Daily Archives: April 6, 2015

small talk

Posted on April 6, 2015 by whimsygizmo

… you wanted me to smile so you told me Jupiter was just ……………………………………………east of Mars, just northwest of  ………….Uranus. you’d measured it in moon spoons. i had no idea you were quite so celestial. is she made of blue … Continue reading →

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Shepherding Bones

Posted on April 6, 2015 by whimsygizmo

(a cento of first lines from Patrick Rosal’s Boneshepherds)   .. Dear feverless, dear poets, dear love- Mothers, This morning, my cousin Joseph and I both stink. The sweat flicks from your elbows, and so we’ve been told to shutup … Continue reading →

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Hunting Stars

Posted on April 6, 2015 by whimsygizmo

… Ah, Orion. How have you fastened yourself around this vast sky? Belted out your starsongs, stung us an ellip -sis, a triple kiss blown for future ………….wishes?     . prompted by toads. read more about Orion here and … Continue reading →

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Aubade for a Broken Monday

Posted on April 6, 2015 by whimsygizmo

Make the coffee. Take another breath. Bid adieu to the break of spring. Hold breath. Wait for words to spill. Then just be, still.   ..   Am I officially also NaPoWriMo-ing? Dunno. But I can never resist an aubade.

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Sleight of Hand

Posted on April 6, 2015 by whimsygizmo

… Presto, change –Oh, I see. That ring on your finger isn’t the beginning of us. It’s the end of me.   .    

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Celestial Lies

Posted on April 6, 2015 by whimsygizmo

… If we wish upon these stars, …………things are sure to answer why we cut …………not what sharp shard has got us here. …………They appear to be falling, flailing near. You’ve got no net but I’m trapped here, yet. …………Things … Continue reading →

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