I open my mouth to speak
but all that comes out is dust
and rubble
The storm that crosses the desert
of my words
strikes as lightning
but the remnants are only broken
glass and bits of sound
that no one remembers
The flame beneath the kiln
of these lips heats
a furnace of the unspoken
I wail dry tears and thirsty sobs
expecting that lung-cleansing
scream
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Posting for dVerse Poetics where Victoria is getting our creativity all fired up!
The sun has risen just as it always does
The leaves turn brilliant colors and they fall
I see it all with placid eye because
I really have nothing new to say at all
Never mind me; it won’t be my downfall
Love has come to stay, where it never was
That smile across the breakfast table mine alone
I see it all with tranquil eyes because
I really have nothing new to say, I merely drone
Never mind me if clever words have flown
Death arrived, a bee without a buzz
It stings and gives no honey in return
I see it all with docile eyes because
I really have nothing new to say that can be heard
Never mind me; I’ll sit beside the fire, watch it burn
The sun has fallen just as it always does
The crocus and a daffodil burst through the snow
I see it all with timid eyes because
I really have nothing new to say, no words to show
Never mind me; it matters not, although…
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Grace is hosting at dVerse and we are challenged to write Quintains. I have chosen an English Quintain which follows this format:
*The rhyme scheme for English quintains is usually A-B-A-B-B.
*There is no set measure or foot (the number and type of syllables or feet).
Leonid’s air
draws us
from this
warm bed
Setting belt
Rising gourd
the Lion roars
but once at four
Leaning into you
we gape and weave
through dream-filled
eyes
we
wait
we
wait
no cricket
song for
wishes
fate or God
spoils are won
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On the event of rising early for the Leonids
to see only one shooting star over the skies of Orlando
Lill is hosting the Quadrille over at dVerse. Don’t be a spoilsport – join us! 😉
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