Tag Archives: Quickly Summer

blue plums

Posted on June 28, 2015 by whimsygizmo

i’m all thumbs, no poems. take that one cue and put it in your (corner) pocket while mr. and mrs. Pac-man play 4 games for a dollar, …….chasing ghosts. . cool photo and prompt inspiration from Quickly.

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a murmured minute minuet

Posted on June 25, 2015 by whimsygizmo

.. hold your own breath one tick, one tock; find yourself here. ask the sky why she looses blue. kick the door open; break the lock. this symphony has its own sting – we’re living proof. as seconds pass, our … Continue reading →

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Tchotchke Stewing Softly by the Heat of the Sun

Posted on June 24, 2015 by whimsygizmo

. The imp -ortance of being earnest. A chicken, when the car won’t go. Chicago in the dead of winter. The origin of the species of a mermaid pirate gypsy rebel heart. The start of several novels I will never … Continue reading →

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Four Small Slices of Morning Sky

Posted on June 22, 2015 by whimsygizmo

… {I} A brazen bumblebee interrupts the breeze, holds court with low-lying clouds and consorts with our lonely azaleas. The sun is none the wiser. {II} The sky is falling, perhaps. Or sighing, lying itself flat with cobalt glee. Have … Continue reading →

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1,000 loose-leaf words releasing themselves through a tiny trap door

Posted on June 18, 2015 by whimsygizmo

(a snapshot) . Why is the doorknob blue? Can you see the blurring on the edges, the ledges of the world ……….and war ……………….within? Scratch the surface of the center. Make the keyhole your home. Focus on the paint … Continue reading →

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Painting the Doorframe

Posted on June 16, 2015 by whimsygizmo

Fame comes in quiet strokes, the brushed-aside ecru of foundations, the corners and arches that fall between genius. The masterpiece of scaffold -ing. The gentle royalty ……………..of crown ……………………….molding. . photo and prompt by Quickly.

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The Persistence of Memory Alarm Clock

Posted on June 15, 2015 by whimsygizmo

Dali knew the deal. Time really is just melting away. Maybe a good reminder to stop hitting s n o o z e. prompted by quickly.

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To Make the Masses Understand

Posted on June 14, 2015 by whimsygizmo

.. , mail them packages of am -per -sands. .. prompted by quickly.

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Ampersand Armband

Posted on June 13, 2015 by whimsygizmo

.. Pantomime the paradigm (brother, can you spare a dime?) Anytime, he chimes, in his maritime mime. I’m all aslant, can’t (en)chant this scant rant into anything with wings. Understand, this was unplanned; my heart’s offbeat, obsolete, un -manned, etched … Continue reading →

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let’s live suddenly without thinking

Posted on June 12, 2015 by whimsygizmo

original, by E.E. Cummings: prompted by quickly, who invites us to put some spin on an existing poem, leaving the original title. i’m in an E.E. mood today, and i freakin’ love this title.