Tag Archives: sky

The Sun’s a Golden Lozenge 

Posted on November 17, 2022 by whimsygizmo

And there’s a croak in my throat and so from now on I shall speak only in braille, the ache of words unspokenthe frail flurry of feathersthe echo of this bright sky.  I know the chance I’m takingbut it’s a choice I’m makingjust in case … Continue reading →

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flower story (and other morning glories) 

Posted on November 14, 2022 by whimsygizmo

she’s the stuff of wishing fluff, of whim wind-roared to sky.  :: In November, we poem.

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purple diamond delirious

Posted on September 21, 2020 by whimsygizmo

Quadrille #2. Come play! Play magnetic poetry here.     

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Borrowed Light

Posted on September 21, 2020 by whimsygizmo

Even  After All this time The Sun never says to the Earth, “You owe me.” Look What happens With a love like that, It lights the whole sky. ― Hafiz  .. … We wonder if we’ll ever get the hang of … Continue reading →

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stone stroll

Posted on September 10, 2020 by whimsygizmo

  play magnetic poetry here.       

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Completely Smashed

Posted on April 24, 2019 by whimsygizmo

.. against this midnight-silent sky, he is all rum -bled song (how many bottles of beer on the wall? We’ve lost count.) He’s cashed in and crashed on our couches and trashed his last joint and pointed at that tattle-tale … Continue reading →

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cobbling it together by the light of the moon

Posted on April 2, 2019 by whimsygizmo

best case , we face our fears taste this tum -bled why, ………….fly on wings pur -chased with sorrow. worse case , we trace our tears along this star -scarred sky, …………….try again to -morrow.   … In April, we … Continue reading →

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That which she is of {tossed above}:

Posted on October 9, 2018 by whimsygizmo

.. Beauty (perhaps) and light, and the fight of wind on skin. Pain slow -slammed into truth. Proof of second chances and first -blush glances turned to 20 years. Tears. Sky and moon and sun -burned tongues and languages she … Continue reading →

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Quickly. Quickly now.

Posted on September 17, 2018 by whimsygizmo

.. Tell the sky she’s bold and beautiful and vast and strong. Tell the ocean she’s got someplace else to go. Tell the world we’ve got a song to sing to all these spaces, broken places stitched together with ash … Continue reading →

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#runone

Posted on July 2, 2018 by whimsygizmo

… and then some (breathing, believing) into a rising sun, until your lungs beg for more (breath, miles), until the pounding pavement groans and smiles. run up that hill so you can fly back down, crown yourself in mesquite and … Continue reading →

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