100 years ago/from now nothing ever changes The patriarchs slash and burn reaping where they do now sow Laying innocents upon their unholy altars And only bones remain from the frenzied feast of fragile men who hate and lust never sated never abated
Category: Half Marathon Poem
Hour 4: [curtains of the dusk]
curtains of the dusk unveil the beauty of moon- silhouette tattoos
Hour 4: Neon lit nothingness
years and years later, a neon lit cheerful looking museum enshrines, memories- silver and black faded photos of human faces; preserved in their emotional intensity. a careful study for all to observe and consume. purple flowing rivers, black dahlias blooming in crystals, simulated fifth dimensional…
Does Nature Take Sides?
Sometimes the unfortunates have the finest views, clouds rolling in a distant valley, a hawk swooping down on green meadow, the rich man gazing out on rooftops and opportunities. It isn’t nature who decides who lives in the wild, who lives in the penthouse. Chance…
post #4: piano man
play me a tune, mr piano man ~ with apologies to billy joel this is the music I hear at 3 a.m. leafy sticks and twigs the piano a ruined instrument but still attempting music notes lift dusty from…
A Rose Petal Crown
A Rose Petal Crown We splash and play, fun’s little way of bringing us close together. Swan towels lay, naked as jays and cling as one in our hot tub. Bubbles unite what tried to fight, jets soothe away space we create….
Hour 3: Pay the Price
Fingers through his hair, Spare me a thought In your dying garden, ‘Tend to our flower Sometimes’, I run a line through your forehead Reading the love you don’t speak Seek, my eyes when I try Do pry, Peek in through the window, will you? …
2022 Poetry Marathon, Hour 4
From the hour four prompts
Prompt Four: The Piano . . . Mann-e-quin
THE PIANO . . . MANN-E-QUIN He’s listening. Hands at his side. The piano plays – for him. Only him. It’s been over 100 years. He stays and listens. Through storms. And fine weather. Who knows him? Who will remember? He and…
Hour Four: 2122
2122 (Hour Four) Is it true there once were elephants? And they roamed … just… freely? How could it be? Where could they fit? The book says they were huge – What could they possibly find to eat? Is it true there once was…