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late harvest
Sunday school teacher white-haired and diminutive lessons lost on youth.
Revolt – ing
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
Posted in humanity, poetry, serious stuff
Tagged dVerse poets, January 6, patriot, quadrille, sedition
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capitol
tear gas, shattered glass; bloodshed, no shred of honor. Winter in my soul.
ruthless
Beware of snakes selling snake oil, especially if you frequent the same dens.
Room to Think
“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
Day Six: Ekphrasis
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
Posted in Animalia, daily prompt, humanity, nature, poetry
Tagged ecology, ekphrastic poetry, Franz Marc, NaPoWriMo 2020, pollution
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New Reality
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
Happy Hour
Day Two of NaPoWriMo.* Today’s prompt: “write a poem about a specific place — a particular house or store or school or office. Try to incorporate concrete details…” My submission: Happy Hour Almost six p.m. Happy hour. Parking lot is … Continue reading
Please Fasten Your Seat Belts
Today it is cold, wet and windy outside. From my living room, I watch jets coming in low as they approach PDX three miles to the south of my home. Usually they are high up and flying due south when … Continue reading