Tag Archives: whew

one last flabbergasp

Posted on April 30, 2023 by whimsygizmo

this poem is all a-flutter, a-mutter-ment of swallowed moon and muddled sun. she’s one (i am-bic) foot in, three (blank) sheets to the wind and counting. she’s a fountain of be -wild-erment, a copper sunrise penny spent on dandelion wisheswith fluff-fine handles. {bring candles.} she’s throwing a surprise party of … Continue reading →

Posted in April PAD 2023 | Tagged balloons, blank sheets, flabbergasp, iambic feet, last poem of April, moon, sun, surprise party, this poem poems, whew | 2 Comments

moving on

Posted on April 30, 2022 by whimsygizmo

(in the key of clack) :: we’ve left our black smudges on the pages of each other’s hearts. we’ve flirted, we’ve fallen.we’ve phrased. we’re right here last callin’glasses raised for one moreround, glass syllables clinkedand jackets donned. and now as we soldier on (as these … Continue reading →

Posted in April PAD 2022 | Tagged another April, in april we poem, poem soup, poetically pooped, pooped, whew | 2 Comments

repeat, after me

Posted on April 22, 2022 by whimsygizmo

in 1990, we said “i do.” you didn’t. i did. for several years i vowed to lie here another day.to make you stay. to make you pay. to get away. ibid. ibid. ibid. :: Day 22 for NaPoWriMo.

Posted in NaPoWriMo | Tagged divorce, I do, ibid, past life poems, repeating, repetition, vows, whew | 4 Comments

The Wayward Princesses Aren’t Sure What to Do with Themselves Today

Posted on May 1, 2021 by whimsygizmo

Somebody said good -bye, and there will be no more poems. But these sassy chicas have bared their feet and souls and are ready to throw a moon rave again. Anybody got a magic (wand) pen? ::May Day! May Day! No prompt. All play.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged May Day! May Day!, unprompted, unprompted cuz it's May, wayward princesses, whew, wildlings | 2 Comments

in praise of finish(ed) lines

Posted on April 30, 2020 by whimsygizmo

we inky finger tappety-key the words across these snow drifts day after day after day after ………………………………..day, even as the world is ending even though our kids are home even though we’re torn, and tumbled even though the world is … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged #aprpad, #inaprilwepoem, 2020 is cray cray, April PAD 2020, April whew, battle worn, finish lines, in which she attempts to write during the global pandemic of COVID-19, last poem of the month, whew, whew that was hard | 5 Comments

Have nightshirt, will travel. {Mr. Midnight & Mrs. Moon make the most of free will}

Posted on November 30, 2019 by whimsygizmo

Once upon a time, they danced. Graced the stars from A to Z, poemed in tercets. An opening act of smile and frown, they dip and weave in all dog star sirius-ness, watch their reflections pen prime haiku in … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetic Asides Chapbook Challenge 2019, scribbling storms | Tagged done, in December we pen tiny poems, November whew, scribbling storms, the one with all the prompts, whew | 2 Comments

{pondering the closing of another april}

Posted on April 30, 2018 by whimsygizmo

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged #amexhausted, #amwriting, #aprpad, April PAD 2018, April whew, whew | Leave a comment

curtain call for a fading moon

Posted on April 30, 2018 by whimsygizmo

too soon, this midnight sky ……………….-scrim closes, and she supposes ……………..what life is like backstage. …

Posted in moon poems | Tagged #amwriting, #aprpad, April PAD 2018, April whew, curtain call, fading moon, moon poems, moon stones, sky scrim, whew | 1 Comment

Squandering Sunlight

Posted on November 30, 2016 by whimsygizmo

.. There’s a last -ditch effort to our breathing, a long slow grieving process (progress?) that comes sharp with every sunset. We watch it plop into mountain range ocean spill quiet plain; disappear as if it never shined. We hold … Continue reading →