Veil of Justice He, before the court; I, watching in back row; Armed assemblage all. He looked small against Polished oak bench Gavel echoes, justice commence, proclaimed by ordained tin god. Away he shuffled without a sentence. I said I wanted justice But my quivering lip lied. De (aka Whimsygizmo) is today’s host of dVerse. …
Category: poetry
#Haikai Challenge #109: scarecrow
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…
#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
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