Jim Adams is the fun-loving host of Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Music Challenge. Jim says: The challenge today is to focus on [“Woman from Tokyo” by Deep Purple”] and use it for a short story, a piece of flash fiction, or a poem that you can share with the WordPress writing community. I decided to write a…
Category: poetry
Reena’s Exploration Challenge #125 and dVerse OLN — back to the root
Entrenched in self in harmful ways; Consumed by lust, by fear, by doubt, Please quench dark flames; in kindness shout! Back to the root of things, I say. Remember that heirs’ ripples pay The price, do not your cruelty flout. Set down the gender roles you ought. Seek out the root of things, I…
American Sentence — two cats series
These are my first attempts at writing American Sentences. My favorite subjects are featured in a series of 3. Two cats curl on two separate perches; not friends, yet not enemies. One curls in leopard-skin bed; one curls on pink-printed fleece — both dreaming. One has long stripes with white cotton bits; one’s short-haired, white,…
dVerse — apple — With a little help from my friends*
Like any tree, apples make themselves welcome in a community; they prefer wind, rain, temperateness, hills, and a fair bit of sunshine. Pollinators adore the wispy allure of the fragrant blossoms, who call them in for a sweet powder-nectared blend of nature’s tang; mutual orgasm achieved. Bees, butterflies, and birds stagger through the air, intoxicated,…
dVerse — haibun — War Child
Some say that Mars was the son of Jupiter and Juno, but when Jupiter decided to “usurp the mother function” by giving birth to Minerva directly from his forehead, Juno needed a balancing response. She consulted the Goddess Flora; Flora obtained a magic flower by plucking it ritually, then impregnated Juno by touching her belly….
What do you see # 19 — To cross a bridge…
To cross a bridge from light to dark Can mean so many different things From sure to doubt, from lush to stark To cross a bridge from light to dark May sell your soul to make your mark Or face your fears in listened dreams To cross a bridge from light to dark Can mean…
#Haikai Challenge #128 (2/29/20): east wind (kochi)
Chicago’s east wind Gains lake’s chilled momentum – MI feathers ruffle. Frank J. Tassone is the host of Haikai Challenge. Frank says: This week, write the haikai poem of your choice (haiku, senryu, haibun, tanka, haiga, renga, etc.) that alludes to the East wind (Kochi).
