The Pan-Handler
Pacing at an intersection along US-Forty,
Dirty hat in his hands, asking for some charity.
The cars whiz by, ignoring the disparity,
Of being homeless yet surrounded by prosperity. Continue reading “Charity – Free Verse – SD”
Tag: Poetry
Theme for October – the Virtue of Giving
Okay, so I realize that I promised to get this up yesterday, and that totally did not happen. But at least we have a whole month to write these poems! Oh right, unless you read my post on Tuesday, you probably don’t know that Schizophrenic Summers is changing to a month-long submission period.
Our last round of poems featured chastity as the theme, and produced one poem about holding women to certain standards (ideals?) and one about holding love to no standards at all.
Theme: Charity
Structure: Free verse Continue reading “Theme for October – the Virtue of Giving”
New Plans for Schizophrenic Summers
For those of you who have been keeping tabs on Red Strings in recent weeks, you may have noticed that the well has been… drier than usual. This can be attributed to numerous reasons: vacations, weddings, new jobs, crashing computers, more weddings; our writers have had a busy August and September. Continue reading “New Plans for Schizophrenic Summers”
Free Verse – Chastity – SD
Sea of Love
Cast your line out to find some love,
Or cash, or pleasure, or some semblance of compassion. Continue reading “Free Verse – Chastity – SD”
Theme for September 23rd – Chastity – and you thought it was simple!
The virtue of temperance has historically encompassed a wide range of activities – after all, it “simply” means moderation via personal restraint or will. Although associated in modern parlance with food and drink, in particular alcohol, last week’s poems decided to look at temperance as it applies to less calorie-laden subjects: in speech and in modifying self-doubt.
Chastity is another virtue that has been reduced to a sound bite in the modern day, but was historically much more complex. Chastity today seems to revolve around sexual activity, and if the news is any indication, contemporary conversations about chastity focus on teenagers and pre-marital sex.
Continue reading “Theme for September 23rd – Chastity – and you thought it was simple!”
Free Verse – Temperance – SD
I Find Your Lack of Moderation Disturbing
Temperatures rise in the
Colonnade halls.
Blogs and talk shows, they
Spew vitriol. Continue reading “Free Verse – Temperance – SD”
Free Verse – Temperance – Marcy Erb
TemperanceLoop – a poem in MatLab
Free Verse – Kindness – SD
My First Ambulance Ride
A crack like thunder rang through my ear
As the world’s palette in front of me was smeared.
Pain ripped through my side like fire,
And my life lost its grip on the tight-rope wire. Continue reading “Free Verse – Kindness – SD”
Free Verse – Kindness – Marcy Erb
Relative
Pneumonia
my 98 year old grandmother says
is called the old person’s friend
