The days of youth run rampant and warm Through the life of a woman like me – Full of blue skies and dingy-grey seas Warm sands stolen by waves from my feet Give me a night of surprise, of pleasant wonder Give me days full…

A Recipe for Ripened Intellect, Submission #2, Ann WJ White Life is a stream of books, stacked in piles to peruse. Grated science fiction, mixed with forked dramas, particle physics discovered in 420BC, for added flavor. History, biographies, romance and other non-fiction, Twisted about, squeezed….

A Recipe for Protection You will need: 1 contraction of perseverance 2 small rocks – your favorite 1 beetle carapace or chitinous exterior 1 gram of love 1 Large AA Egg Set the contraction of perseverance aside, it is important to have it ready. Grabbing…

Stupid Recipe Prompt 1/2 marathon poem #2 Take 1 stupid prompt. Add a generous helping of overcomplicated rules. Add approximately 500-1000 frustrated poets. A dash of desperation. Allow to boil over furiously for about an hour. Ignore for 24 hours before tasting – mostly bitter.

Maggie 1/2 marathon poem #1 The Iron woman with an iron fist Cast her long shadow over Britain’s poor Maggie the destroyer of miner’s hopes Cast her long shadow over pit and moor The blue dragon with an icy soul Spits her bitter breathe over…

~ From afar, The world watches As you smile As your energy provokes One After Another Gift, One After Another Friend ~ Is it you Who carries The Message or The Message That carries you? ~ Friends twining together From across a city From across…

In times of old, a woman’s worth was quite easy to define If she was “good” and didn’t speak or step one foot out of line. If she served her husband or her country that was plenty for the time. Still, a woman could be…

Day job: Dietitian at the South African Military Health Service. Daily cravings: Poetry, music and controversy. Motivation for entering the poetry marathon: Lately, writer’s block has been constricting my throat. Link to my music: https://soundcloud.com/jemimameyer Links to my poetry: https://medium.com/ja-magazine/poetry-two-poems-by-jemima-meyer-d56051de825c https://kalaharireview.com/may-your-day-fb8be836cc45 https://medium.com/ja-magazine/poetry-skyscrapers-83b8abfcb6f1 https://medium.com/ja-magazine/poetry-04-42-519c86dba485

I look for you. A status on a timeline. I look for you and your stories. I search for you among The masses, Hoping to find you are well. I think of you when a picture comes up. I laugh and reminisce About when we…

Tapping keys turn to Love over time. But is it Going to last long?