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Punk You Ate

There is a rhythm no matter the periodThat comes in the speech of theseOr in a pair of these pair in these pair in the these However you say itIn the speaking of theseThat is natural as in the honking of geeseCome ma, see the speak easyExclaim to the nationHer exClaymation, a post declarationA eulogyContinue reading “Punk You Ate”

Soft Explosion

They say California is where fools go to find their dreams and dreamers go to find their fool. Henrietta was neither fool nor dreamer yet she found herself stepping off the plane in LAX. “Father forgive me for I have sinned. But not my will but thine,” she thought as she walked out of theContinue reading “Soft Explosion”

Not The One Marrying You

I had a friend or so I thought Well more than a friend if I were true If I had been true to that what she sought She wanted more, that I knew It wasn’t something I was told Not in words at least The games of love are often old The feelings of oneContinue reading “Not The One Marrying You”

Horny?

Horny?Like the brass section of a bandMy trumpet yearns for your lipsLike a water buffaloLet me in your wetlandsLike a car stuck in trafficA Bugatti full of luxury Me? Don’t let these deceive youI’m an angel in disguise. This is for a dVerse prompt: For those new to dVerse Poets Pub or to the quadrilleContinue reading “Horny?”

Written on Spindrift Pages

Refer to myself as such yet get lost within the crowdWords on a page, hoping to convey my confusion clearlyTop of -, oh I can’t say that, top of my game but you’re no play thingAll of that to say *waves hands around or points with palms open* YeahAnd you’re not going to be livingContinue reading “Written on Spindrift Pages”

Let Them

They want to come after meLet themThey’ll see what fire bringsThey’ll see what happens when my anger winsWhen the control I have Slips the ringThey want to tear me downLet themThey’ll see how hard of a rock I amHow hard it is to rip brick from brickThe tools they haveAren’t fit for thisThey want toContinue reading “Let Them”

Memory/ Remembrance/ If Only

My eyes close in restMuch like the moon at the dawnMy mind stays awake I stand in the cemetery where my grandmother lays. Beside her are two soldiers, one on each side. Her husbands. Military service, the ultimate sacrifice. Military servitude to a military life. Happy wife, happy life. There are medals you can onlyContinue reading “Memory/ Remembrance/ If Only”

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”