Hell Hound’s Howl
Can tasting of your body
Satisfy my ravenous craving
For your spirit?
In the rapid race of my heart
(Can you hear it?)
Keeping the pace of a predator,
Sanity and stability and solid foundations
Of hesitations and reservations and realizations…
Get run over and passed through.
I’ve left:
Paw prints on practicality;
Muddy indents on reality;
Grass stains and broken twigs on morality. Continue reading “Free Verse – Lust – JG”
“Cuckoo”
For money, my own
Mother
Stole my identity. Continue reading “Free Verse – Greed – Marcy Erb”
Keeping Up With Howard County
Charging bulls branded for a constellation,
Jungle cats without their trademark spots,
Wild horses in herds of hundreds –
All with clean forevers mixed throughout. Continue reading “Free Verse – Greed – JG”
Sometimes I hate the world
And everyone in it,
But I hate to hate
And even more the spread of it.
I reject the notion that we’re all just animals,
Fighting each other for the right to animate
Our lives with divergent purposes,
Different beliefs, or testaments. Continue reading “Free Verse – Greed – SD”
Shut lips tightly and tread lightly
Never confess and always be dishonest
Speak slowly and keep focused
Only on what they can bear to hear Continue reading “Misplaced Missives #135 – Friendship”
A guest submission for the Creativity Challenge! Numbers 2, 7, and 8: a cloud, a volcano, and a skeleton.
You keep your skeletons
Safely tucked away in your closet. Continue reading “Creativity Challenge: Cloud, Volcano, Skeleton”
“Wandering in the Trees”
Where consciousness becomes underneath shining light,
Carried away by a soft caress of the breeze,
Dreams and nightmares like linen cloth are woven tight. Continue reading “Villanelle – Thought – SD”
Confucius Says
Learning without thought is labor lost,
A popular cost of today’s values –
Thought without learning is perilous. Continue reading “Villanelle – Thought – JG”
A guest submission for the Creativity Challenge! Numbers 1-5-6: a waiter/waitress, outer space, and a pen.
We have a pact:
By day we wait tables Continue reading “Creativity Challenge: Outer Space Pen Coffin”
Nearly a month ago, I introduced the Schizophrenic Summers portion of our website, explaining what it’s about and what the upcoming theme was. Since that time, we have rolled out five total poetic themes, utilizing a variety of structures and forms. Continue reading “Creativity Sessions: Galumphing”
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