Tag Archives: seize the day

The Throatstone that Wakes Her

Posted on September 14, 2017 by whimsygizmo

… This fear is the long slow heartbeat of that clock, the tocking of hours and the clicking of keys. It seizes the day in fits and starts and sputters, utters vapor words to a chalkboard sky, blows desert wind, … Continue reading →

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Because I could not stop

Posted on February 15, 2017 by whimsygizmo

, ghost me a whisper-dawn, scar-curled meltmoon setting in her shimmercloud sway. shadow me a sonnet-grin, an open jar of sparks, spilling bubble-breeze. this rose has thorns. (cue tattered leaves, green, twisted in melted breath.) my friend, fool death. skip … Continue reading →

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Breathing Room

Posted on February 1, 2017 by whimsygizmo

.. Make a ceiling of this sky, indigo in all its glory. Embrace the bound -aries of this room, this infinite space, this place we’ve been given to inhale and exhale and grow to know our -selves, each other. Gather … Continue reading →

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Footloose&Fancy {Free}

Posted on October 4, 2016 by whimsygizmo

.. Oh, she is barefoot again – all twinkle turquoise toes and sparkle-skin. Give her a sandy stage, the pull and rage of razzle-berry moon, the swoon of lullaby sea. She’s determined to shine, to daze-dazzle this day, seize-sequins the … Continue reading →

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