It's the last day of National Poetry Month and the final poem is free verse and fantasy themed, from the prompt, Sword of the Moon. Enjoy. Photo by Tom Fisk on Pexels.com Sword of the Moon Prophecy entwined in gossamerthat bloodborn radiance of gods,to win and wear the gilded crownand wield the sword of the... Continue Reading →
Day 25 National Poetry Month: A Postcard Most Peculiar
Another free verse poem today, but with a touch of the macabre. This one is from the prompt, A Postcard Most Peculiar. Enjoy. Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com A Postcard Most Peculiar It came in the mail today,this postcard most peculiara picture perfect missivefrom someone I used to know It came in the mail todaythis... Continue Reading →
Day 24 National Poetry Month: Inversion Dreamscape
A free verse jumble of weirdness today with a poem inspired by prompt, Inversion Dreamscape, and the phrase, tinkety-tonk. Enjoy. Photo by Luis Quintero on Pexels.com Inversion Dreamscape A panorama of possibilities drapedagainst flibbertigibbet, wanderingby subconscious meanderingstowards the egress, wheretinkety-tonk means goodbye Do bears dance in tutus?Or flamingos fly upside down?What hue colours your starlight?In... Continue Reading →
Day 21 National Poetry Month: Scheherazade
Today I have a free verse poem (that started out as a poor attempt at a Rubaiyat) from the prompt, Scheherazade. Enjoy. Photo by AXP Photography on Pexels.com Scheherazade Warm breeze past the window, blossoms in budjasmine fragrance wafting against dried bloodI imagine their eternal screams, their dreadWill my fate be theirs? Will my tears... Continue Reading →
Day 17 National Poetry Month: Smoke in the Rear View
Yet, another free verse poem today, from the prompt, Smoke in the Rear View. Photo by Harrison Haines on Pexels.com Smoke in the Rear View Let it all burn, my dumpster fireas I speed awaytires spinning gravel and skiddingover asphalt Cleanse my life in purifying firecrash and burnannihilate the toxicity I surviveddriving fast They can’t... Continue Reading →