Monthly Archives: January 2015

Rain

Posted on January 30, 2015 by whimsygizmo

.. Woke up to crying sky. Do I join her? Or dance in her the swirling tiers of her silver skirt? Can’t hurt.     ..    

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Poem for Sale

Posted on January 28, 2015 by whimsygizmo

… Do I hear a dollar? Just give me a holler and a crisp green George… What’s that? You’re broke? Down on your luck? Well, if you’ve got no buck, per -haps a quarter? Ah, I see. The cupboard’s bare. … Continue reading →

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Wet and Weathered Wings

Posted on January 28, 2015 by whimsygizmo

Photo Credits: Kylli Sparre   . Tether her to the sea with her own jade(d) heart, a flowed quiet start, a startled sway. Give her a week, an hour, a day to hold her breath and taste the salt that … Continue reading →

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Astral Stupor

Posted on January 27, 2015 by whimsygizmo

… Give me a body of water, a drizzle of stars, a jaw -dropped wonder and fireflies in jars. Give me a reckless abandon, a sweet surrender, a blind -ing bender of laughter and quiet rain. Give me a pride … Continue reading →

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the flow of water (a blackout poem)

Posted on January 26, 2015 by whimsygizmo

  in this lonely voice ……………hardly heard, raging waters had built their dwellings with tiny shingled stones. the wind received his name, the thrown Storm far above, drawn ashore. high rocks remain lying.   ..

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Hold That Thought

Posted on January 26, 2015 by whimsygizmo

. Maybe if we aim our breaths just right, tame the trite and e(r)ase the mind, the miles will melt, the map will chime; our words will scorch this barren land in spirit and spell and sign.   . Wordled. … Continue reading →

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The State of Her Heart

Posted on January 22, 2015 by whimsygizmo

… is slightly used, a little bruised around the edges. It’s been caged, enraged by storm and same and sigh -lence. It’s known violence and violins, violet sunsets and vibrant rain. It’s been with -held, treated like crap, sold for … Continue reading →

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The State of Blank

Posted on January 22, 2015 by whimsygizmo

… is slate, stone cold and strange and waiting. We line up our empty boxes and squares and dashes, awaiting flashes of brilliance, beauty, duty. We wish upon broken stars, and hold our breaths for that moment when everything falls … Continue reading →

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Mo(u)rning

Posted on January 20, 2015 by whimsygizmo

… The day has lost its polish, all bark and bile and bite and pile of dirty laundry. The camera gives us one last valuable chance to over -saturate our former selves, give sensibility and texture to these breaths. Mean … Continue reading →

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Un-naming

Posted on January 20, 2015 by whimsygizmo

. We are baptized in ink, sprinkled in stars. We wear this weary world, a cloak of shame, a game of thorns and crowns and cowering songs. A day, a week, a month breathes by, while the moon attends her … Continue reading →

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