Daily Archives: April 8, 2022

laundry day 

Posted on April 8, 2022 by whimsygizmo

she knows bliss-fully nothing yet of ticket stubs to movies she’s never seen and crumpled-number napkinsand wayward lockets , but  nobody told her not to check his pants pockets.  ::

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on withholding info from a distant sun

Posted on April 8, 2022 by whimsygizmo

  Tell all the truth but tell it slant –Emily Dickinson  :: that certain slant of light doesn’t tell us much,and since we can’t touch its warmth the whole  truth is not yet known. they tell you we revolve,that it absolves … Continue reading →

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The Dread Pirate Mermaid Princess Poopypants 

Posted on April 8, 2022 by whimsygizmo

I shall not dance for you today, not on fins nor on siren’s sails. Not on confused muse mirrored lake, nor these damned pages.  These quills hold porcupine stingand no lasting high,and I am tired.  Even the syllables of my own name taste like dust. I’ve … Continue reading →

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A Bun Dance 

Posted on April 8, 2022 by whimsygizmo

They’re sticky in their own delirious skins and so they simply decide to cinnamon  -sway and swirl the way that only rolled glee can. They’re frosted in footloose fancy  free of all things chancy, and our stolen glances only egg them on. They’ll … Continue reading →

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