My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Writing Prompt July 31st: We Are All Stars Vivid stained glass of evening sky Shatters into infinite shards, Crackling, pulsating, splintered light In a universe of bright stars, Dancing in and out of focus: A poetic hocus-pocus Of wordsmith, imagery and rhyme, Celestial celebration, Heavenly imagination – Poets on earth […]
Tag: Poems
A poem to sum up my feelings in this post.
Dark Summer
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie B&P’s Shadorma & Beyond – Shadorma Summation – July 30, 2016 Five years have passed Since that dark summer, Amy Winehouse gone And you in a coma. I held your hand And said your name, Talking until you came Back and we thought Everything would be the same. You called […]
Grandmother’s 14th Birthday
My response to Imaginary Garden with Real Toads Kerry Says ~ Let’s Send a Postcard I have used a postcard sent to my grandmother in 1926 for her 14th birthday. I have a very small collection of cards she had saved and passed on to me. Between the wars Dark days were briefly forgotten […]
Mansion of Dreams
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Music Prompt # 53: “Dreams” by The Corrs – although I prefer the original version by Fleetwood Mac: Lost in the midnight mansion, Wrap your dreams around you like a shawl. Take care as you mount the stairs, There’s no one to catch you if you fall. Open doors to empty rooms […]
Seaside Beauties
My response to dVerse Poets Pub OpenLinkNight #176 For tonight’s Open Link I have reworked an old poem I wrote as a bit of fun last October about seaside beauty contests, which fascinated me when I was a child on day trips with my grandmother. I was reminded of it when I looked out of […]
Remains
My response to Sue Vincent’s Thursday Photo Prompt – Crypt – #writephoto In the whispering shadow-play of the crypt, Light flickers and darkness drips, Spreading like candle wax, an eerie estuary Where life meets death in the ancient ossuary. Bones crumble in catacombs, Phantoms mumble in marble tombs; Motes dance on a stale breath of air, […]
Cracking the Knuckle Clock
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Tale Weaver #78 July 28th – Waiting Waiting, Counting minutes with each crack Of the knuckle clock, Each tick followed by a tock. Scanning, Searching crowds for her face, Feeling out of place, Longing for her embrace. Shuffling, Rearranging aching feet On cracks of cruddy concrete, Sweltering in the heat. […]
Deluge (again)
My response to dVerse Poets Pub Tuesday Poetics: Drought or Deluge After weeks of summer drought, It’s pouring again, Fluidity fluctuating between Short showers and torrential rain. Outside, the cat pounces On each drop that bounces; Liquid diamonds gush down shoots To be guzzled up by dehydrated roots; Water butt and gutters bubble, Overflowing […]
Cosmic Starfish
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Photo Challenge #123 Image Source – Unknown A goldfish globe Protects my face Prevents my head From exploding In outer space A special suit Maintains my heart Keeps my body From tearing apart Contains my organs Gives me sound and sight Captures every spark of light In the darkness […]
After the Funeral
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Wordle #119 “July 25th, 2016” Words careen Like damselflies that fidget Around a skiff, backlit By summer sun. The damage is done And the bitter resonance Of the funereal anechdoche Protrudes into the black hole Of the womb, urging the passing soul To commence its transmigration, Giving it impetus In […]
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