NaPoWriMo 2017 You peeped in, yet again knocking,enticingly Yesterday you were dressed blue, stars swaying across in a spray What was it you wanted to say, whispering? Yesterday, when you tugged that branch away What were you up to, lingering behind like that Yesterday, your luminosity was gentle, yet you seemed astrayContinue reading “Window Dressing”
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Interpreting Contrasts – in 9 lines for NaPoWriMo
NaPoWriMo Day 9 Lackluster grey roofs preserve stereotype spirits Breathtaking mountains seek revenge from kindered skies Sharp paper cuts, sleek, patterned drops of blood Crumbling, spouting intestines scattered the searing blast Graffiti walls, salute fallen heroes with bold question scripts Lacquered posters, address ‘greatness’ in awkward strokes Golf course weekends, tousled together for work WickerContinue reading “Interpreting Contrasts – in 9 lines for NaPoWriMo”
A Fearful Tsar
NaPoWriMo 2017 Fear is central in your leadership school Poignant rainbow stories stay preserved in their molecule Negotiation, when led by contempt is unfair Your ego is a postcard stamped with despair Tormented Tsar, heal your beginnings Remember, bodies pile up to show your winnings Your hostile tenor, forces an exclusion Your stubborn pride isContinue reading “A Fearful Tsar”
and then there were none
The Armory Tour Part 6 NaPoWriMo Day 6 Illuminated spectral Minimal grace a televised death festival Sweepstakes brutality Tuxedo diplomacy a leadership in frugality Soothing lavender Embellished cannabis a fragrance in the choking whimper Porcelein white Frozen permanence a devastation study for the erudite Decorated morgue Induced glow a hauntedContinue reading “and then there were none”
Unfortunate Redemption
The Armory Tour Part 5 NaPoWriMo Day 5 My life craved a constructive meaning Break through needed from a motley prosaic Awaiting a kindling of cure and healing Incandescence deprived, emotionally archaic They engaged my demons Indulged my questions, promised new prisms I encountered friendship, connections became my beacon Continue reading “Unfortunate Redemption”
Extreme Fission
The Armory Tour Part 4 NaPoWriMo 2017 Running streaks decorate her face Creating shadows like intricate wedding lace Glowing sky, screaming in rage Why does my flycatcher need a cage? Rivers weep an exorcized stream Contrasting mosaic highlighted by sunbeams Digging deep, the earth ignites Spouting dragon teases the northern lights Gods forgivingContinue reading “Extreme Fission”
To Borders – Contemporary Koans
The Armory Tour Part 3 NaPoWriMo Day 3 – Where does the color of the earth change? Why do men create laws that are above Nature? When do dreams alter their language? Which country owns motherhood rights? What is the definition of a wall? How do you explain separation to a child? WhereContinue reading “To Borders – Contemporary Koans”
AfterTaste
I The Armory Tour Part 1 NaPoWriMo Day 2 Almond biscotti sticks, crumbling coarse sign posts Flour thick layer, an after-bombing residue Tablespoon of essential oil, penetration of evil pride Electric mixer speed, grinding reminder of Auschwitz Raisins a handful, moist eyes and disconsolate tears Toasted walnut flakes, shards of shrapnel embedded Apple ciderContinue reading “AfterTaste”
The Epitaph Bridge – 26 journeys’
The Armory Tour Part 1 NaPoWriMo Day 1 – Apple of our eyes, stay forever sweet Born to be a poem, your rhyming thirteen years Ceremonial colors in life, death richer red Dancing footsteps tiny free, glide across sky’s now Even today she waits, warm bun in hand Freedom is now yours, you smile toothlessContinue reading “The Epitaph Bridge – 26 journeys’”
to the sunny side of me
Relative Confessions Part 5 Mom role turned out fine Beginning, when you came to me as mine That is not how it always felt Until, burritto wrap you made my innards, crumble into cheese, drip a melt I obsessed, please God Make him be born blessed Innocent toes five Octave cries high Music, prayers, chatter toContinue reading “to the sunny side of me”
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