They come into the domeA game of great consequenceThe crowd abuzzElectricity fills the airI sit with youFull of nervous energyThe home team upTwo outsI bend the kneeStrike three!And the crowd boosShe said yes This is for a dVerse prompt: “Don’t be bamboozled. Just scare us up a poem of exactly 44 words (not counting theContinue reading “And The Crowd Boos”
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How Do I/You/He/We/They Love Thee
How do I love you?How could I not?I love by my actionsBy my thoughts and wordsThe beats of my heartHow do you love me?How could you not?What are your actions?Do you think of me? Speak of me?How does your heartbeat change At the mention of my name?He stood there a question on his faceHow couldContinue reading “How Do I/You/He/We/They Love Thee”
On a blank page
A rengay I did with David from The Skeptic’s Kaddish Verse 1 – CSLI sit and ponderthe many mysteriesthat lay on a blank pageVerse 2 – DBmarks surface over the flameinkless signs begin to glowVerse 3 – CSL burned offeringsof a tired soulsmudged salutations & fictionsVerse 4 – DBembers write the skyheat awakens blackened woodfloodContinue reading “On a blank page”
Happy
The pursuit of Happyness lays in Happy AccidentsTripped up memories Stumbling on happiness like a drunk at the partyThe Happy Prince, the curious clown,More happy than not,By choice, if not circumstanceHappiness is a choiceChoosing you over meYou are my happiness With every smile We are Happy togetherLet me find happiness in the joy of anotherBeContinue reading “Happy”
Open Petals
Petals of a flower open to capture the dew of a misty morning / sweet perfume lingers over pretty color dresses / enticing and enchanting drawn like the bee / I wander through a garden of open petals / need I choose one to pick to be mine This is from a dVerse prompt: “WriteContinue reading “Open Petals”
Black corded whip
Strong, leather, precision tippedHeld in a hand in complete controlTame my inner whimsStrike from me my soulUnder your guided handI become what I need to beReleased with each crack and stingMe true self is set freePetulant yet reluctantI bend not the knee but waistBent over clothes freeI simply wait“Count aloud.” A simple commandComfortably said beforeCrackContinue reading “Black corded whip”
Shiny Metal Circle
Given in loveTaken as devotionA symbol I am his and his aloneThis metal collar Buy The Sex Cycle Collection The Sex Cycle Collection a collection of 4 books: The Sex Cycle, Seduced by Seduction, Fires of Fornication & After All is Said. Read over 150 poems that explore the spectrum of sex, desire & relationships.Continue reading “Shiny Metal Circle”
White Color Motif
The easy thing to do would be to use red. I’ve done it before. Hot and fiery. The color of blood, bleeding on the page. Red in its many hues pink as a blush or the dark burgundy of spilled wine.But no. How about blue? Such a poet’s color. Blues beat down from the avenue,Continue reading “White Color Motif”
Monet’s Boat On A River
Stiff lines and harsh brush strokesThe impression of a summer’s dayGreen for trees upswept by the breezeAlong the river blue and whiteReflections in the water show bare branchesWinter’s chill beneath the surfaceBehind the green of a summer dayAlone on a boatSits a man in a coatHat on his headWith doors openDoes he see the summerContinue reading “Monet’s Boat On A River”
It’s not much
He wasn’t much Neither was he little Rather he was just there Being as such Their bond was brittle Neither seemed to really care Much ado about nothing An apt description Of a tepid love affair But it was something Not conniption Nor care This was for a dVerse prompt: Pen us a smallish poemContinue reading “It’s not much”
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