Bound to an office chair Eager to departAfter work I’m going whereChilling out is an artHeading for the beach!Brain is not on dutyAfternoon is dragging onLeave early? Absolutely!Later gators – I am goneSee you in a week! (If I still have a job) W3 Prompt #71: Wea’ve Written Weekly’s poet of the week, Willow, promptsContinue reading “Beach Holiday”
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Heavy Burden
I carry the world upon my shoulderIts burdens on my back Faith carries me forward Though I cannot continue on faith aloneGrant me a sliver of evidenceEmpirical proofThat I am on the right trackThen my load shall be lightened Sadje’s What do you see # 202- September 4, 2023 Reena’s Xploration Challenge #295 dVerse hostContinue reading “Heavy Burden”
Cavern
Blackest of blackSubterranean hideawayWater tricklingDamp and slickTorchlightRevealing shades of brownSkittering shadows Grotesque faces in rock LAPC #265: Black and White or Monochrome and Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge – Brown
Ice Melt
IceMeltingDrips droppingRivulets mergeInto riverflowSlipping over bouldersDescending mountain channelsWinding through the verdant valleysMelted ice frolicking in the sunDancing to the toe tapping summer rainGlacier water mingling with playful raindropsFlowing through picturesque towns and mammoth citiesTasting salt – tidewaters enthusiastic greetingIcemelt tumblingChurning soft sandOpen waterFlowing freelyRising upwardWaving goodbye W3 Prompt #70: Wea’ve Written Weekly’s poet of theContinue reading “Ice Melt”
Transformation
A caterpillarDoes not question its purposePeaceably munchingIts transformation will comeWithout force or objective Prompted by Eugi’s Moonwashed Weekly Prompt – Peaceable and Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge (FOTD)
Magical Moon
A restless night plagued by deep thought. I rise from bed and make my way outside, barefeet rooted to damp ground. Looking to the heavens, I am greeted by a super moon. The source of my agitation having roused my inner sea. Magical blue moonBestow your power on meYou can move oceans dVerse host FrankContinue reading “Magical Moon”
Cracks
Such a beautiful building you once wereHost to many a partyHome to many a familyI must remind myself Don’t dwell on what has passed awayYou were not all perfectionHost to many a tragedyHome to many a suffererI must remind myselfThere is a crack, a crack in everythingDisrupting the very foundation of existenceThat’s how the lightContinue reading “Cracks”
A Tanka: Japanese Anemone
Nonnative flowerChastising barbs to myselfIt should not be hereYet it is so beautifulPollen praised by honeybees. Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge (FOTD) and Ronovan Writes weekly poetry prompt .
A Haibun: Supine
Midsummer afternoon. Trees whisper in the breeze. The breeze brings the scent of flowers. The flowers feed colorful insects cavorting under a wondrous sky. A sky viewed from the blanket on which I lie supine. Midsummer eveningA cloudless sky overheadSupine under stars Prompted by dVerse host De’s Quadrille #182: Are You Pining for Poems? andContinue reading “A Haibun: Supine”
Impartiality?
Does impartiality exist given our unconscious biases? It seems even our best intentions are sabotaged.* * * Sorry Sammi, I couldn’t stop here… Fiduciary? You say you have an insurance claim?We’ll be happy to take your (recorded) statement Impartiality is our middle name(Unless you require a hefty payment).Your house was destroyed? A bad injury?Maybe youContinue reading “Impartiality?”
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