Bound to lose these strong stories, I’m a nomad from mainland “worries”. The course I took was heavy… heavy, I found places, walls pain with ivy. When you look too hard, There’s a terrible mystery. Frame, frame seen on me. Game, Game, life can be….
Category: Marathon Poem
Prompt 1 (image)
Words Prompt 1 Write a poem about being in water. It can be about swimming, the shower, a bath, the rain, etc. [edit 10.7.2022] The Call of the Sea When shall I go down to the sea again To the salty sea and the waves…
Hour One – The Poet’s River
Hour One – Write a poem about being in water. It can be about swimming, the shower, a bath, the rain, etc. The Poet’s River And so, it starts. After being poised, quivering in nervous anticipation, shivering. Prompt on the hour, the claxon sounds….
Vanishings
The judge was tossing out pills when the stewards found her No turtle ever slept sounder In mortal Kate Bush territory apartment rangers and Louisianans for Luftwaffe in matching camouflage mimicked the scepter Five houses from Ginny’s horoscope, His Royal Retired Flea was finally happy…
Chlorinated Cloud
My very own cloud shaped ~ concrete hole filled with chlorinated sparkling water painted toes sun-kissed skin oiled up and set to float a quiet serene place to Be unique diamonds through movement looking deep within crystal clear shadows…
Helion Intrigue: Hour Two
You cater to my darkest inclinations, proud and thoughtful in unholy intent. Perhaps on sinful lust serve ferocity’s menace? A different course of action may pay penance, exsanguination as vampiric essence spent? You cater to my darkest inclinations. Perhaps united by natures electric…
Hour 1- Image prompt – A Dog’s Winter Night
They walked overnight Through the bellows of the storm, Tails held high and noses down The stoic pups made not a sound For Winter marched upon the land Like soldiers with a battle plan And there stood the icy craggy crown Of an invader to…
What the Flood? (Hour 1)
What the flood is going on? creeping, bubbling in at dawn closing down beloved parks do we need some Noah’s arks? Whole neighborhoods collapse when an avalanche of sludge creeps, then the throat is dry for just a drop contaminated all, clean H20 stopped….
Poem 1
Bathroom Door Every droplet of cold water that rains on my face drowns me in solace and wonderful thoughts, like how words cleanse my soul and wash my sorrow down to the floor, or how the ground thirsts the life brought by rain after an…
Hour 1 : The Barren Page
Rain running it’s fingertips on the window I am caught in that moment Smell of the damp earth lingering Seeping into the walls I hide behind Music drowning the pain between the head and heart Getting bored of conversations I could hear what is whispered…