Given, HootsHow many:adventuresbottles of boozecloudy daysdreamsexcusesflushesgiven, hootshair tiesincontinence padsjukeboxeskillings, televisionliesmusic, hours ofnovelsorgasmsplantsquestionsraviolisunny daystune-outsunavailable menverseswonders(e)xhumationsyellow flowerszigguratsin one person’s lifetime? De Jackson (aka Whimsy Gizmo) is today’s host for dVerse’ Quadrille Monday. De wants us to write a 44-word poem using hoot.
Category: poetry
dVerse — Crazy Mary (repost from 2018, with PJ song added)
gif link CRAZY MARY Carefree girl, at homestead safe, with her familyWhen 10, a flu stole her mom, in great agonyWhen 12, wild boar took her dad to hereafterWhen 14, sis ran away, not seen thereafter When 15, brother left for war, never to returnAlone, lived by chickens, snares, veggies – and she learnedBaker’s visits…
The Oracle Speaks — Wild Peace
Wild Peace Rock world rose uppure and beautiful above,though lonely in cloud wind. When we listen with lichen,feel secrets of riverwater deep beneathwinter blanket season,every seed’s a sacred thingwhich thrives by wild peace. About the image: “Butterflies are Blooming” at Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park. It’s the 20th annual event. The tropical conservatory is…
Scorpion Hearts Club — Call for Submissions for Protest Art and Writing
Younger son sent this request for submissions from The Scorpion Hearts Club, which is located in Grand Rapids, MI. I looked up their website and it looks like a neat place. Did not see anything at the website about this, but it looks like there’s an email address to send submissions, ask questions, etc.
dVerse — MTB/Form — Names Twofer
“Mona Lisa,” by Leonardo DaVinci i. Lisa, history/meaningI wear a mysterious smirkBut why?Which side of mirror am I?Do youSeek to know? ammunition or jokes?Care pastTechnicality of surface gleamSeeingInto depths of my inky poolTo feeling? Usage: English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Italian Meaning and History: Short form of Elizabeth (though often used independently) and its cognates in other languages. This is the name…
dVerse — Haibun Monday — March Madness
“Night of the Crescent Moon” by Zana Brown March MadnessIt’s the season when skin flakes and bones ache. When one is cast away in a sea of snow and watery grey. It’s the season when moon pares to silver arc. A time when one slings mad hope at it with lasso’s faded memory of summer’s…
From Hobo Moon Cartoons: I Stand With Ukraine
The image below is a collage of a dream I had back when Russia invade Ukraine. I saw a giant snake and road with many pair of baby shoes on it. I have this saved as “lozenge pattern from Ukraine”
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