Zing! Bang! Boom! Do that thing you do. That supercalifragilistic, bombastic, pop ‘em in the lip shtick. Batguy or superwhirl, spiderfan or wander female I marvel at your decency Better you, couldn’t be me. With power comes responsibility All it takes is one day. A dVerse Quadrille with zing. The prompt: Just pen us aContinue reading “Comic Book Sans”
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A Hint of Longing
The hint of jasmine a memory of youRolling through my sensesThunder after the rainVanilla wafts with the breezeCombined make melancholy of memoriesBetrayed by scents, my sense left, since you leftA hint of longing I lay upon your doorstep A Quadrille prompt from dVerse. Write a 44 word poem with the word hint in it. IContinue reading “A Hint of Longing”
I Know Not But You
I know not the stars for they hang too high within the sky,Yet I know your eyesThe depths of the ocean I have not traversedYet I feel depth of my longing for youThe heat of July’s dessert’s sun has not burned itself upon my skinBut I’ve felt the heat between us dance upon my bodyIContinue reading “I Know Not But You”
Finding The Face of God
The blazing sun stood in the sky like a sentinel; cold unfeeling, waiting for those under its gaze to die. “Why are we out in this heat?” whined Charley. “We’re getting treasure,” replied Justin. I shook my head. Charley loved to wine and dine the old ladies. That he would sweet talk them out ofContinue reading “Finding The Face of God”
Fragile: A Burning Haibun
Fragile by StingIf blood will flow when flesh and steel are oneDrying in the color of the evening sunTomorrow’s rain will wash the stains awayBut something in our minds will always stayPerhaps this final act was meantTo clinch a lifetime’s argumentThat nothing comes from violence and nothing ever couldFor all those born beneath an angryContinue reading “Fragile: A Burning Haibun”
My Misfit Toy
BangIt goesAgainst the wallShattered piecesBroken Bang Loud crash I couldn’t bear To hear screams Bouncing around EchoesToyWith meMy emotions emptyMy words meaninglessSyllables ofNothing Drum Into my Pounding, pulsing brain Angry cries love Misfit Toy Another dVerse Quadrille prompt, this time you must write a poem of exactly 44 words including the word “bang”. Hope youContinue reading “My Misfit Toy”
Not Over Her Cold Metallic Heart
Robot love is coldMetallic touch of the heartLeaves me heart brokenLaugh all you want. I don’t care. She meant more to me than any of you Fleshies ever did! Plastic though she was. I mean I know the heat I felt was generated by electric wires. Her voice came through a speaker, pre recorded soundsContinue reading “Not Over Her Cold Metallic Heart”
Huh?
Whatsoever you do, don’t use the whatsis!Somewhat wise words that came from your lips.Whatever the warning was meant to be,Got lost in the whatnot of the swirling sea Question the use of it if you mustWhatchamacallit just turns to dust A Quadrille prompt from dVerse – Pen us a poem of precisely 44 words (notContinue reading “Huh?”
A Spell Cast – Paradelle
Tis a spell I cast on theeTis a spell I cast on theeOn this night for begging sweetsOn this night for begging sweetsThis night tis a spell for sweetsI cast on thee begging onWith sugar and spice, oh so niceWith sugar and spice, oh so niceScreams and wails, and scary talesScreams and wails, and scaryContinue reading “A Spell Cast – Paradelle”
Seasons Change
Photos by: me Season’s colour changeBright orange, red, yellow, greenDying or blooming “It’s spring down here,” she informs me, as though I was unaware of the changing of seasons and their differences depending on the hemisphere. “That must be nice,” I said into the phone. Her image smiled at me. The wonders of technology. InContinue reading “Seasons Change”
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