I pray to God that she may lieForever with unopened eye— from Edgar Allan Poe’s, “The Sleeper” Millicent and I are born eighteen months apart; she in the heat of August, and I in the chill of January. Our temperaments follow our seasons. She, vivacious, fire in her blood; and I, pale, introverted, with a…
Category: poetry
The Oracle Speaks: The Botany of Desire Part 2
to a beeeach plant isa meadow, dripping dew;drenched petalsfield to harvest.tender wildflowerengorge in season
dVerse — MTB — HMOs and Castaways
Roy Lichtenstein Onomatopoeia Collage HMOs and CastawaysBrrrrrrring!Old school receptionistbuffs her nails, oblivious.Tinnitis’ eardrumfibrillations chatter my teeth.Answer it already!Its screech is as bad as piteous yipsof the neighbor dogwhose keepers’eyeballs swivel their screensinstead of thwapping a rubber ball for not-so-cutegrown fido to chase.Fido’s yanking on his chain,collar-frictioned neck rubbed raw.SHUTTHEFUKKUP! they screamand he yips to their attention,…
24 SSPC 36 (2nd week) Fine Weather (May 20 – June 5) Shoman — kimo series
unusual variegated leaves call attention to irisunder sky to the north held suspended with delight when my eyesdrown in cascade of dogwoodunder sky to the south a vision, this lipstick azalea want to kiss her all summerunder sky to the east rainbow flags ruffle along the fountainsalute the many who’ve served under sky to the…
dVerse Q202 — dark reigns right
dark reigns right when gleam has been too bright for too long,and, seeped with sight, tired eyes wear out;as dusk begins to fall, relief begins to bloom,until harsh of orange sunset flees the room;where dark reigns right in vision’s dear gloom top image, “Creepy Eyeball,” by Edward Fielding Punam is today’s host for dVerse’ Quadrille…
The Oracle Speaks: Our Fragrant Garden
My easel and Botanical Poet magnetic poetry kit arrived on Wednesday. Of course I immediately had to write a poem. This set is not available to play online. The Oracle was in a giving mood today.
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