Tag Archives: poeming

dragon post-it

Posted on October 19, 2016 by whimsygizmo

… back soon. burning for a crimson sky. wait for me {sealing wax, string and all} by the sea. …

Posted in dragon poems | Tagged dragon poems, penning tiny poems in the margins of life, poeming, poems, Poetic Asides prompts, sea, tiny poems | 6 Comments

scene, in passing

Posted on October 19, 2016 by whimsygizmo

.. tack me up. for sale. help wanted. lost dog or cat or heart. start a new business. ad. venture. call me in big, bold bright letters. {small reward.} .. also prompted by poetic asides.

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waning gibbous

Posted on October 3, 2016 by whimsygizmo

.. she’s melting again, on her way to fingernail -thin and disappearing. i’ve asked her a couple of questions, floated her a song, so i hope she’s listening, even in her current state of un. she’ll be back, I know– … Continue reading →

Posted in moon poems | Tagged moon stones, patterns, poeming, Poetic Asides prompts, Poetry, waxing and waning | 10 Comments

Shhhhhh…

Posted on September 27, 2016 by whimsygizmo

… I’m writing. I’m fighting. I’m flighting my fancy out into the sky: a swirled-up mess of strange. I’m (un)boxing my shadows, inviting them to play. I’ll say what I mean and (not) mean what I s(l)ay. I’ll stay. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged dVerse, flights of fancy, mess of strange, poeming, Poetry, Q44, Quadrille, sky poems, sky songs, slaying dragons, writing is fighting, writing on writing | 8 Comments

365 too-small rooms in a too-long hallway

Posted on August 31, 2016 by whimsygizmo

… you will need a flashlight, and something to read and (’round some corners) the energy and prowess of one thousand ninjas. you will want to bring comfortable shoes and sunscreen and perhaps a Snickers bar cuz you’re not goin’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1 year, 365, a year in the life, poeming, poems, Poetic Asides, pondering a year, Wednesday poems | 2 Comments

Verdant Heart

Posted on May 16, 2016 by whimsygizmo

.. Treble clef my song, syllabled in stories and silence. Emerald my eyes in unjaded wonder. The world’s been torn asunder for smaller, lesser things. Release the flying monkeys, hounds, Kracken. Blacken this true blue sky. Come closer. Green my … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged dVerse, flying monkeys, green, Kracken, poeming, Poetry, Q44, Quadrille, sky songs, sorcery, treble clef, Wizard of Oz | 24 Comments

1985

Posted on April 26, 2016 by whimsygizmo

… An astonishing number of girls in the sophomore class of Pahrump Valley High were Prince for Halloween. Slicked-over hair, ruffled shirts, raspberry berets, purple reigning everywhere. Inflatable guitars. I was Madonna, Desperately Seeking (Something), in lace gloves, miniskirt, teased … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1980s, Desperately Seeking Susan, garden with toads prompts, Little Red Corvette, Madonna, poeming, Poetry, Prince, Purple Rain, stop taking our 80s icons, tributes | 11 Comments

S t r e t c h i n g toward the sun.

Posted on April 25, 2016 by whimsygizmo

…forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward… – Philippians 3:13 .. Some days, the only way to exorcise your demons is to sway in a furious breeze. Just ask the trees. They’ve been doing this tai chi thing, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged April PAD 2016, moon, poeming, Poetry, stretching, tai chi, tree | 2 Comments

Smudging our Fingerprints on an Infinite Sky

Posted on April 25, 2016 by whimsygizmo

.. I have known the inexorable sadness of pencils, the pensive nature of the quill. The quiet pink will of the eraser, longing for things unsaid; the pull of paintbrush over parchment skin. We write reams and plant dreams in … Continue reading →