Plaster casts taken from soldiers’ mutilated faces (top row), new sculpted faces (bottom row), and final masks (on the table) sit in the studio of Anna Coleman Ladd in 1918. American Red Cross/Anna Coleman Ladd papers/Archives of American Art/Smithsonian Institution Boys of sixteen , knuckles cracking to join Horse clippered skinheads Excited clumps, dazed…
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dVerse — quadrille — fortress
Grey skies, leaking rain intruding wind through gaps in north’s stone wall. Returning promise Wistful eyeball peers through, remembers a blue velvet box. Ears imagine a withered heart whimpering, kept guileless faith Wind’s moans accuse Turning away, stumbling rose petals crushed under his heels. Kim from Writing in North Norfolk is…
dVerse — quadrille — quiver — Veil of Justice
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. …
dVerse — set — brooder
burnished fluff above cream and white sets on fashioned straw bright amber eyes under textured soft red tilt, watch, and wait doughy hand curls around, lifts, tosses henkibble. squawk! instant ejection, propulsion, gobbling, distracted, reveals six oval promises — promises that will soon be kept I remember the few years we kept chickens….
dVerse — quadrille — Immortal Osmium
Motorcycle purrs, waits, buttery leather jacket Crooning at dusk to the hens Finding coral mushrooms in moss under the pines Wet splishes and creaks sailing under moonlight Picking raspberries while riding mini-bikes Priceless, terrible memories will never be extinguished. Punctuations within hell won’t die. Linda is the host for dVerse today. Linda says: [T]oday I…
dVerse — quadrille — Death Star
Headaches and dizziness Effected her peace Time for CAT: Astrocytoma. Death Star. Do or Die To battle Stations! Masked heroes prepare Sterile theater to end Sinuated Chthulu’s Shine; brave Dr. Ulysses lasered All but nicked her amygdala. Fearless now, she fights all day long…. WhimsyGizmo (aka De) is today’s host of dVerse. De says:…
dVerse — tranquility — one day one life amongst the others
one day one life amongst the others sheltered indoors plants absorb and dream wind chasers whishing outdoors greens bunnies browse tender clover green and pink bees hum away other blooms to drink jays and chipmunks inchoate punctuate tranquillity’s prose heads’ billowy roofs feets’ crunchy paths we meander between heaven and earth Lillian is the…
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