image link Clutching at scraps, Slight involuntary movements, A timbre to the voice, The positioning of an eyebrow, Morsels that may indicate Whether truth or lies. Approval or disapproval. I’ve never lied to you, And there are no bones About my opinions, Yet the eternal search Continues. Do you know how fatiguing It is…
Category: poetry
Hyperbaric
image link Heart crushed Went deep too fast Hyperbaric chamber Conjures a living past Cells tainted With the scent And smile of him Tears long gone Dry chambers Entombed Within the other Ghosts dangling Before blinded eyes Bones rattling On deaf ears Psyche’s burned imprint Limbic extinguishment A terminal contradiction the daily prompt —…
The Man Who Cried Wolf
image link Crawled from the womb To be hungry Wails from the crib Fell on deaf ears Untended filth and rash An unloved infant Dressed up and Brought out for family gatherings. A boy, a smart boy, Learned the streets Learned the shops who gave treats Found metal and gears And fashioned machines A…
The Daily Prompt — Neophyte
New Endeavors Of Practice Having Yearning To Experience When I think of neophyte I think of this song: The Police — Wrapped Around Your Finger The Daily Prompt — Neophyte
The Daily Prompt — Monster Defense
image link Monster Defense Struts in Struts like he’s boss Boss of me Boss of the world World smiles World steps aside Aside or he kicks it Aside in his dreams Dreams I’m his Dreams of forever Forever forgiving Forever forgetting Forgetting the monkeys Forgetting the debt Debt they remember Debt they collect Collect…
TPJphoto.net inspired haiku
via Swallows, Hundreds Feeding On The Marsh Click on the link to see the photos that inspired my haiku. Ted Jennings’ photographs are always beautiful and often evocative. Swallows, leaping from water, mirror fish below – gators, sly witness.
The Daily Prompt — Resonance
image link Faint as a butterfly’s pulse Light as a snowflake’s touch Sweet as a drop of warm honey Rare as the perfect pie crust Precious as a baby’s first smile Engaging as a cat watching a bird feeder Mindful as counting inhales and exhales Where yin meets yang Resonance the daily prompt —…
