Tag Archives: wings

we wee dragons

Posted on April 18, 2022 by whimsygizmo

we are the smallish ones, of tiny scales and silver tails sealedin scarlet slip of sky. we drink from butter-cups and saucer moonto soothe our embered tongues. we sing in hum -mingbird thrum. we wee beasties swallow fallen stars to stoke our shine. and we find … Continue reading →

Posted in April PAD 2022, dragon poems | Tagged here there be dragons, hummingbird poems, scales, smallish dragons, talons, wings | 1 Comment

mercies new

Posted on April 2, 2022 by whimsygizmo

we can rue this day all we want, rant its shortcomings and moan its faults, but there’s always another one another run another sun waiting in the wings. :: In April, we poem.

Posted in April PAD 2022 | Tagged mercies new, morning poems, second chances, sunrise, wings | Leave a comment

dragon dna

Posted on August 27, 2019 by whimsygizmo

.. they’re two parts moon, i think, a drink of shimmered scale and waxing fire. where do their wings come from? starling murmur? darling’d breeze? the breath of trees and song that comes ……………(what may) from long stray veins … Continue reading →

Posted in twiglets | Tagged breathing fire, flight, here there be dragons, talons, twiglet, twiglets, wings | 9 Comments

Zoanthropy

Posted on April 25, 2018 by whimsygizmo

Posted in dragon poems | Tagged April PAD 2018, becoming, dragon songs, here there be dragons, scales, wings, zoanthropy | 3 Comments

Befriending the Dragon

Posted on January 18, 2017 by whimsygizmo

.. Nothing better than discovering her (s)word, her own strength and song. Realizing the fire was coming from her own center and just needed a spark to give it flight. Whispering her wings to life, her heart to breeze, her … Continue reading →

Posted in dragon poems, poetic asides poems | Tagged here there be dragons, stars, wings | 2 Comments

Icarus Ponders His Fall

Posted on October 12, 2016 by whimsygizmo

Should have gotten myself a good horse and a plow, some tangible now to hold onto with both bold hands, instead of these waxen whims. You’ll find me flailing as you’re sailing along, perhaps a pirate song on your tongue, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ekphrastic poems, Icarus, on Wednesdays we write, Poetic Asides prompt, wax wings, wings | 3 Comments

Cobbled in Ink and Indigo Sky

Posted on October 7, 2015 by whimsygizmo

.. How many miles has she walked now (barefoot, backwards, both ways), how many days until the next rest -stop? These feet are fueled by quiet psalm and howling prayer, dared to keep going by a sinking sun. She’s shed … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged are we there yet?, maps, OctPoWriMo, road less traveled, Road Trips, roadwork, wings | 10 Comments

this poem

Posted on June 24, 2015 by whimsygizmo

. this poem is a slight chance, a small glance into a waiting spring. this poem doesn’t want to play or sing or sting or be much of anything. this poem is a ragged piece of forgotten string. this … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged firefly, poeming, Poetry, sea songs, stick poem, sun poems, this poem poems, wings | 4 Comments

The Everyday Stirrings of Smallish Dragons

Posted on May 17, 2015 by whimsygizmo

artwork by Ulrike Bolenz . Shake the sky. She’ll curl low; trace ………maps, traps, wings, …..and other all -important unfoldings. . Written for magpie tales.