Sunday, July 17, 2011

Dark Godiva

 


We’re all full of it
good thoughts
bad thoughts
selfish thoughts.
A head full of
curdled thought soup

I only let out
the white ones
altered to appear pure,
worn like a crown
to convince the world
I am the good witch

Keeping you
at a distance
so you won’t see
a dark godiva
covered with
white vermin.


A final OnesShootSunday poem. http://onestoppoetry.com/
Thanks for the memories.
Photo by Rosie Hardy. http://www.rosiehardy.com/



Sunday, July 10, 2011

Ruins



Too late
a sudden ray of revelation
breaks through
clouds of self-righteousness
and I stare
at the ruins I created
with acid rain words
that ate away
your self-esteem
Abrasive criticisms
that sandblasted you
to the bones
of your psyche
And I weep
to see the devastation
that remains
in the abandoned place
that used to be
us


Written in response to One Shoot Sunday photo prompt by photographer Neil Alexander. www.neilalexanderphotography.com
http://onestoppoetry.com/
A grateful thank you to Dustus & Chris. While I have not contributed regularly, I have enjoyed One Shoot Sunday very much, and all of the creative and wonderful writers whose work I have had the pleasure of reading.

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Heavy


Heavy in my mouth
Words unspoken
A ring of truth
In lines of lies
Dried to dust

Heavy on my mind
The sound of bells
Not ringing
Peals of silence
In an empty room

Heavy in my heart
The weight of time
A ring of finality
And the question remains
Forever unanswered

written in response to Sunday photo prompt at http://onestoppoetry.com/2011/06/sunday-photography-interview-part-2-rob-hanson-poetry-challenge.html
photo by Rob Hanson

Friday, March 25, 2011

Little Town Blues

My town
small town
never gonna make it town

Lost my way
no Broadway
what’s the point anyway

Chasing lights
caught a stork
never gonna see New York

Bills and babies
mortgage due
no way to leave, just won’t do

Kiss the kids
turn out the light
lose myself in dreams tonight


Thanks to Brian Miller for his http://onestoppoetry.com/2011/03/friday-poetically-with-brian-miller-7.html Friday Poetically prompt.

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Gotta light?


Paint me white
cover up the dark
except the eyes
the eyes that see
me
in you
striking the match
that burns us both

For One Shoot Sunday http://onestoppoetry.com/category/one-shoot-sunday
photo by Fee Easton http://www.flickr.com/photos/bootcoot/

Monday, March 7, 2011

Spring

The signs are here for all to see
Long winter cold is nearly past.
Red robins chirp in fits of glee.
The signs are here for all to see.
Green swelling buds soon leaf the trees.
Pink tulips will appear at last.
The signs are here for all to see.
Long winter cold is nearly past.

My simple attempt at a One Stop Poetry Form – Triolet
for http://onestoppoetry.com/2011/03/one-stop-poetry-form-triolet-by-guest-host-shan-hendry.html

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Encore!



To be
what is expected.
Delivering lines
you’ve written for me.
Directed how and when
to move, to sit, to stand.
Seven days a week.
One final act
upon a broken stage.
An encore is
not to be.

written for One Shoot Sunday http://onestoppoetry.com/category/one-shoot-sunday
photo by Jacob Lucas http://live.jflphotography.com/

Friday, March 4, 2011

Spring and other lovers

Warm against my face
a kiss of sun
and I remember
Spring
and other lovers

Monday, February 28, 2011

In different rooms
only the TV talking
Snow is falling.

An attempt at haiku for One Stop Poetry Form- A little Tanka A little Haiku on http://onestoppoetry.com/2011/02/one-stop-poetry-form-a-little-tanka-a-little-haiku.html,
This form is challenging. I know what I wanted to portray with this haiku. Did I manage to do it?  Hmmm
 

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Abandoned

Sticking cognition
causing delays.
Words in place
unable to return
overlapping
unintelliglble.
Synapses firing
a dried up
ribbon of thought.
Broken case
holding
the dust of stories
fallen off
the brittle page
           abandoned
                    forgotten
                                                      
For One Shoot Sunday on http://onestoppoetry.com/