First Prompt: Write a poem about being in water. It can be about swimming, the shower, a bath, the rain, etc. Hose ~willjxn~ Raise a hose upon the land. Lift it up with waters grand. Mountain waters stored for me, to rejuvenate each tree. …
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2022 Hour 1 “Cyclops, Knowing and the Rain on Etna”
2022 Hour 1 “Cyclops, Knowing and the Rain on Etna” The joy of it, my face turned to the sky Soft rain falling like a benediction Day after day, night after night, week upon week So much – so SO much That even here, atop…
Water (2022 Poem 1)
Water luscious commodity of life washing our feet clean wildflowers grow bringing hope as deer play with water we exist yet storms run wild rains fall and fall streets become rivers waves beat upon the house islands were not there before refrigerators float along the…
Hour 1 – Your hate is our greatest weapon
You cannot drown a fish. Barrel by barrel You fill their tank But still, they swim Because you cannot drown a fish. This is what I tell myself As my lungs fill with the salty flavor of grief Your gavel may crash, tearing my skin…
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…
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…
2022 Hour One – For the Love of Water ©️
To drown in you, is rebirth anew. This Oasis, forms the basis, of strength and reverie. As I sit near the water, I pray you’ll remember me… This love of water becomes a token, Toward the call of Love, of depths and…
Nine O’Clock AM
I open the front door.The air is already hot, humid, close. A watery sun barely makespatches of light on the greentrees overhead before it’s gone.In a fallen brown magnolia leaf A few drops of rain have puddled. Adamp patch outside the door and theblack car…
Hour 1- The Temp-ress
She summoned the wave to her vicinage, Purely with the strength of the soul, The tide obeying her like she was the moon, A tempest slowly gathering around her. A smile on her face as she played with the current, Testing its limits as she…
In the desert
Months elapse without rain and the sun blazes over us, unrelenting. The air is dense and crackling dry. We search the sky for clouds, for any hope of change, but the deep blue is painfully endless. Birds huddle in shady patches in the sand, their…