Advice from a Flamingo
Because I love shrimp
my pinkness poignant
adds to the pigment
of my feathers.
Because I love Florida,
am the national bird of The Bahamas
I bathe in warm bodies of water.
Because my name is a mix of Spanish, Portuguese and Germanic suffixes
I’m a mixed breed.
Check out my long legs
I can stand on one for hours.
But, don’t piss me off
my black long beak does damage.
Don’t ever try me as a pet
try plastic there’s plenty imitations.
Hour 17: Kaleidoscope
Geometric rodeo of gem colored dreams
Twisting, dancing, transforming
Dazzling my innocent eyes
“Kaleidoscope Life”
You and I are part of this kaleidoscope life.
An arrangement of pattern within the palm of our hands,
Simultaneously connected towards each other.
Strangers across the street that I bump along the way,
Or some kids on the street playing.
Wondering what will happen next,
What situations connects the dots.
That drag my life towards other’s lives.
We are part of the balance.
Like taking random chances,
That affects you and me.
One day.
Text Prompt : Write a poem either titled or centered around a ‘Kaleidoscope’.
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Hour 5: kaleidoscopic mind
When a thousand hammers beat a devastating rhythm
Shaking your squeamish, screaming innards to the core
When you are feeling lower than the underbelly of a snake
When no one remains whom you can count as your own
When the dice and cards are stacked against you
When the tide has turned entirely against you
When the world lies shattered in front of you
Like the broken pieces of multi-colored bangle pieces
Pick them up and build a kaleidoscope with them
Look through the lens at the shifting shapes of color
Girdle up your loins and march on long strides
Yours to conquer lies the entire rainbow universe!
Hour 17- Kaleidoscope of Summer
The summer is full of sunshine and making memories.
I wonder why it has to be so short.
I hear the distant sounds of thunder
I see flashes of lightning, hear their report.
I want to travel in the summer.
The summer is full of sunshine and making memories.
I pretend that I am rested.
I feel tired all the same.
I touch the days of summer.
I worry about when it will end.
I cry about the distance from my family.
The summer is full of sunshine and making memories.
I understand that I will be with them soon.
I say “Don’t forget that I love you!”
I dream of a time when the weather is cooler.
I try to remember this heat doesn’t last.
I hope to enjoy the kaleidoscope of summer.
The summer is full of sunshine and making memories.
hour 12
skeletons tumble out of the closet anatomy class
Colorful
red
green
blue
purple
yellow
orange
going round and round.
layered and alone.
Now they are different.
Create anew.
Kaleidoscope of Feelings
Kaleidoscope of Feelings
My mood
turns
new edges
shapes and colors
suddenly appear
twist me ~ again
patterns fill up
more space
wind me ~ up some more
are you willing
to explore
a full gyration
pieces fall back
into place