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A Bride Dressed in White / The Painter’s Vision

A Bride Dressed in WhiteShe wasn’t innocent this wife to beThough she was dressed in whitePale as a moonlit nightShe said her silent prayersTo whom one can only guessThis woman whom the veil hides Hides more than just pretty eyesA past ruby red and dark as obsidian No fan can brush awayHere comes the brideAnContinue reading “A Bride Dressed in White / The Painter’s Vision”

She Wants Another Dog

She wants another dog.I don’t think soShe wants a puppy.We don’t need anotherShe wants another dog.I said noA cute little dog.The puppy needs no brotherShe wants another dog.It’s a no goWe have another dog. This is for a dVerse prompt: Sit! Stay! Now: pen us a poem of precisely 44 words (not counting the title),Continue reading “She Wants Another Dog”

3 Haikus / $100

Penny for your thoughtsNickle and dime for freeQuarter past the hour Fifty scents I smell For half a dollar to sneezeA dollar a day Five alive, ten deadTwenty soldiers in a rowFifty is a Grant 3 haikus for $100. Get ‘em cheap! This is for a dVerse prompt: The use of lists in poetry canContinue reading “3 Haikus / $100”

Plastic Perspective

A mountain of trash blocks out the sky.The clouds gather, I hope it doesn’t rainPlastic waste piled high, one upon the other.I can’t tell if that is my motherboard within the mixWill it all tumble down upon me?There are plastic wires and covers, cut, loose and freePerspective changes everything. This is for a dVerse prompt:Continue reading “Plastic Perspective”

A Rose by Every Other Name

Restless I dream. Memory fades, just the scent of you remains.Origami petals on paper flowers, yet your perfume runs through my veins.Sacred heart beats within a pious chest. My thoughts unholy as I gaze upon that picture.Enchanting smile, enthralling eyes, lips I long to caress with my own,Scentimental sentiments play upon my senses, remembering yourContinue reading “A Rose by Every Other Name”

Bloom

BloomOpen petals to morning light,Rosebud’s spreading,Peaches before the fruit.Show me all your pretty.Smile big, all attraction;Bring the buzzers to your center.Blooming gardenFull of fragranceFloating on the springtime breeze.The scent lingersJust a while.Bloom This is for a dVerse prompt: Write a quadrille (a poem of EXACTLY 44 words, not including the title) AND include the wordContinue reading “Bloom”

River Flow

River Flow(after Langston Hughes)Oh, that I could know that myWords could combine like a soulBallad; one that hasThat deep groove, that grownUps put the kids to bed, deepIn your feels like,Damn, make the Wetness flow like rivers.Oh yes. I’ve known rivers. This is for a dVerse prompt: Write a Golden Shovel poem. So here isContinue reading “River Flow”

7 Teachings

I walked in a dream. Grandfather held my hand. Walk with me young cub The years lay in his calloused hand Wisdom and hard work Nature’s lessons taught through timeListen to the words I speak Listen to the lessons they teachHear and learn valuesThe turtle walks slow the truth upon his backDeliberate steps to takeContinue reading “7 Teachings”

Policeman on a White Horse

Can you see him? The man on the horse.I can’t. I see through him. A white manOn a horseIn a fieldOf whiteness. In my country he’d be blueThis white manOn a horseIn a field of whiteness.He’d look down from his horseAt the few shades of brownIn a field of whitenessWhat would be in his eyes?WouldContinue reading “Policeman on a White Horse”

Can You Dig It?

Yo, my man can you dig?Right on daddy-o!This thing is too jive, I gotta split.What’s this crazy jam on my radio?Ain’t too funky for my groove,I’m digging these far out tunes.Hey foxy mama let me see them moves! This is for a dVerse prompt: Please write a poem of only 44 words on your blog.Continue reading “Can You Dig It?”