i. Butterfly stuffings Sail in cold October gusts – Murder of crows wait. Wood bones, tattered skin dances Hat rolls between stalks — crows feast. ii. Long past dark stands guard Featureless-faced effigy Crows sleep, hunter moon Sun’s melted frost, eyeless tears Crows build shelter from his guts Frank J. Tassone is the…
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#MM Saturday Mix – Unique Personality — Mother Nature can be a….
image link Gordon Lightfoot sang about the “gales of November,” which haven’t quite reached here yet, but cold October rains did their best to wash the rainbow leaves off of the trees. A thick mat greeted my running shoes as I walked along the trail that ran between the dunes today. I’d almost made it…
OctPoWriMo2019 — mountains — mountain flame
I’ve only been to the ocean a few times and to the mountains a handful of times in the geographical sense. I have been to the mountains many times in my mind while reading about them in Chinese poetry while studying Chinese philosophy from the time of philosophical taoism and the introduction of Confucius…
Reena’s Exploration Challenge #109 — One percenters
Holding world in hands Castle is but a mirage Soul’s green sterile plain Reena is the host of Reena’s Exploration Challenge. Reena says: [write to the photo above.]
OctPoWriMo2019 Day 19 — purple — Soul Paths
Soul Paths Paths oft seem traveled as they choose May lead to deep eddies, black flows Question rise, whom shall I accuse? Purpled reigns of soul’s blue monsoon Sunlight dims as bruised darkness grows Paths oft seem traveled as they choose Narcissist’s gaze in mirrored pools Can’t tease real from misted shadows Question begs,…
New Form–Lewis Carroll Square — Fall Court
Tree frogs, autumn’s songs Frogs courting cool hope Autumn’s cool courting frogs Songs hope frogs court Paul at Paul’s Poetry Playground shared a new form and it looked like a fun challenge, a word-based sudoku even, so much I decided to give it a try. image link here
OctPoWriMo2019 Day 18 — disappointment — Loop D Loop
Disappointment lurks* In the eyes, in Smiles weighed down At the corners, Pretending to have forgotten. Pretty please, forget; Only it may not be until Infinity slips it out New gems in the goo. Twinkling eyes shine Making helium balloon tug smiles Easy again Now is never the Time to question… *first line is from…
Tao-Talk 