Awake and drenched in moonlight, When sleep has become an oversight, I weather the wizened words of day, Grey ash on my ravelled retinae – All that’s left of a discursive dream, A sanguine, repetitive refrain Tempered by transparent shadows, Models of monochrome lightshows That seem to be the custom In the science known as […]
Tag: Wordle
Tangible Ghost
This rigid, ghostly stump is tangible. It is no longer quick and malleable, Green and thriving, satin wood. Drained of viscous lifeblood, Bare branches, angular and cleft, And coarse bark, bristly and bereft, Are a prickly pumice for cows and sheep. The lightning tree can no longer weep Feverish, waxy tears into sodden earth To […]
Taste Buds
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Wordle Special Addition Taste “August 22nd, 2016” Taste buds In my mouth, On my tongue, Flowers in a saporous feast Of fizzy flavours: A slice of pizza explodes with yeast, Seasoned with herb and garlic, Smokey with cheese; Delicate ginger tea cleanses My senses, Honeyed and sweet; Ascerbic, tangy unripe plum, […]
Building Sand Castles Below Hound’s Tooth Cloud
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Wordle Special Addition Sight “August 15th, 2016” Image found on Art / Sculpture on Pinterest | Sand Sculptures, Sand Art and …
Redolence
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Wordle Special Addition Scent “August 8th, 2016” That October night resounds Not in sights and sounds But in the redolence Of the moment You took me in your arms. You were late, Lost on the Norfolk coast, The sunshine of the day Had faded into mist And autumn darkness, Your earthy […]
Natural Jazz
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Wordle Special Addition Sound “August 1st, 2016” In the humidity of a hot damp summer, strident weeds whoosh and rustle as they explode through pavements scratching as they hustle and bustle in dusty verges and vacant parking lots. Percussive and floridly flagrant, rusty dock leaves clash with crackling nettles, echo in […]
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 […]
The Ballad of Methuselah and Dahlia
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Wordle #118 “July 18th, 2016” Methuselah was the barkeep At the local bar and grill, Who had a presentiment For every kind of evil. Below a wall of antlers, He stood behind his counter, Struggling to choose Between life as a hunter And as a residual booze Serving guardian angel To […]
Ambisinister
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Wordle #117 “July 11th, 2016” Ambisinister as a duck, I scratch the surface of a metaphor That destructs In a shivering thunderhead Of poetic ephemerids, Filling the chambers Of my heart with benign Imagery and rhyme. No need to bribe Saint Peter To enter The plush gates of heaven When you […]
Nursemaid
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Wordle #116 “July 4th, 2016” With her apron full of starch, Shiny walnut skin, Plucked eyebrows over-arched, The protean nursemaid Probes with her proboscis Into ears and hair, Hoping to find something Trampling there, Some mini-beast To lure into her lair. She is no wallflower, With her staccato voice And […]
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