Monthly Archives: August 2021

So, I looked at the prompt and said “no” out loud. I know what that means. Later I wrote two, but one was too real, the other surreal. Again I said “no”. I know what that means. I remember the … Continue reading →

Dark and ominousBrooding like an angry childWho didn’t get her wayShe storms into sightA fortress against the sun Tell me, gray skiesShall I dress for youIn dark earthy tonesIn hopes I bless you? Tell me my loveShall I pine for … Continue reading →

Nouns, verbs, odes and haikus, whether metered or freeOverwhelm and coagulate my senses, aPile amassed until I pull back theReins and separate each to their indigenous space creating anOrifice illuminating light and shadow and the tiny seed thatMansions the Cedar … Continue reading →

I hate sitting in a front rowAlas, the more I retreatThis battle line won’t unleash me My heart falls piece by piece Disheartened moment till I hear my heart’s battlecry Apathy weakens warriors My adversary fuels my veinsAdvocate to beat … Continue reading →

Day lilies tossed anywhereBecomes a garden to tend Roots spread quickly undersoilAn appetite with no end Battle of roots who survives?Me and you in time collide Eradicate/ genocide?Doesn’t work it takes one cell No earthly plan will sufficeAs long as … Continue reading →

Lately Mondays were anything but mundane, and this one was no different in its diversity. It had taken months, but finally every legality complete, the car was packed and they were on their way. Without one more goodbye, they drove … Continue reading →

Forging its way through uncharted groundThis voice trekked on virgin soilNo one told me words would kill meBoth blessing and curse to this child of spoil I’m free and alive on wind-swept echoesTill critics deafen, maim with a breezeBoth blessing … Continue reading →

Maybe it could be mine some dayIt sits empty day after dayI wander round its exterior wallsPeer through windows down its hallsHollow empty lonely roomsBeg for music, joyful tunesShoes, slippers, clogs and bootsThe sound of life tamping down rootsIt just … Continue reading →

Stand doesn’t mean don’t fallPlease just scrape meOff the floorIt doesn’t mean don’t failI may slam the doorIt doesn’t mean don’t restI need respite to return firmerThough you see my heavy heartYou won’t hear it murmur Dversepoets.com Monday quadrille. Exactly … Continue reading →

Chuck a pebble in waterRipples dance with flirting sunNo one notices the pebbleSinking when its deed is done Plant the seed deep in soilWait for flowers to adornFor the seed who dies in laborNo one mourns Life is lived in … Continue reading →