Tag Archives: OctPoWriMo

Wrote, Memory

Posted on October 31, 2015 by whimsygizmo

(October draws her umber shades) .. Spilled some ink and some moonlight and some salt, and (in addition to at least one poem a day), Walt and I wrote 210 triolets. Welcoming Nov(el) -Ember.   .. Prompted by OctPoWriMo, day … Continue reading →

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Oh shun

Posted on October 30, 2015 by whimsygizmo

.. cobalt blue silken wave spray briny echo slap, ……………………..thank you for my salt.   .. Prompted by OctPoWriMo, day 29.       

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Em Dash

Posted on October 29, 2015 by whimsygizmo

    prompted by OctPoWriMo, day 29.   

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Flying by the Seat of My Pants

Posted on October 28, 2015 by whimsygizmo

(into a westerly wind) . True north has spun, and there’s a slight chance I might soon be one with the sky. If you see me fly by, grab a belt (Orion’s? mine?) loop and let’s regroup somewhere on the … Continue reading →

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WhimSea

Posted on October 27, 2015 by whimsygizmo

.. Tumble her to shore, sea -glass shrugged from sand. Crack open the sun -rise, bid her to stand on the edge of the earth, see His face, feel her worth.   .. prompted by OctPoWriMo, day 27. 

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{En Pointe}

Posted on October 26, 2015 by whimsygizmo

.. Have we not grown tired of tiptoeing, ….grown weary of tiptoeing around the truth, of toeing the line, truth be told, of tiptoeing through lines of tulips and terror, ……….through holding our breath. Tear {or time} me a petal, … Continue reading →

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Unpacking Childhood

Posted on October 25, 2015 by whimsygizmo

..  I would dabble with dolls, sure. Dress them in the morning as if I had woken my child and gotten her ready for the day. Feed them breakfast and put them down for their nap, and then prompt -ly … Continue reading →

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Slanted Stories

Posted on October 24, 2015 by whimsygizmo

PublicDomainPictures.net  … He’s stood high on one too many beams, balanced reams and reams of paper -work, shirked days for nights and slighted his own for another way. Give him a hammer, some nails, a trail of holes to make … Continue reading →

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poem drops

Posted on October 23, 2015 by whimsygizmo

.. some days, the ocean lends her salty skin to all these words, her feathered waves to quill. her violent will to pull of moon and midnight sky. some days i spill. some days ………………i dive.   . Prompted by … Continue reading →

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two lies, one truth

Posted on October 22, 2015 by whimsygizmo

(a fib)   .. i am waiting for something. i have been to the moon’s darker side a thousand times. i once held a baby hummingbird loose in my palm. . Prompted by OctPoWriMo, day 22. 

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