“I do not see the world at all; I invent it.” –from The Diaries of Franz Kafka, 1910-1923 Rilly Boo was a child who was born without eyes. But his fingers twice as long. In his crib, when they saw him, the nurses cried. Such a shame to be so wrong. What they didn’t know…
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dVerse — quadrille — Immortal Osmium
Motorcycle purrs, waits, buttery leather jacket Crooning at dusk to the hens Finding coral mushrooms in moss under the pines Wet splishes and creaks sailing under moonlight Picking raspberries while riding mini-bikes Priceless, terrible memories will never be extinguished. Punctuations within hell won’t die. Linda is the host for dVerse today. Linda says: [T]oday I…
dVerse — Over: Justice’ Arbiter
I got the text on an ordinary morning, saying he was in jail. They didn’t know for what only that he showed up on the log. I called his stepmother to find out the scoop. She asked, “You didn’t see the headlines?” “No,” as an invisible hand clenched my throat; Skittering to the computer, I…
dVerse — prosery 4 — memories with the trees
She was born there in that cabin, at the edge of the tree line. Mama was a God-fearing woman who never missed church on Sunday and who took washing in from the houses on the hill. Daddy was a hard-working sharecropper who grew just enough to keep his family alive from harvest to harvest. She…
Bug-eyed — dVerse OLN
Autumn’s chance meeting Eyeing each other, agog Under cloudy skies Lillian is the host of dVerse‘ Open Link Night. Linking this to it.
dVerse — descriptive detail — Emissary
Peng, whose wingspan covers the sky Alights on Yellow Mountain’s Peak Red eyes survey the village below From whom will he take today? Old Mrs. Yen, asleep on the porch, Broom still in her hand, Will have fewer dreams after today; fewer remembered celebrations, fewer regrets. The seasons pass… One winter moon shines through…
dVerse — Madness — Possessed
Mr. Jones tells about his childhood friend, a boy who lived with his mother, stepfather and brothers and sisters. The boy and his sibs never knew who would be chosen to “ride along” with stepfather, but they all knew what it meant. Years later, the boy, who is now a man, still lives at home…
