Found Poem from POPO 2022 Received Poems I release you each day a bowl of stars a shallow pool of water for all beings soaking up the waves and the thrill a kindred spirit recognizing a common need consider the light how it scoots it will lift us closer to love joy rises to blanche…
#FF — Redemption
PHOTO PROMPT © Brenda Cox Her chartreuse splendor entranced Ralphie. Wouldn’t he be the envy of his buddies; no doubt the lovelies would flock to her like a bogo sale on lace panties. Ralphie’s imagination was much grander than his reality. Popo pulled him over when he passed. No more back-door, down-low activities; she was…
POPO2022 Bonus Card #2 — orange with blossom and branch
wee petals open framed by waxy leafery mysteries in-wait wee petals open hungry fragrant nectar calls for winged ravishers framed by leafery clustered queens, in succession, begin their intrigue mysteries in-wait realized; burnished globes, sweet with their secrets Tomorrow will be the last postcards for POPO2022. It will be a picture of all of the…
Tanka Tuesday 296
painting by Ichiro Tsuruta 鶴田-郎, 1954 Her face a white mask, stone jewels her guardians; carnellian lips her invitation; a portal each escapes into — doom’s dissonant stay. The form is Gogyohka. The poem is directly inspired by Kerfe’s artwork and poetry based on ventriloquist dummies and by our dialogue in the comments for it….
POPO2022 — Bonus Card #1 — moon, rabbit, lady, words
Lady Luna basks the small with her silver light potions of healing Lady Luna basks benevolence her nature guided by her dreams small, in her silver, dedicate themselves in kind gathering; mixing potions of healing while nodding constellations smile in fond assent
‘Tis I, Marie (repost)
Dave, at A Sound Day, posted a Redbone Halloween song and talked about “The Witch Queen of New Orleans” a real person. That reminded me of a poem I wrote about her awhile back. OK, this one needs a WARNING. Adults only and not for the faint of heart. “Tis I, Marie, you come to…
Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities (netflix)
I saw this on the netflix banner a few days ago. The time is right for it. My sensitivities wondered if I wanted to subject myself to the man I’ve just newly dubbed The Sultan of Squeamishness. There is something about del Toro’s work that makes my skin crawl. You may ask how in the…
Tao-Talk 