#poem
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Rogue sky, silk rippleseyes open to such wonders,to be alive now… I am the glade mindas I look upon sea-facedstranger, prism lit. His eyes captured myform uncovered languidlylaying at his feet A few winged fairiesfeigning modesty, hidingmy body’s valley. Knowing smiles gracehe knelt, white robe elegance in his hands for me. Speaking little morethan whispers,…
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Defined by Submission Prove your womanhoodFrom the barrel of a gunLiberty strip searchedSo they can have their fun Their touch cold Methodical in fashionThis act a power playMore than fits of passion They find full breasts Narrow waists with wide hipsDainty hands, feet, faces,Soft skin, and pink nips, But again they demand Sternly, more than…
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“Is a haiku microwave safe?”This message is brought to you byGoogling before the coffee kicks in. _____ Artificial insectsKind of like regular insectsOnly with corn syrup And Red 40 dye. ______ On your lipsConsonants contortAnd vowels slipSlide into apostrophes,Still no excuse to resort To ChatGPT ______ Humanity in AIHide the truth within the lieUpload our…
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I went to the tent cityBefore it was made illegalBefore dignity became a monthly expense.I went to the tent cityHopeless feckless bystanderTo a pain I couldn’t understandI went to the tent cityAnd all I gaveWas this lousy t-shirt. _____ We tell stories of floating citiesfalling from the sky,Not realizing…The air is getting thin up hereAnd…
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“Follow the spiritof freshwater streams safeto sanctuary prisms light the way,don’t stray too far from the banksoon, find home again.” Last words from the caveas I followed directionlit by sun and moons. Like spectacle gleamtwo moons peered behind the cloudsas I stream bound walked witness to the joyof Naiads at play, splashessound of chimes and…
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Characters: Melody = Hippe Priestess Vibes Cc = Bizagoth Iggy = Mary Poppins Punk Yow = Cryptid good boy * Setting: Kitchen (I swear there’s other rooms in the house, I just really like this, so we’re going with it. Glad you agree, let’s go!) * Melody walks in carrying the mail, Iggy is sitting…
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Characters: Iggy = Punk Mary Poppins Cc = Bizagoth Melody = Hippie Priestess Vibes Yow = Cryptid dog, alternates between gray-white and pitch black fur depending on the day, deep piercing red eyes, good boy * Setting: Kitchen, pantry open, Iggy digging thru it with a leash looped in one hand as Yow is sniffs…
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Characters: Cc = “Business Goth” Melody = “Hippie Priestess Vibes” Iggy = “Punk Mary Poppins” * Setting = The stoop outside the backdoor of the kitchen. Iggy is curled up inside somewhere like a cat (on a chair, the floor, a bed, who knows, but she’s absent from this conversation). Cc smokes a cigar looking…
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Sunrise burns pink hopepromises, a new day donsits merry greeting. Echos of sleep dreamsfleeting glimpses of home hideas I awaken the cave celebratesthe moment glowing yellow,no longer alone. Chaos tastes strangely when ladled by hand out of pearl freshwater streams The cave yawns open on the grey rock candy grass,pearl spring waters run the cave…
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A serial saga being told entirely in haiku/senryu form over on Bluesky. Here it is collated as I’m able to update it. Enjoy. — I danced gleefullywithin a ring of mushrooms…Oh wait… where am I? I’m alone, Countingfive things I see, four I hearthe panic is near. Sand, a seashore, waveslighthouse, lightning slashes greenagainst a…