The alarm rang for the last time;
He sprang
To stop its chime
And stumbled in the dark as he got dressed.
The lark
Sings morningsong; he’s not impressed:
He feels pressed like wine.
Under Pressure
31 Jan 2013 5 Comments
in Poetry Tags: Luke Link, Poetry
Battle #27
30 Jan 2013 6 Comments
in Poetry Tags: Claire Anthony, Poetry
Every day she walked past the shop window
Pretending not to look inside;
She’d stop and check reflection, seeing within
The clothes the mirror hide.
While moving away she checked her pace,
Keeping it casual and slow
While thoughts raced with dreams of gowns and lace–
Her face carried the glow.
Epitapht
29 Jan 2013 8 Comments
in Poetry Tags: Poetry, William Howard Taft
Here lies a man whom four young men
Might easily have fit within,
Yet even four ambitious gents
Could not be chief justice and president.
On days when
28 Jan 2013 8 Comments
On days when colors to grey keep draining
And thoughts like drops down spouts keep raining
In staining puddles muddy on the floor,
Where footprints show the traveled path from door–
On days when eyes are hard to open
And feelings tell you don’t let hope in
And you can’t keep your smile from fading:
Imagine an ostrich rollerskating.
Back to the Book
27 Jan 2013 14 Comments
in Haiku/Senryu/17 Syllables, Poetry Tags: Jimmy Barnett, Poetry, Sam Wells, Sarah Bankard
Sleeping, but in pain:
Can’t sit up or move around–
Rescue from a friend.
Corner Market
24 Jan 2013 2 Comments
in Poetry Tags: Andrew Belliveau, Poetry
The two drift together as if by accident
blown by the wind
rambling men.
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Pyrochronic
23 Jan 2013 4 Comments
in Poetry Tags: Amelia Anthony, Poetry, Sarah Bankard
She kept a calendar filled with all her dates
With tips on how to make the next one better,
Like: picnics aren’t the place to wear high heels
And how some things are best expressed through letter.
One day she tore it, burned it in a blaze
And warmed herself with all the previous days.
And it’s clammy
22 Jan 2013 4 Comments
Brace yourself before you dredge the river:
There’s darkness black can make an adult shiver.
All Things Equal
21 Jan 2013 8 Comments
in Poetry Tags: Candace Abler, Edgar Allan Poe, Poetry, The Cask of Amontillado
Call it what you will, it’s still the same.
The cinderblocks all stack upon each other,
The bells ring softly, fool begins to smother.
Don’t ever lie to watchful mathematician;
He’ll find the truth like x in an equation
And let you know your words just don’t add up.
Slow and Unsteady
20 Jan 2013 10 Comments
in Poetry, Something Borrowed, Something New Tags: Maltbie D. Babcock, Poetry, Streams in the Desert
In a furrow cut by pain
There the wagon’s stuck again:
The wheels refuse to turn.
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