The Poetry Marathon

Hour 8

Our Time

in the time of
saw silhouettes
trees have teeth
shadows are unrooted

Saw silhouettes
green can move
shadows are unrooted
forests clamber back

Green can move
first only in dream
forests clamber back
or wail with mobile branches

First only in dream
trees think of manprey
waiting with mobile branches
ruby, run out of dream into reality

Trees think of manprey
they have teeth
run, run out of dream into reality
in the the time of

Inside an ice cube

inside ice cubes are
nook walls unmelting
soft cold hardness
I am frozen doubt
even in heat I am ice

Hour 3

Creativity is a Cabyon

A canyon has no bottom
the wind through madrone
tastes of orange bark.
The wind is
a massive whispering family tree.
Listen to the madrone.
The canyon of fault lies between sisters.
Step away
dance
in the shedding pony moon.
The pony moon of tomorrow
dances away with the sword sun
that shines down on my formless body.
I dream of shades of tangerine sorbet
as la luna de la mer sings of a lullaby
down to the opening canyon walls.

Between

In the lowness of landlocked clouds
is the house between
faded out spruce
a beacon
a warning
or waiting for prey in passing cars?

In the deep water
sinking to oblivion
I dissolve myself

Setting up test post

the inspired scrapings of whirlwinds
After 24 hours of writing
My mind is full of cheese
I struggle to craft lines

After 24 hours of writing
Comes dreaded editing
I struggle to craft lines
To have poems that are comprehendable

Come dreaded editing
Each line becomes faceted
To have poems that are comprehendable
but may have the reader run away sleepless

Each line becomes faceted
My mind full of cheese
Readers run away sleepless
The inspired scrapings of whirlwinds

tender is a cat purr
in my left ear
a gentle alarm clock at 6:21 a.m.
i struggle to write with soft paws
tapping my face.
i sleepwalkwrite these words .waiting the next prompt

Hour 20

Watchtower

We watch for you
always we watch
this is the mantra of the protector.
Come in and listen
hear the words that numbtect.
Towers oversee all
only what is watched is learned too late.
We watch eliminate all threats until you realize you were the threat.

Hour 17

Cats are above myth.
They encroach into your life
at the molecular basis – – – they are bone deep. They immobilize you for cuddle time
on their terms.
They heckle you whenever they want
to be fed or just whenever.
Jealous of inanimate objects and all computers.

Mine is a green-eyed menace
punctuating my downtime
with mythical weight pinpointed
on the belly becoming a pillow.