Poetry

My vertical presence on this planet does not absolve me of guilt of bowing down to power of spreading myself too thin resting on unearned laurels to expand the dimensions of undeserved success.   You find it distasteful the compromises that I make to extend a hollow span to ambitious eternity. You would rather revel … Continue reading Hollows

Hi, Elsie I have tried my hand at the formats which are new to me, Sidlak Poetry – is a structured poetry consisting of five lines with 3-5-7-9 syllables and a color. The last line must be a color that describes the whole poem or the feeling of the writer. Bussokusekika Poetry – a pattern of 5-7-5-7-7-7 Retourne Poetry Retourne … Continue reading #Weekly Tanka Prompt #Poetry Challenge – Week 81 – Transport & Exercise

“Do you really have a choice? jobs are scarce, markets stagnant and cost of living up….” The psychopath smirked to see competent shoulders slightly drooping.   No response to mails goodwill withered away logic  had no place silence conspiratorial and eloquent with disapproval.   Tale weaver 156 at MLMM

torn ligaments snapped tendons lapped up by predators a part of me emerges unscathed pained weary but willing to reinvent rebuild and give life another chance   Is there a world out there to give me ground and air to breathe? the battle of life will start all over again in that precious space in … Continue reading Restart

I found myself in the ruins once again following shadows of imagination   wishful thinking elevates then I fall with a thud of disappointment creating reverberations   an era turns inside me creating space to renew and rebuild rephrase creation   beliefs flipping over sprouting again Personalization   First Line Friday at MLMM

Occult occurrences outside conscious realms outside scientific logic draw me inextricably   Life was a search for the third dimension creating  two-dimensional shadows on my wall impalpably   The fourth dimension of time getting outdated quick with the fifth of imagination scares me unimaginably   What lies between thought and response, fifth and beyond drives … Continue reading Dimensions

The world abounds with expressions responses reactions, and interactions.   If it constitutes the gist of life why should I not contribute my essence to it?   If it creates a river to connect to cleanse, why should I not flow with it?   Life re-imagines death creating new dimensions, why should I not live … Continue reading Life and the Living

I change shape each time I bounce around and spring back testing elasticity yet I carry those small dents those unseen wounds which change life forever   Exchange of energy is inescapable as I encounter life with alien spirits and soul-mates only fluidity is real   Quadrille #48