Tag Archives: poems for Shawna

the wisteria treehouse palaces of tiny dragons

Posted on March 4, 2020 by whimsygizmo

they are masters of mopetry and muppetry and the wispiest whispers and whims of clouds. they chalk out loud in the brightest colors and sing their scales in sorrowed sway. they carve their names in bark, not bite, and right … Continue reading →

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standing in the middle of all this deep dark sky

Posted on May 9, 2019 by whimsygizmo

, the world comes at us, fast and fierce and long and loud. we lower our voices, raise our (s)words.   ..  

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tutus in twos

Posted on September 14, 2018 by whimsygizmo

… we shall dawn-don them in turquoise and purple and crinoline glee, bobby socks fort knox blocks trees ready for (s)wings. you hold my kazoo, and i’ll dance for you while we wait on that wily (coyote) ……….moon.   .. … Continue reading →

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I’m ’Bout to Build a TreeHouse

Posted on May 4, 2018 by whimsygizmo

… ’Cuz we need a place to be(e), a place for tree- age and sigh -lence. We’ll lace a ladder of purple fuzz and buzz, and the blizzard force of backward breeze. We’ll hiccup ………….(and down) and sneeze, and talk … Continue reading →

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flip me crazy

Posted on April 17, 2018 by whimsygizmo

like a page, ………………………………..like an empty box rage, ………………….like a (rib)cage -d bird, singing.       .. twiglet #72, with somethin’ me n Shawna said.   

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mercury blues (slumber party songs)

Posted on April 17, 2018 by whimsygizmo

.. we are self -session (air)guitarist girls, fusing pillow-songs about stupid boys and long hot Brisbane summers and all that raining-on-Sunday longing for some stripy socks. we’ve got pink and turquoise noise tutus and a pen -chant for playing spin … Continue reading →

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{Crayon Pirate Voyage #64)

Posted on April 7, 2017 by whimsygizmo

.. Ahoy, mateys! Today, we sail the seven seas: Cerulean, Violet, Periwinkle, Apricot, Sky, Sepia, Silver. I’ve got parch -ment for colors, and a slanted eye patch smile. Together, we’ll etch a thousand miles across the globe. Now, swab those … Continue reading →

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The Blurry Aftermath

Posted on August 27, 2016 by whimsygizmo

.. Blowtorch. Deep -water. The flu(n)ctuation of de -cadence. The new songs (seducer soon and locust long) that come too soon and leave urban sprawl cloudy walls. Account for falling. Coconuts. The crypt -ology of reason. The corrupt seducer seasons … Continue reading →

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feckless freckle poem

Posted on August 9, 2016 by whimsygizmo

.. freckle me some words, me says (to me) who really (reallllly) wants to wade back into the sea. freckle me some words, she says (to she) and so I sit here, desert (bound) and less than footloose fancy-free. freckle … Continue reading →

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going…going…

Posted on April 29, 2016 by whimsygizmo

.. gone girl. gong girl, high on king kong girl, smack that plane right outta the sky. wrong, girl. too long, girl. don’t just run, girl. fly.   ..

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