Virginia Giuffre For Virginiafather’s rape taught her rulessheltered acts via patriarchy;she, an object to be (ab)usedmouth used for unspeakableuntil, broken, obliteration’s silence child at play depends on caresafety, warmth, needs are metgross flipping of foundation’s scripttrauma-twisted her development father’s rape taught her rulesswapped with neighbor’s daughterwhile mothers drank to blindnesstwo men allies got their pervy…
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24 SSPC 46 — (1st week) The Beginning of Autumn (Aug 7-21) Risshu 立秋 — The Coming of Autumn
The Coming of Autumn the coming of autumn is certainit hints with soft wind in grassesstone lantern flickers at dusk tomatoes multiply on vinesstill green, but growing largerthe coming of autumn is certain afternoon stroll through the gardenneon white clouds in vivid blueit hints with soft wind in grasses scent of humus on the path…
dVerse — MTB — Banking on Seeds
Dewey Decimal Card Catalogue Cabinet Banking On Seeds A-rest on shore of seed bank boxes, We embark upon novel re-purposing. Tiny, local, handwritten manila packets. From springy plants to bountiful falls, Circle closes in reciprocal deposits. Low-key pamphlet pinned on cork, Dinging bell for farmer’s PowerPoint Of step-by-step in saving seeds. Hippy bright in whys…
Tanka Tuesday 318 — Please See Me Again!
The Expected One 1860, painting by Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (Museum: Bavarian State Painting Collections) Lost in each incarnation, She rouses to rose perfume; Another regret of love passed. Forever he waits on bended knee For her to see him again; alas she’s Lost in each incarnation. From hills to fields to woodland path Generations have…
Tanka Tuesday 301 — Chlorophyllic
Primordial, I shimmer green in the sunlight, unarticulated compel. Inhabiting non-existence just moments before, primordial, I shimmer. Corporeally emergent a novice to being, green in the sunlight. Mirrored flip, this to that craving synaesthesia, an unarticulated compel. Cascade form I went to rhymezone for my synonyms and built a list. From there I created the…
TSM 223 and earthweal’s OLW 131 — Zephyr’s Wedding
charged coastal zephyr spirit perch on sun-warmed planks betrothed to winged, waved, vapored kin bride’s gossamer sails unfurled orchestrated by elementals convened in summer’s idyll her lithe form receptive charged coastal zephyr spirit sheer, pearlescent suncatchers ethereal landers alight her with light and perfect grace to perch on sun-warmed planks cosmic consensus concludes she is…
The Sunday Muse 161 — Once a Year
Once a year dies the sun at the church on the hill when the mist shroud’s just right and the birds become still. When the bell rings unbid lest we ever forget that we acted as one — once a year dies the sun. They were born in a drought; mother died giving birth. Preacher…
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