Michael Anderson
@eternalpoet.bsky.social
The Eternal Poet-A Midwestern poetry writer sent to Earth by ancient muses to restore magic and the sacred through mystical imagery in written form
The shadows and streetlights, darkness dissolved as your words cut the night, I was someone you fell in love with if only for one night
November 30, 2025 at 7:09 AM
The shadows and streetlights, darkness dissolved as your words cut the night, I was someone you fell in love with if only for one night
Words, siphoned through the day/night, words to change perception, peripheries, simple words to change ourselves, our hearts, make ourselves continuously better, more human, full of empathy and love
November 29, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Words, siphoned through the day/night, words to change perception, peripheries, simple words to change ourselves, our hearts, make ourselves continuously better, more human, full of empathy and love
I lost all faith in gods, lost my trust in truth, stopped following so called leaders, a simple walk in the forest silenced my mind, inspired me to be something more, caused me to look inside myself and think of words, challenging me, throwing me into the uncomfortable unknown
November 29, 2025 at 6:59 AM
I lost all faith in gods, lost my trust in truth, stopped following so called leaders, a simple walk in the forest silenced my mind, inspired me to be something more, caused me to look inside myself and think of words, challenging me, throwing me into the uncomfortable unknown
To dive into the ocean at night, to sink beneath the waves, to worship tides beneath your moon
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 AM
To dive into the ocean at night, to sink beneath the waves, to worship tides beneath your moon
I’m in my mid 50s now and my viewpoints are basically the same as when I was born with less patience
November 29, 2025 at 6:38 AM
I’m in my mid 50s now and my viewpoints are basically the same as when I was born with less patience
Holding hands amidst the shadows
November 29, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Holding hands amidst the shadows
Cedar and pine, salty water mists cutting across endless mornings, contemplations of something more, as always, to read the cliffs and clouds, to speak the verse of empty evenings and nights
November 29, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Cedar and pine, salty water mists cutting across endless mornings, contemplations of something more, as always, to read the cliffs and clouds, to speak the verse of empty evenings and nights
There were beautiful flowers and hurtful punches, the highest and lowest moments, I am most grateful for all of this as I eventually become me
November 28, 2025 at 5:51 AM
There were beautiful flowers and hurtful punches, the highest and lowest moments, I am most grateful for all of this as I eventually become me
Feeling the world, From my heart, deep inside, everyday makes me tremble, anxiety, stress, it takes a weekend just to let go, but Sunday evening comes around again and it happens again
November 28, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Feeling the world, From my heart, deep inside, everyday makes me tremble, anxiety, stress, it takes a weekend just to let go, but Sunday evening comes around again and it happens again
At the edge of a northern forest, dogs barking under a crescent moon, my breath rising into darkness, these empty skies full of words, the words move me and make me cry, the words pull me towards my heart and ignite my luminous spirit inside once again
November 28, 2025 at 5:33 AM
At the edge of a northern forest, dogs barking under a crescent moon, my breath rising into darkness, these empty skies full of words, the words move me and make me cry, the words pull me towards my heart and ignite my luminous spirit inside once again
Thank yourself for living gracefully, for creating things, for acknowledging other human beings, thank yourself for getting up today and not giving up, thank you for your presence and your actions upon this Earth, there will never be another you in all of existence, so celebrate
November 28, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Thank yourself for living gracefully, for creating things, for acknowledging other human beings, thank yourself for getting up today and not giving up, thank you for your presence and your actions upon this Earth, there will never be another you in all of existence, so celebrate
Winds stripped away all the crimson leaves, autumn cuts into winter snow, I follow your tracks into nothing, but there is meaning in oblivion
November 28, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Winds stripped away all the crimson leaves, autumn cuts into winter snow, I follow your tracks into nothing, but there is meaning in oblivion
Something quite sad, my heart broken in autumn like always
November 27, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Something quite sad, my heart broken in autumn like always
Prayers. To a white ceiling, Can anything seep through these eternal walls, just a word, just a hello or goodbye
November 27, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Prayers. To a white ceiling, Can anything seep through these eternal walls, just a word, just a hello or goodbye
Horizons sunken into my chest, my heart broken cracked like sea shells as you walk upon this lonely stretch of beach
November 27, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Horizons sunken into my chest, my heart broken cracked like sea shells as you walk upon this lonely stretch of beach
Winds creak through these walls, coldness freezes my heart eternally, midnight stars blind me, I am defenseless at your feet
November 27, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Winds creak through these walls, coldness freezes my heart eternally, midnight stars blind me, I am defenseless at your feet
Quietly, patiently writing poetry in midnight snow, the cobalt sky a pantheon, something special and magical that day as the daylight held me together in the darkness of your nights
November 27, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Quietly, patiently writing poetry in midnight snow, the cobalt sky a pantheon, something special and magical that day as the daylight held me together in the darkness of your nights
When the political figures are all clowns and you hold values inside
November 22, 2025 at 8:32 AM
When the political figures are all clowns and you hold values inside
The cold northern night aches, clouds yearn for the surface, as I long for you throughout time
November 22, 2025 at 5:50 AM
The cold northern night aches, clouds yearn for the surface, as I long for you throughout time
Into the cold currents, the lonesome hollows, of the night without you my love
November 22, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Into the cold currents, the lonesome hollows, of the night without you my love
In a lonesome Wisconsin bar, listing to tunes, early 90s, the restless white pine, the cracked sky, overhead clouds rushed across the northern skies, captured in the portrait of my heart forever
November 22, 2025 at 5:46 AM
In a lonesome Wisconsin bar, listing to tunes, early 90s, the restless white pine, the cracked sky, overhead clouds rushed across the northern skies, captured in the portrait of my heart forever
Soft sunrises and harsh low hanging clouds, the mystery, the silence, echoing, softly saving me
November 22, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Soft sunrises and harsh low hanging clouds, the mystery, the silence, echoing, softly saving me
I slip into a timeless window, a mirror I cannot see through, horizons expand and contract into the ground of you
November 22, 2025 at 5:32 AM
I slip into a timeless window, a mirror I cannot see through, horizons expand and contract into the ground of you
Under the streetlights of my hometown, so many years ago, I walked to your house, we held hands, talked past midnight on your porch, and as I’ve aged I still feel that endless yearning in my heart
November 22, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Under the streetlights of my hometown, so many years ago, I walked to your house, we held hands, talked past midnight on your porch, and as I’ve aged I still feel that endless yearning in my heart
Capturing me still, in your arms, I forget the world, forget these walls and ceilings, I finally see through to the brilliant glittering stars outside of myself, to find you
November 22, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Capturing me still, in your arms, I forget the world, forget these walls and ceilings, I finally see through to the brilliant glittering stars outside of myself, to find you