Suspended

No Sun; No Moonthick creamy days dissolvein dense charcoal nightsWe need to generate itWhatever’s called lightNo hunt; no fightNo sheers; no white faltering stepsscan sidewalkseyes adapt slowlyto dusky shadesIn witching hoursNo day; No nightNo horizon; no twilight trust reinventinghabits meltingIn unheard zonesshapes emergingfrom depths unknownNo pits; no heightsNo sky; no flights dVerse Poetics No-vember

Rewritten

Rewritten ….by Audrine Max

Audrine Max's avatarAwakening Imagination

it is true
it is the poet
that is the prophet
able to see more than
just the outside appearances
unfazed by the outside world
he goes way beyond
what the senses can grasp
conjuring up magnanimous
visions and possibilities
probabilities groomed
to their existence
a poet will never see
reality as it is
having beauty
to always triumph
than giving rise to evil
it is the poet
who lets us see
peace in an ongoing madness
life in every decay
a delicious fruit
after a sapless flower
clean rivers and streams
after the passing of a storm
who dares not marvel
a poet’s mind
who writes not about now
but the brilliance of tomorrow
with the majesty of hope
and the nobility of faith
the pages of life rewritten
to be filled with sparks of light
only experiencing magic
in the dullest days
of our daily existence.

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Relief

Relief ….by Shweta Suresh

Shweta's avatarMy Random Ramblings

Words fail to express certain feelings Try as they might words fail to cover the emotional range of a human heart How would it feel like when you can finally draw a breath after holding your breath for far too long, How would it feel like when you are treated to delicious food after having starved for far too long How would it feel like when hope and light return to your life after being engulfed by the dark for far too long How would it feel like when you can take a refreshing sip of water after feeling parched for far too long How would it feel like when you feel the comforting embrace of cool air after being subjected to the wrath of the sun How would it feel like when you finally feel genuine laughter crack your mask open after being reined in for far too long…

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De-merger

It’s an interesting family tree. Each carries a different name by choice, with scant regard for belonging or social identification. Anna tells me it was reinvented after her grandfather left the field open for choice of names. “I’m sure there’s a lot behind that story. I’ve heard about his multiple marriages and large number of … Continue reading De-merger

Ukrainians we, or: Survival as one

A heart-felt composition and great presentation!

Survival as one …. by David

ben Alexander's avatarThe Skeptic's Kaddish

A collection of ‘lanturnes’

we
sing of
our nation’s
survival as
one
one
people
united
against Russian
rape
rape
our land
violate
our existence
force
force
shall not
triumph here
on our forebears’
land
land
sustains
the culture
of ancestors
home
home
demands
commitment
on all our parts
now
now
our troops
must withstand
this disastrous
war
war
was waged
upon us
still we remain
free
free
to live
without fear
Ukrainians
we


#TankaTuesday

This collections of lanturne poems was written as an ekphrastic response to the image below, which I offered to Colleen Chesebro for her weekly Tanka Tuesday syllabic poetry prompt.

“Ukrainian Figurines”
by Kirill Shevchenko


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Katauta

Making an attempt at katauta, inspired by Colleen do you truly carewhat are they talking about?it's just me and you… you wanted our loveto permeate minds, capture,celebrate pure souls Ekphrastic prompt at Wordcraftpoetry Blog Image chosen by David

Marching on

I embrace nightsas they get darkeron busy moonsIt helps me see myselfwithout reflections0r mirror distractions I walk alone, runstart to climbmy clipped wings-a constant reminderof forbidden destinations I dispense with approvalson facingconstant rejection Quadrille #164