Monthly Archives: October 2013

Friday Fictioneers – Olivier

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Michael

I’ve wondered what it would be like to stand on the stage where Olivier stood. I wonder which Shakespearean masterpiece he played here? Macbeth, King Lear? I loved to watch him strut his stuff. He was a master of the … Continue reading →

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Poem 20

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Michael

Words are important, Along with music They make me whole Together they act As a conduit Where one passes to the other Each awakens within me My creativity My self reflection. Words flow to rhythms Magically appearing in my mind … Continue reading →

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Poem 19

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Michael

Should we? Should we? Look! The sun It’s a lovely morning. We could walk? Have coffee? Talk? Hold my hand? Of course. You look… You look….   Your foot rubs my leg Questions answered

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Prompt 24 – Vixen

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Michael

When Lana was seven her parents were killed in a car accident. There began the end of a life that had been surrounded by love. Lana found herself in a series of foster homes, she grew to be a quarrelsome … Continue reading →

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Poem 18

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Michael

outside the dawn approaches. beside me you lie, I watch your breathing, your body at rest. your skin,soft in repose. I am looking at you, I marvel at you, I lust after you, I want you now to awaken you … Continue reading →

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Poem 17

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Michael

I watch you, across the park, striding, pacing, head down, intent, What did you say to the man, the woman, the child playing with the dog? Was it spying to want to see you in the everyday?   Later I … Continue reading →

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Friday fictioneers – Squawk

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Michael

Squawk! Squawk! Squawk! Charles will you stop with the squawks. Squawk! Squaaaaaaawwwwwk! Charles you are being childish now. Squawrrrrrrrk! I’m not listening to another squawk. I’ve told you a hundred times in this flock I’m top gull and I get … Continue reading →

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Ligo Haibun Challenge: Torture

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Michael

  I sit and listen to you, minute on minute, hour after hour. Why do you go on so. My ears are burning from the onslaught of your words, your vitriol cutting me to the bone. I have felt this … Continue reading →

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Poem16

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Michael

there are recesses in my mind where demons lurk. they connive to make me doubt, cry, rage, envy, whatever it takes to undo me.   monsters gather in the gloom, feed me messages I hear them, sense their claws tearing … Continue reading →

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Poem 15

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Michael

You have held me Every fear, every concern you have acknowledged. You have given me a solace. You have let me reveal my soul, You have absorbed my grief, my pain, You have held me within your grasp, Your strength … Continue reading →

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