ariel Chart, and Literary Yard. Another of her poems is being published by Eskimo Pie. Patricia has written articles and reviews on consciousness, music, and politics. A recent review on the music of Palestrina was published on the Quail Bell magazine site. She has also co-authored a non-fiction book about the power of transcendental meditation to calm down violence recently published by Changemaker Books, an imprint of John Hunt Publishing. For her books, please visit her website: www.patriciasaunders.org.