“Sea of Life 4”
So, too, can one soul
Buffet those they encounter
To ripple an age
Steve D
erikleo – A Provisional Narrative
“A Provisional Narrative”
I lay off reading the new
musical criticism and place
it on top of the beat poet’s
manifesto which lies on top
of the novel in the 21st century Continue reading “erikleo – A Provisional Narrative”
Haiku Sunday – Sea of Life 3
“Sea of Life 3”
Though a single wave
Pushes and pulls those around,
Altering currents
Steve D
Haiku Sunday – erikleo
Another submission from a fellow haiku-er (?), erikleo of All Things Creative
after looking at a galaxy
two million light years distant
I creep into my bed,
next to my sleeping wife
Concept Art – Captain Hammer Told Me Everyone’s A Hero In Their Own Way
Heroism
‘In the time of gods and monsters, what is the worth of a man?’ – Joss Whedon
It’s supposed to be so simple. Hero. Someone that saves the day, right? We grow up with these images of chiseled men and women, painted in neon colors, performing impossible tasks of daring and bravery, holding them on high like deities, and with ubiquitous propaganda of soldiers wrapped in the red white and blue, infallible in their willingness to die for their love of country. And so we learn that heroism is all about the big things: Continue reading “Concept Art – Captain Hammer Told Me Everyone’s A Hero In Their Own Way”
Color Schemes – Bright – JG
Your future shines so brightly, I can see it from the present.
Iridescent, I guess it can’t be contained by a time frame.
And yet, you remain – skittish, hesitant, concerned –
Worried about wishes and wants when your will will
Take you to your forever.
Because it’s meant to be – certain, fated, destined,
I sense it must be naïve to believe you could see
Guided by your own light; by your own brilliance. Continue reading “Color Schemes – Bright – JG”
Haiku Submission – erikleo
Here’s a haiku submission from erikleo over at All Things Creative, an intriguing blog featuring one of our favorite poetic forms… haikus!
after my mother’s funeral
I shovel earth onto her coffin
not knowing when to stop
September’s Theme – “Round And Round We Spin…
…. with feet of lead and wings of tin” – Kurt Vonnegut
Last month was all about the positivity and idealism of looking to a glorious future, the month before it was all about changing the past, so this month let’s discuss the things that bridge the two! You know, those dastardly clingy remnants of the past that affect and influence the here and now.
Theme – Baggage ORRRRRRRRRR That Which Lingers
Structure – Double Acrostic
C’mon people, be prepared to work those vocabularies and dust off your thesaurus!
– Jessie Gutierrez
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Ode – Future – JG
A compass and a promise
A direction and a vow
To let love lead life now Continue reading “Ode – Future – JG”
Haiku Sunday – Sea of Life 2
“Sea of Life 2”
Thus is one person;
A mote of dust to an age,
Lost in life’s current.
Steve D
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