Thursday, October 21, 2021

Octpowrimo - #11 - Connect

crowded queues

varied views

tragic news!

I seek to escape...

need to over-generalize.


Each viewpoint - its own faded hue

orange, reds and blues

each with it's own frame

smudged boundaries

blurred names


lethal sickness plunges thru

impaling all colors true

shared loss remains

distinct opinions!

overlapping pain!


alone, isolated, unique

connected in-between

islands on a lonely world 

an interdependent economy!

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Octpowrimo #10 - Forgive


Seeking forgiveness in all I do

feverishly searching...

whats eternally lost!


Stumbling, as I hold onto

timid peace...

amid this storm!


burning in my own guilt

silent in the confessional

gathering courage

to simply forgive...

yet another twig, standing tall!

Friday, October 08, 2021

Octpowrimo - #7 - Balance

Surrounded by playful yells,
Alone amongst many!
She looked to play 
With them,  join a few or.... any!

Her longing eyes tell
a story unfamiliar!
She came here every day
And yet,  no one knew her!

There's a game she knows well
Hopping on a single leg!
She races against herself 
With a spoon, balancing an egg!

There are cheers as she excels
Few passing dogs and birds!
She gathers a little courage
To say the fearful words!

"May i play with you", she sells
"I am good at balancing"
Little children find her odd
But need no more convincing.

Thursday, October 07, 2021

Octpowrimo #6 - Dream

1865 illustration of Hop-o'-My-Thumb and the ogre by Alexander Zick

Villanelle poetry form - rhyme scheme: A1 b A2 / a b A1 / a b A2 / a b A1 / a b A2 / a b A1 A2.

Sunken depths of darkness lure me farther,
All remnants to reality snap!
hardly resisting slumber, dreaming in the midnight hour

Timid tales create a world 
The show's opening curtains flap!
Sunken depths of darkness lure me farther.

The mighty King has tokens hurled
As the court jesters clap!
hardly resisting slumber, dreaming in the midnight hour

Blooming roses with petals unfurled,
Lay across the Princess's lap!
Sunken depths of darkness lure me farther.

The mighty Dragon found curled,
Amidst treasures, snoring as he naps!
hardly resisting slumber, dreaming in the midnight hour

Invested in the story, dancer twirled,
King trades his crown for a cap!
Sunken depths of darkness lure me farther,
hardly resisting slumber, dreaming in the midnight hour!

Wednesday, October 06, 2021

Octpowrimo - #5 - Crazy

So you think I'm losing my sanity %#
Sci-Fi. Fantasy. Virtuality~~
Little green men 👽. Crazy X-men! 
Kinights⚔. Space Dragons !!🐉
hazy Reality!


Tuesday, October 05, 2021

Octpowrimo - #4 - Cozy

Spinning the web of dreams
He gently rocked her to sleep
Adding the slow tapping feet
Swaying so she wouldn't weep

He gently rocked her to sleep
Humming a lazy melody
Swaying so she wouldn't weep
She fit so snugly

Humming a lazy melody
He kissed her goodnight
She fit so snugly
His little pure light.

He kissed her goodnight
Adding the slow tapping feet
His little pure light
Spinning the web of dreams

Sunday, October 03, 2021

Octpowrimo - #3 - Womb

Every seedling was once a sprout
Every being was once about
Innocence devoid of greed
Survival - life's only need

Draped in warmth of love,
Protected and covered,
Beginning of a possibility.
Miraculous existence. Divinity.

Coziest snuggles, deepest sleep.
Endless hug, in every heartbeat.
amma, ma, mumma, aai
From your womb, life arrives. 

Octpowrimo - #11 - Connect

crowded queues varied views tragic news! I seek to escape... need to over-generalize. Each viewpoint - its own faded hue orange, reds and bl...