My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Wordle #105 Leaving behind The monachopsis of school, As teacher and pupil, I come awake To space In which to breathe; No more needless Compulsion to impress. I nuzzle the freedom Of the poetic macrocosm, Reveal monuments To philosophy And history, Lacerating the page With words, Lines and rhymes. […]
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Last Night’s Storm
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Wordle #10 – was it a coincidence that there was a rocking storm in the early hours of this morning? Last night’s chrysalism Gave way to rock and roll hypnotism of thunderous heavy metal in the sky magnetic seduction from dreams to the reality of a panel of glass the […]
The Lonely Vampire’s Lament
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Wordle #103 In the shadows, I await The creaking of the garden gate, With my tendency to hallucinate In my isolophilia. The scalding sunlight makes me sick, Bubbles my skin like vinyl mosaic, But my passionless life will be over quick In my isolophilia. And then, in the […]
The Blatherskite
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Wordle #102 Don’t listen to the blatherskite; He’ll only keep you up all night, Drinking drams of addictive nostrum, Spouting ephemera from a rostrum Commonly known as the public bar; Listening will not get you far. His tirades are always episodic, He spews forth views on any topic; Be very […]
Night-time at the Tattoo Parlour
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Wordle #101 In the gorgeous glare of neon, novitiates of nyctophilia congregate like moths, lurking by the irregular structure of the tattoo parlour, terrorising clients and siphoning erogenous thoughts as they lie on the adjustable chair, captives of the eristic artist for as long as it takes to pierce and ink […]
The Tipsy Widow’s Funeral
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Wordle #100 Her grave is a xenolith of lustrous Marble, disguised by a grassy knoll. The funeral is tempestuous, The vicar a fraudulent troll Spouting his panegyric. He didn’t know her, Never saw the widow’s laces Stained with spiteful traces Of laudanum and breakfast yolk That trickled down her chin. […]
Kinesthesia of Memories
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Wordle #99 She stands at her life’s junction, Kinesthesia in her hand, A heavy suitcase of memories: Frequent beatings, Days when she was famished, Future unknown. Reining in her temerity (Strange luxury – Freedom), she jettisons The past, Exhales her last stale breath, Inhales a fresh one – And […]
Evil
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Wordle Bonus Good vs Evil – I think I’ve used all 12 words! Ravaged by its sin Malignant anathema Dripping evil bile Possesses realms of darkness With monstrous, ominous smile Adversarial Fallen angel of disgrace Grimace on its face © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Leda’s Loculus
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie and Wordle #93 Leda’s loculus: In a sacrosanct place Where no irreverent swan Can show its face Or jagged genitals To humiliate Her memory. Once the gods dragged It by its iron rings To hinder violation By a false deity, Genuflect And pray in piety. © Kim M. Russell, 2016
The Saddest of Seasons
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie and Wordle #92 Arrhythmic swallows Swoop and dive in punitive Pulchritude of sky A tepid aquamarine In the saddest of seasons Arrhythmic swallows Leave messages in cursive On calendar sky Seasonal affirmation Reminder of tomorrow © Kim M. Russell, 2016
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