Tag Archives: origami poems

Or Nothing

Posted on February 21, 2019 by whimsygizmo

.. We throw down our …………(hearts) cards on the table and place our …………………………..(debts)                       (forgive us our debtors)  bets at center. You make fine origami of both Joker cards … Continue reading →

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origami heart

Posted on November 17, 2016 by whimsygizmo

… fold me in two paper thin and waiting for the next in -crease.     .. NovPAD, day 17. …

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Origami Dragon Plays Ro Sham Bo

Posted on October 24, 2016 by whimsygizmo

.. Paper’s all it takes to mark that first spark, stretch it to a quiet, un-scissored sky. Ask her why she holds her breath, she’ll tell you the day is too long for all this rocky skin. Fold her twice, … Continue reading →

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Sevenling {Give us this}

Posted on January 25, 2016 by whimsygizmo

.. Give us this day our own shadows, quiet leave -ings, wishing stars. Hold us this way: in footprint haze and sharpie, scar. We origami our skysong hands.   .. Written for Quickly‘s Winter Doldrums. 

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Construction (Paper) Zone

Posted on January 5, 2016 by whimsygizmo

.. She tames the world in poems, orange cones placed care -fully to define the lines and bound -aries of her own un -broken soul. Fold her origami style, smile when she meanders across the dotted lines again, stains herself … Continue reading →

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origami dragon

Posted on May 6, 2015 by whimsygizmo

.. if we miss …..a fold along her spine, she schews left. which wouldn’t be a problem, except that her scaly scuddle is already iffy under the best of circumstances. we hang her from intricate indigo strings, and take our … Continue reading →

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