Tag Archives: connection

Poetics – Sketch it Out – Tower of Mediocrity.

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Michael

Art work by: Claudia Schoenfeld   Slam, bang, crash The sound resonated through me I stepped from my past Away from the tower of mediocrity Into a future I knew you were sceptical of. You gathered like grinning hyenas Watching, … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #24 “Sleeping with Skulls”

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Michael

Image: Lauren Treece You lived for the past Remember when you used to say We became the family who recalls. Your skulls you gathered around you Clung like a limpet to each of them. You imagined past glories Espoused feats … Continue reading →

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Week #24 – Poltergeist

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Michael

Fifth, Alarm, Hang, Mephitic (foul, offensive), Ivory, Poltergeist, Static, Inimical (antagonistic), Threshold, Fracture, Senescent (growing old), Vapor It was during my teenage years that the alarms started to ring for me. I thought I was just as everybody else. Happy … Continue reading →

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Prompt #70 “Speed Challenge” – Poems in 20 Minutes

Posted on August 31, 2014 by Michael

Image: Jeeyoung Lee Today’s challenge is to write as many poems as you can in twenty minutes. We are also asked to submit everything we wrote. Well you asked for it. Here’s what I did in twenty minutes. 1 Twenty … Continue reading →

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Harvest – Open Link Night – Literary Harvest

Posted on August 30, 2014 by Michael

D’verse poets are beautiful people Supportive and encouraging, I could litanise but I’d be bound to leave one out. They eat and drink copiously Rejoice in each other’s work For they love to commune. They sway in poetic rhythms Glory … Continue reading →

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Fairytale #23 – Inner Conflict – Myte Garden

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Michael

Image: Prince K   It was through the flowers that I came to better understand my twin brother John. From the day he died I could see a change in the house. As a twin you are supposed to have … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver’s Prompt #23 “The Underground Railroad”

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Michael

It is to be tonight. They said there was a chance. For me it is a mystery what this chance is. I was born into slavery. I knew no different but throughout my short life I had been told stories … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #23 “Lunchbox” – Dear Aunt

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Michael

Image: Angela Elliot Uncle Max was proud of the photo He called it ‘The Lunchbox of Treasures.’ Innocence captured in three poses. What happened to your childhood? Was it him who bulldozed you Into rebellion? Disowned. The shame of hidden … Continue reading →

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Wordle #23 – Hello Sailor

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Michael

Spade Sail Kite Anodyne (pain-killer) Waif Percussive (shocked, appalling) Skein (tangle, flock) Flimsy Zero Magnify Powder Awry Hello sailor! I spun round quickly as the term was uttered with such a provocatively youthful voice I was sure it was directed … Continue reading →

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SoCS August 23/14

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Michael

Begin with a preposition….. At the third tone it will be…….I listened to this endless times when I was growing up, why? No idea, I think I was intrigued with the notion that a person spoke those lines ad nausea. … Continue reading →

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