24 Poems ~ 24 Hours
Tai Chi must come back into my life.
I crave the peace of that unhurried dance,
the poems of the names of its moves.
My teacher always reminds it’s a martial art,
a perfection of movement, and energy.
There is a precise expansion of chi, enough to hold me
as I turn and bend within it
and come to a moment of something falling
into place – a key turning a lock.
The door opening is the practice prize.
To be enveloped
In a tornado of anger
To be sweeped
Into a storm of rage
To be thrown
Into a diluge of wrath
I drowned
I groped
I gulped
I fought to be alive.
Between hearts of pink and hearts of red body parts now veggies and skulls for dead laughing at the simple while you translate a verse loses moments meant to be unrehearsed write me a sonnet or even a haiku so my thoughts can linger on reading the book of you
Curled up
Favorite chair
Perfect cup of constantly warm tea
Headphones on
Favorite music
Favorite book
Favorite person curled up with me
Soft blanket
I am safe and sound
The mask hides
frowning
pouting
smiling
yawning
pleading
grinning
beaming
thinking
shushing
smirking
grimacing
lying
A face confused
worried
hushed
astonished
flushed
anguished
relieved
unamused
Someone anxious
or fearful
or pensive
or sleepy
But you can still see tears
Emojis rescue
Sincerity soon lost in
An age of sarcasm
“What does it mean when they send me lots of emojis?”
“Why do they type with so many flower emojis?”
“What does it mean?”
“What are they trying to tell me?”
Alright, listen up
I will only say this once
Emojis do not create meaning unless explicitly stated so
The other person just likes emojis
We must stop communicating in a disputed code and using language instead
Salvador Tyger
Pussycat pussycat fiery bang
Pinetree oak Milky Way oaktree pine
Question mark pirate ghost high five slash goggle eyes
Levitating gemstones cold-headed Munch goes backwards forwards
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{*sometimes you just need a spacer poem}
Determined patience
Brings rewards to those who wait
Like fish served up fresh
Painting copyright; Wendie Donabie 2020