Carefully assembled trinkets on
a shelf - tiny portals assure
access to precious moments
memories she treasures
What is junk for some
is reference
for others
or just
neat
Foliage crunches under my feet
Fortunately, the day is dry
though overcast. But the leaves
on the floor, not skiddy
A spicy fragrance
fills the cool air
my feet safe
on the
ground
"Last call crush,
we open our arms,
make love to the room,
tip the bartender
and stumble into the street,
faces turned up like children
to catch whirling stars
on our tongues."
Having sat on a powder keg for
such a long time, having walked on
broken glass, and balanced on
eggshells, having lived in
hell, isolated
it sometimes is
difficult
to feel
safe
ok, Poets, I made something i've been dying to show you. The Daily Blackout Poetry Challenge.
So, each day you get a page from a book offered up and you can make blackout poems from it. As many as you like, save them as images and easily copy the words.
You pull the trigger, and it begins
Feelings begin to loosen up
before they wash over me
I let them and watch them
unravel, as tears
silently fall
This part of
trauma
gone
Write a poem using only words that contain the letters in your name, or a couple's name, or even just a single word. This can be a fun exercise to break out of your conventional diction and discover new, unusual turns of phrase.
Here is an example from my blog using the word "grimoire", which is a sort of magic book.