Daily Archives: November 4, 2015

Once Upon a Suitcase, a Shattered Vase, and a Soundtrack

Posted on November 4, 2015 by whimsygizmo

. She’s packed. Alanis is playing fast and loose …………….with her angry heart, and the car won’t quite start but the tank is full and she’s a fool for a fat moon and some scattered stars, the slap of asphalt … Continue reading →

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The Hyphen-Nation of dVerse-city

Posted on November 4, 2015 by whimsygizmo

.. Dearly be -loved, please keep your hands and feet inside the poetry vehicle at all times, keep all rhymes to a mini -mum (or knot). Some of us will be (mis)taken with the me ………………………………..-lee of the jamb ………………………………………………………-oree. … Continue reading →

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Sometimes They Come Back

Posted on November 4, 2015 by whimsygizmo

(the inconsistencies of indelibility) . These old ghosts just won’t die, and I have grown tired of chasing their cold white sheets. The streets are overrun with cockroaches, apocalyptic rain, the scent of Spam. I am less than these, I … Continue reading →

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Once Upon a Blank Page

Posted on November 4, 2015 by whimsygizmo

. , she spilled her ……self silly, all willy-nilly whim and fancy …………….-free. , she filled her ……shelf with words, shed her tatter-tired skin, became …………..me.   .

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Once Upon a Blanket

Posted on November 4, 2015 by whimsygizmo

.. , the gummy bears had their picnic (curried salmon sandwiches and iced tea.) They danced, entranced by the marching of ants, and then ate each other, happily.   . prompted by poetic asides, november chapbook challenge, day 4.   

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