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Whirly Twirly

Whirly twirly little spin Round and round it goes again Where it stops I don’t know Why the whirly thing goes In the direction it does I don’t know the reason for it’s cause Causation situation a whirlpool of cessation Just likes to spin This was for a dVerse prompt – Just pen us aContinue reading “Whirly Twirly”

Stars hitting the ground

The spark from SprinklersShowers of starsFalling down my fingersLanding on the groundTo extinguish like the passing of millenia For even as light triumphsDarkness waitsFor when the time light is extinguishedAnd Sparklers run outStars hitting the ground This is for a dVerse prompt: I am sure you must have guessed, the prompt for today is sparklers.Continue reading “Stars hitting the ground”

Here Fishy Fisher Fishing Fish

Gold, breaded sticksFor a complimentOf menFryPole food filetEggs, eyes, Smells to meSwim withFlying hookSchool of knifeTrip rod tankOut of waterBabble cat, dog pufferClown, spear, devilPlenty in the seaAnd chipsFish This is from a dVerse prompt: Pen a poem of any style with exactly 44 words, not including the title. It must contain a given wordContinue reading “Here Fishy Fisher Fishing Fish”

Too Much

/ Parent’s Lament Honestly, it all gets to be a bit much, the running around and such, the back and forth and to and fro, pick up and here we go, I can hardly see what it is meant to be with all the round and round. This is a dVerse prompt for a quadrille:Continue reading “Too Much”

Hunting Sinners

The evening quiet as a mouse praying in a churchI slip into the night The wings of the bat its latest meal in searchWhisper to me dark tidingsMy heart will jump and give a lurchAs we hunt sinners this evening This is a poem from a prompt from dVerse: “Today we are finding different waysContinue reading “Hunting Sinners”

Dig Deep

Engrave your name hereUpon my heart’s broken tearsSpilled blood a tattooWhisper your love dearKeep your lips on mine tonightPoison in my veinsNails on a chalkboardYour moans, tear through my eardrums Your sighs sharp daggersLhOaVtEe digs deep A Dverse prompt. Write a quadrille with the word engrave. Hope you enjoy!

Hoot Goes the Owl

Ah the moonlight shines downHear the hoot of the owlA lovely sound within the nightTo some it does give frightNot to me I am quite safeTo a mouse fright should causeFor it’s life could soon be a loss A dVerse prompt: Give a hoot about the rules and write us a poem of exactly 44Continue reading “Hoot Goes the Owl”

Comic Book Sans

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”

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”

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?”