She stands, tall, slim, brown-haired, heart in throat, hands in hair, quietly talking to air madness reigns in academia ink stains and words stuck in her chest, waiting to get out
Category: Poetry Prompt Responses
#9 Summer of Wounds
Twig snaps underfoot and leaves sashay to the ground on an autumn-like summer day makes me crave that pumpkin spice, cinnamon harvest, jack-o-lantern family. Makes me haunt that memory of apple clove plug-ins releasing their cozy, homey scent into my new, adult world, into my…
Dead Poets Society
“O Captain! My Captain!” Always makes me think of classroom rebellion Standing on desks Ripping out inconsequential sections of books Trying to find the truth The actual truth hidden in the words Instead of what Our teachers always want us to think
Prompt # 8 ~ Post 8 ~ The Emoji Slip-Up’s 🤗
Oh how I love to add emojis but I can’t always see the faces. If I don’t have on my glasses and my throughs are off to the races. I panic when clicking the wrong one like a smile instead of a frown. When…
3. Bopping Rhymes
Bops help you hop and drop to down to do squats. A bop can help you groove to a rhythm while you move. A bop can’t be stopped, unless you think it’s a flop. Bops make you dance, unless you want to keep your stance….
Season of Change
Strange cosmic winds blow across the sands of our time shifting them into new patterns Sychronicities surge sending signals and signs Old sins of humanity repulse the populace Nations repent for horrible history that keeps getting repeated Differences are celebrated as we discover how much…
It’s A Jungle
Tiger, Tiger flame thrower! Red stripped constellations– fireworks: evergreen and deciduous. You question the ghost man? Take care, and watch the eye roll. Then open your mouth, for it’s yea big…the scream that will follow– erupting from far back, fathomless. It’s a revolution, you know.
Season of the Masque
It was a strange time When we wore masques We hid behind them The ones that we chose Whether we realized it or not We took on the masque of truth We took on the masque of the fool We took on the masque of…
6. Friends, Food, and Travel.
Loads of dancing with my closest friends, In Mumbai, Rome, or Los Angeles… Lots of delicious, crave worthy foods made by authentic cooks who own thier crafts, Vada Pavs, Pizzas, and Tacos, Poke Bowls, Texas Cheese Fries, and Fondues. Boba, Gelato, and Chocolates. Traveling to…
Emoji
There once was a lad from Windsor that tried to get a date on Tinder he used the wrong emoji got blocked for breaking policy and now has to depend on his sister