1 a swing 2 oil 3 a man or a woman or two or three of each 4 candles 5 a house to one’s self, with absolutely zero kids running about This is the place for which one could jump off For an afternoon of…
Category: Half Marathon Poem
To Whom It May Concern
Set between the events of Portal and Portal 2. It is a true saying that power tends to corrupt, As evidenced by certain persons (naming no names) When they realise their power is not absolute. For future reference, when faced with the unexpected It is unbecoming…
Talula (Hour 1)
Dear Talula: Heard it’s been raining quite a bit there lately. Frequent flash flooding, they say. Sounds messy. Certainty you haven’t forgotten to dry off your feet at the door. Mud on the red rug would set Nana off. No one wants that. To be…
25 hours and a hole
We pack the car Sandwiches and all I wave to my house Before day fall Every once in awhile The littlest one wakes up From a bump under the backseat Tire We only made 10 stops that day 4 bathroom breaks 3 to fill up…
PROTECT THE CHILDREN
Leave them in awe of your determination. Give them a lesson on your resilience. Teach them to hold space for your presence. Lead them towards an openness that closes the door to perceptions. Hold them gently within the moments you share. Leave them with a…
Haiku for 2020
Corona virus Protests in the street Kidnapped caged children
The Lost Words (Hour 4)
Jisike, you are the friend who chose to foldaway Truth found us in the beginning Its presence, unwelcome Its garment of honour, invisible The invitation to the unity of birth, void But we tarried We were nascent beings, volatile and transient We…
Hour 4
Faye, I need to use your words this morning. No statement has ever made more sense than the gaseous courage of your voice. I can visualize these words. This scene. The tandem feeling of loss and Losing. What wonders language may create in the Mortal…
Hour 4: Poetry Marathon (Form: Acrostic)
Parade of poets penning an Occasion of feelings that Emerge as a fountain, Treating the mystical words, Relishing the values that Yearn towards a faculty which Manifest the surrounding and Accolades as fruits, ripen Round the clock Actively castling ideas Through the voices that Hear…
In That, There is Peace – Hour 4 Prompt
It is eleven o’clock and I’m writing this to say that I am struggling today, here without you. You have missed so many major moments: the first African-American President, the last Space Shuttle launch, my wedding, your granddaughter and so much more. It’s hard for…