Tag Archives: magpie image prompts

Smokestacks

Posted on February 1, 2016 by whimsygizmo

.. We are having yet another industrial revolution, the pollution of all things sane, the (turn, turn, turn) of seasons slanted to -ward (something off). Scoff if you will, with your smoke-filled lungs and your unquiet voice rising into all … Continue reading →

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Blur

Posted on January 24, 2016 by whimsygizmo

photo by Francesca Woodman . The world’s all web sugar spun and stale rum -bled drunk, shrunk to a curious sway by her last twirl-stirred turn. You can no longer see her face, but the smudge she leaves is … Continue reading →

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paper dreams

Posted on October 25, 2015 by whimsygizmo

Photo: Daniel Murtagh . if you lie on just the right side, squinch your eyes and wish, some times the words will come to slip between these white sheets. . prompted by mag#291.

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scrall

Posted on October 23, 2015 by whimsygizmo

No. 8, Black Flowing, Jackson Pollock .. we scribble scroll crawl our phrase to page, skull and hammer and football helmet daze. origami me ebony, please. i’ve got an angry pen that needs a good s n … Continue reading →

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breathing

Posted on May 31, 2015 by whimsygizmo

. photo by Toni Frissell she is sometimes still astonished by her lack of gills. the rest of her is fine and finned and flowing, infinite in all this sway. she holds the earth at bay by floating, held soft … Continue reading →

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Anything but Still, Life

Posted on May 24, 2015 by whimsygizmo

Still Life, 1907 by John Frederick Peto .. I am nothing ….if not well -hung and ready for anything. Rain, shine, a magic carpet bag of tricks dang -led to help me trompse the earth. Shall I go forth bare … Continue reading →

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The Everyday Stirrings of Smallish Dragons

Posted on May 17, 2015 by whimsygizmo

artwork by Ulrike Bolenz . Shake the sky. She’ll curl low; trace ………maps, traps, wings, …..and other all -important unfoldings. . Written for magpie tales.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged dragon poems, fairy poems, magpie image prompts, map poems, micropoetry, poeming, Poetry, sky songs, tiny poems, wings | 14 Comments

David Takes a Selfie

Posted on May 8, 2015 by whimsygizmo

#marblemania #lookoutladies #nakedbathroomselfie #chiseledabs #whatsbelowthecounter? . Is this what Michelangelo intended, or would he have unfriended this ego -centric David by now? Would ol’ Mich say taketh a hike, or would he simply “Like” this poser’s #sexier than thou? And … Continue reading →