Author Archives: whimsygizmo

DragonSongs

Posted on June 3, 2019

    We meter them out in fire, scaled down to last treble-clefted flick of tail and trail of smoke. The syllables sag and drag -on winded sails, caught between embered teeth. We store them in caves, and sand -castles, … Continue reading →

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i’ll be brief

Posted on May 29, 2019

.. cuz my belief is pithy’s nifty. i’ll be quick, just one fast flick of pen and wrist. oh, i’ll be brisk. just one last tryst. small words, my bliss.   ..  

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smallish dragons in boxer shorts

Posted on May 29, 2019

we’re happy to report that though they snap and snort, they’re all smoke and they keep it short.     … Written for Poetic Asides.       

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Seuss

Posted on May 23, 2019

He loosed my muse from hair to shoes , gave me the will for wubulous whim and star-bellied glee. He had the Rx for making a mess of noun-sies and verb-ootles. He gifted me with oodles and oodles of ways … Continue reading →

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wealthy ghosts

Posted on May 23, 2019

thing is, they’ve made the most of all this gossamer spirit-song, perhaps longed for gold, but found the sunrise to be the richest of all. and now, their needs are small, their voices proud – all banshee promise, spilled aloud … Continue reading →

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Theory of Nothing Whatsoever

Posted on May 9, 2019

.. We chase the algorithms of the breeze, form a premise for the gibbous moon. Speculate upon her glow. We have formed a hypothesis or two, or three, about these shattered scattered stars. We can wax forth eloquent and strange … Continue reading →

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standing in the middle of all this deep dark sky

Posted on May 9, 2019

, the world comes at us, fast and fierce and long and loud. we lower our voices, raise our (s)words.   ..  

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