Pledged with this undying oath Spoken true from hearts of both Wildly improbable and sentimental Yet broken would be detrimental Joyfully do we pledge our troth Kernel of love sprouts burgeoned growth Our meeting and falling not accidental Ordained with grace, true and gentle * The Word of the Day Challenge is oath. Fandango’s FOWC…
Category: poetry
Secret keeper’s challenge #173 solar plexus of fear
Fear invades rooted desire’s plexus Trembling depths, soul’s tender nexus Agony’s blow alters snow Blue white ice, red blaze fire To die – or to kill Strong, just a word Love, just me Show me Now solar plexus chakra image link The secret keeper’s weekly writing challenge #173, using the words: tremble, hit, desire, alter,…
The Collected Works of Billy the Kid by Michael Ondaatje (copyright 1970)
wiki image link (also on the cover of my copy of the book) I was just looking for some background information on this book and see that the publishing date has been changed since Michael edited it some; the edited version adds “Left-Handed Poems” to the title. My copy is the 1970 edition of the…
Christmas Day 2018
image link shared peals of laughter smiles of surprised happiness warm bear hugs of love
Sonnet to A Songwriter
SONNET TO A SONGWRITER I decided to write a sonnet to the so-often unsung heros of music, the composers, or songwriters. I tried put words to the process of creating a song, or what I would imagine the process would be like. This is a Shakespearean sonnet in iambic pentameter with a rhyme scheme of…
All Hail King Joffrey
All hail King Joffrey with plump rotten fruit All hail King Joffrey Small hands tight suit * World acclaim King Joffrey Broad mauler extraordinare World acclaim King Joffrey Bloated gut, combover hair * Bow down to King Joffrey For he holds the prize Bow down to King Joffrey Of world’s bullies least wise *…
tender goes the night
Earthrise, taken by astronaut, William Anders, on 12/24/68 Tender goes the night stealing like black velvet along the globe’s curves.
Tao-Talk 