Daily Archives: April 23, 2016

Gaia’s Song

Posted on April 23, 2016 by whimsygizmo

.. I long for you to love me, to hold my skin as sacred as your own. I ache for you to make me more than just the place you build your thrones. I wish for you to want me … Continue reading →

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Sonnet for Swallowed Sorrow

Posted on April 23, 2016 by whimsygizmo

All that glisters in not gold. – Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice   . Why dress myself in shadow, shade and haze as the sun glimmers through a broken sky? Why hold the moon aloft on tongue for days, just … Continue reading →

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One Small Shard of Bard

Posted on April 23, 2016 by whimsygizmo

Brevity is the soul of wit. – Shakespeare’s Hamlet   .. Doubt that the stars are fire, to be …..(or not) a battalion of sorrow (sling, arrow, sleep, death)? ……Words, words, words. Though this be madness, listen: smile ……..(and be … Continue reading →

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You Can’t Buy Ruby Slippers at a Kansas Hardware Store

Posted on April 23, 2016 by whimsygizmo

.. That was no ordinary twister, Mister, and Dorothy had a dream and now she’s on the hunt for just the right shade of crimson heels. Blue and white check and black MaryJanes are, at best, as country bumpkin as … Continue reading →

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Spilled, Shod

Posted on April 23, 2016 by whimsygizmo

This poem needs tiny shoes for each and every one of her iambic feet. She’s ’bout to hit the street and break dance her way across the c   o   n   c   r   e   t   e and play in the sprinklers. … Continue reading →

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