Hour 8 – Prompt 8 – Pantoum – “The tussle”

A mother’s voice calls out “Where are you?” The child pretends, he cannot hear her She comes out, worried, searching for him She says, “There you are, why don’t you answer?” The child pretends, he cannot hear her She asks him “Did you finish your…

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Note: between basketball and other sports I didn’t really have time to do this properly, so I just winged it. Looking forward to revisiting the form when I do have the time! Most importantly, breathe in and out. Don’t panic, write down a few words,…

Before Darkness (Prompt 3)

Before Darkness I don’t remember bottles, or rattles. I remember crying, the only words screaming. Then suddenly it stops. Warmth. Comfort. It’ll be alright. I remember fireworks, “Mama, look at the pretty lights!” Scared of the thunder. Hold me tighter, closer to your heart. Skinned elbows and bruised…

Farm Girl Pantoum

How did I end up here on a farm when I’ve always felt at home in the city? How did I become so domestic, so unsophisticated, so middle class? I’ve always felt at home in the city, but now I look at city lawns in…

Poem 7

Home   Packing my bags, Going to home. The real joy, While having many storms. Counting days, Which says, few days more, Then you will be at your door. Where the roots originates, From a leaf to tree, That made me free. Does not matter,…

Prompt 8: Ravenous Pantoum

A lamb, waiting for wolves to take my meat When monstrous teeth sunk deep into my flesh Changed the molecules of who I am And now I raven, wild beneath the moon.   When monstrous teeth sunk deep into my flesh I howled with the pain…

Come Along with Me

Come along with me, Let us watch the stars, Let’s watch and stare at it ‘Till it mend our broken scars. Let us watch the stars , And drown in our constellation of thoughts ‘Till it mend our messed up scars, And find the things…

The wedding vow

You accept me for being me, the greatest gift, only you can give. i can be myself, with no other pretense and you never complain. when I feel like crying or don’t laugh at your joke and when I am upset, you give me some…

Unrhymed Pantoum

The Earth spins on Around the Sun The Moon comes up Amongst the stars Around the Sun The planets sing, Amongst the stars They’re barely seen The planets sing Their wordless song They’re barely seen And seldom heard Their wordless song The Great Minds seek…