Tag Archives: fear

better swallow this poem

Posted on November 12, 2024 by whimsygizmo

this poem holds a smiling spell an in-cantation ocean swell of hope – the scope of all that heals a squealof delighta lightening of hearta fresh square-one startwith no shame (just snacks). there’s a presto-change here for your doubt and fear a place to gear up your … Continue reading →

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The Throatstone that Wakes Her

Posted on September 14, 2017 by whimsygizmo

… This fear is the long slow heartbeat of that clock, the tocking of hours and the clicking of keys. It seizes the day in fits and starts and sputters, utters vapor words to a chalkboard sky, blows desert wind, … Continue reading →

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{factors}

Posted on July 31, 2017 by whimsygizmo

it’s the way the sky darkens, harkens back and cracks open with a start, a storm, a sun-struck smile. the way the …….(fears) years stumble, tumble and squall; the way rain ………….love or a lone tree falls and maybe nobody … Continue reading →

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The Only Thing We Have to Fear

Posted on May 1, 2017 by whimsygizmo

… is this dark sky. The way it folds us, holds us down, spills us loose like shattered stars. is our own dark hearts. The fray of their edges that say we cannot stay. The roots that know we cannot … Continue reading →

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Fear Knots

Posted on April 18, 2017 by whimsygizmo

I will show you fear in a handful of dust. – T.S. Eliot Fear not, for behold… – Luke 2:10 .. Not enough. Not enough. Not enough. Her heart thumps the words again and again to the tune of the … Continue reading →

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