Well, I had fun playing around with online tools and doing this one. Thank you, Peter. for hosting this one. Here's the pantoum I wrote.. not going anywhere's an artjust going round in circles...but worlds are what they arefor they go around in cycles just going round in circlesmanipulate eyes to see, agreefor they go … Continue reading Circles
Bridget Riley measured steps falter calculations go awry as I encounter concealed curves, veering me off beaten paths - breathing freshness https://dversepoets.com/2021/03/23/poetics-the-poet-as-painter/
threads tied on branches of a revered tree promise wish fulfilment the tree awaits return of seekers to untie knots In gratitude the tree awaits disentanglement to sort out good from bad It has given away non-judgementally A need to be fair unfulfilled ….. https://dversepoets.com/2021/03/22/quadrille-124/
This being human is a garb which seeps into my soul compels me to do certain things in a certain manner and believe… in my supremacy over others It gives me the luxury of analysis of thought of choice of brain power Then takes it all away when I feel guilt or regret Why can’t … Continue reading Being Human
Rumour mills are agog that the President’s wife is a super-natural being. Domestic staff says mirrors do not reflect her presence. I pinch myself to confirm if I exist, if I’m real. Does a world exist outside my mind, my imagination? I probe the voice, which talks about the President’s wife. There is yet another … Continue reading Floating
it’s been cruel today, this morn I woke with epiphanies which would invite only scorn yet I know, nothing’s closer to the truth.. being a victim of mental abuse is so hard to confess will it be seen as an excuse to justify being what I am… those who dislike me so much for being … Continue reading It’s been cruel, this morn…
lightness of birds enables flights to far-off lands conquering skies desolate landscapes silence of nights enables sound to supercede cries sarcasm in speech imagined slights damage relationships more than lies swiftness of thought with all its might makes it superior to physical size https://dversepoets.com/2021/03/08/quadrille-swift/
I see life like never before oxygen makes it presence felt always having remained intangible zig-zag lines on monitors pointers to heartbeats which stayed out of way being less than 20 decibels on the fringes awareness hits I worshipped loudness, ignored the gullible I feel ready to die to live again like never before rejuvenated … Continue reading ON LIFE SUPPORT
I’d suffered from typhoid during my first year at school, and missed one paper from the first term examination. I can’t recall the fever or any other symptom. Just that my class teacher, a kindly old lady, Mrs. Kent asked my mother to request the Principal for a re-examination. I’d scored well in all other … Continue reading Life lessons
well-crafted words sure have a way great oratory has power to sway followers are assets -she’s so proud engagement on content speaks loud Do they walk to move with her, or await a magic pill to find solutions in blue ether? journeys can’t be static any movement can then become Pride of the attic https://dversepoets.com/2021/02/25/mtb-middles-turns/
