It's Day 4 and time for the annual dark poems. Enjoy the creepy fairy tale themed delights. Photo by Josh Hild on Pexels.com Wolf at the Door Come little girl,what do you see?I will smile for you,teeth gleamingalabaster perfectionI will flatter youwith hollow wordsand nourish you,toying with your souluntil it cravesmy saccharine coatedlayers of candy... Continue Reading →
No Drabble Wednesday this week as I'm taking a break, but I give you a poem to enjoy instead. Copyrighted photo AI-Generated with Adobe Firefly and edited in Photoshop. Not for commercial use. Haven In the lee of the storm,the rocks at your backTake shelterTossed over rolling wavesdrifting towards safe harbourTake shelterPast the windswept treesand... Continue Reading →
And here we are again, at the end of another National Poetry Month. I hope you enjoyed all the poems this year and I leave you with this last bit of free verse from the prompt Cold Scars. Cold Scars Wearing the maskof collective perfection,those selfie sunbeamsand candid rose drops;a matchless disguisedesigned to bury your... Continue Reading →
Here's the penultimate poem for this month with the prompt Sweep Away. I wrote a chant poem for this one. Enjoy. Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Sweep Away Churlish doubtand angry wordsRude stares,off-handed insultsSweep away Intolerancefrom insecurityOtheringout of ignoranceSweep away Hateful crime,sexist violenceBreaking livesthrough bigotrySweep away
Today's prompt is Lemon Flamingo and I wrote a free verse poem. Enjoy. Photo AI generated by Adobe Firefly and edited in Photoshop. Not for commercial use. Also, has nothing to do with the poem, but looks cool. Lemon Flamingo I am the Queenof the Lemon Flamingo,she declares, as her heelsclick across the tiled floor,with... Continue Reading →
Be Afraid of the Dark 