Daily Archives: April 20, 2017

staying on task

Posted on April 20, 2017 by whimsygizmo

.. just ask the moon. she’s got a job to do, too. wax. wane. balance the tide tables. keep that ocean stable. stars? they’re the thumbtacks that hold up the sky. (they don’t take smoke breaks, or wonder why.) i’d … Continue reading →

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Laundry

Posted on April 20, 2017 by whimsygizmo

.. The washer and dryer do most of the work (the folding sucks, just a little.) Putting it away is a whole ’nother story, but there really is no riddle. Still, I’ve got quite a quandary. See here’s the problem … Continue reading →

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luna, landing

Posted on April 20, 2017 by whimsygizmo

.. she unpeels her -selves slowly, layer by layer waning, an onion in parchment skin. she be -g(r)ins in waves, asks much of stars.   .. the prompt over at mindlovemisery today is the moon. how can i resist?     

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Communing with Crows

Posted on April 20, 2017 by whimsygizmo

You try to tell yourself the things you try to tell yourself to make yourself forget. – Anna Begins, Counting Crows   … She gives herself a new story ………(beginning, ………….middle, …………………end) as they murder by, ebony apostrophes owning the … Continue reading →

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a conversion of skies

Posted on April 20, 2017 by whimsygizmo

.. mark (maul) ………(call) my words: lying beyond the ebony binding of this wide-rucked scrim, on the blindside of this grubber moon, there’s a ………..scrum of stars.     .. Some rugby slanted sky fun for NaPoWriMo, day 20.    … Continue reading →

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