Category Archives: humanity

Spring Reveal

Posted on April 13, 2021 by Maggie C

Whose legs these are I think I know; Encased in jeans all winter, though. Today I’ll shave, first time this year! The spring reveal: legs white as snow. Belatedly for dVerse MTB prompt: The Body and Poetry

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AtoZ: H ~ Family Get Togethers

Posted on April 9, 2021 by Maggie C

high histrionics hard to handle holidays have a highball, hon H is for Holidays #AtoZChallenge: 26 posts in April, topics to proceed alphabetically. Creating a theme for one’s blog challenge is optional. My theme for 2021: a three line alliteration each day (5-7-5, haiku-ish) … Continue reading →

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Force of Nature

Posted on February 24, 2021 by Maggie C

The self-proclaimed matriarch deigned to hold sway though the mothers before her had not yet passed away. A whitewater rapid propelled toward the sea, A true force of nature, one might (quietly) say. The matriarch’s offspring like eddies were spun. … Continue reading →

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late harvest

Posted on January 24, 2021 by Maggie C

Sunday school teacher white-haired and diminutive lessons lost on youth.

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Revolt – ing

Posted on January 11, 2021 by Maggie C

Don’t turn your head and dab your eyes. Face square the scene, then raise your cries. Such treachery we must defy, prosecute and rectify. The People’s House they desecrate. Within its halls they defecate. Seditious cowards’ acts of hate true … Continue reading →

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capitol

Posted on January 9, 2021 by Maggie C

tear gas, shattered glass; bloodshed, no shred of honor. Winter in my soul.

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ruthless

Posted on January 3, 2021 by Maggie C

Beware of snakes selling snake oil, especially if you frequent the same dens.

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Room to Think

Posted on May 28, 2020 by Maggie C

“Welcome to my house!” The little boy pulls aside a low hanging branch and gestures into the shadow of an old growth cedar tree. “What a lovely home!” I look around the imaginary room: the evergreen walls, the mossy drapes, … Continue reading →

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Day Six: Ekphrasis

Posted on April 6, 2020 by Maggie C

Day Six of NaPoWriMo.* Today’s prompt asks us to “write a poem from the point of view of one person/animal/thing from Hieronymous Bosch’s famous (and famously bizarre) triptych The Garden of Earthly Delights.” I used a different painting, Franz Marc’s … Continue reading →

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New Reality

Posted on April 3, 2020 by Maggie C

Day Three of NaPoWriMo.* My offering: New Reality I despise the vile duplicity, the partisan stupidity, the rank and file idiocy that purports to be our polity. I’m aching for tranquility, serenity, simplicity, stability, integrity, sincerity, morality. I’ll cease my … Continue reading →

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