My response to Jane Dougherty’s Poetry challenge #31: Message in a bottle I put my poem in a bottle, Entrusted it to silver-tipped waves, But it meandered back to shore, all mottled With sand, ejected from its deep sea grave, Unless, of course, it bobbed above, Tossed from spray to foam. It was cherished by […]
Day: May 20, 2016
Tied to Words
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Music Prompt #43: “Someday We’ll Linger” by Gaelynn Lea We live on earth as humble bards All scribbled lines and wine glass shards Leaving bitter taste, tattoos and scars Of long-lost poems we used to write The ones that kept us up all night That never seemed to turn out right […]
Sweeping up Darkness
My response to Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Month May 20th: “night rolled away” by Gillena Cox night rolled away the street-sweeper’s broom deepening dawn sounds © gillena cox sweeping up darkness and dust adding to the morning clouds © Kim M. Russell Image found on libcom.org […]