Unkempt (prompt 19)

man you know it is a bit of a mess not necessarily dirty but sort of untidy like if it were a woman it would look like the one that lives there kind of frazzled and blemished a haphazard and lived-in space a well-traveled suitcases-not-yet-unpacked…

#Prompt 19 – 2023

A Losing Battle Undulating planes of green Lush with summer rain Eroded by wind and weather So they never look the same Kissed by sea tossed pebbles Carving diverse new courses A land locked in an age old struggle Beaten into submission by crazy white…

H19.P19

The shinny walls, cream and covered in an aesthetically pleasing art collection. Floors, wooden in need of sweep, fruit bowl overflowing, in shafes of orange and yellow, red. The couch made up for a visitor,  washing hanging from the curtains rods. Fan rotating on medium….

nineteen: Palm Reader

Palm Reader Your hands in mine, I read the future that your fingers will grow to fit These lines tell stories of tricycle races, all-nighters for D’s, first elections, heartbreak, sleep-filled days and eclipses Live this scavenger hunt of tests and treasures The map is…

Tall Tales

“Tall Tales”   burning light from crystal skulls   the Poetess, picks up her quill   words, trickle from muses   cards chosen through messages   clarities revealed compliments given   her eyes well   talent they claim beautifully interesting

Hour 19 – In My Room

In My Room I have the whole world here Next to a magic window that looks in on places near and far The ancestors look down from the wall On an array of chemical concoctions waiting to be ingested A minor forest sends out tendrils…

Hour 19- Where am I?

A big long thing you sit on is located to my right A couch? A sofa? A chesterfield? A bed? A bed….if only, then I would say goodnight! To my left is another item, where my dog curls up and sleeps. Oh wait, it’s a…

Professional

I am a mid-life sandwich You can see me coming. A weighed-down superhuman, worn out at the edges. I’d like to call myself a pensioner, with freedoms whilst still healthy, to live more riotously, to explore but duty pulls me. My wide portfolio profession of…