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Wednesday, October 14, 2020

OctPoWriMo Day 14 - 18

DAY 14  Truth

 

 

 


 

 


 to thine own self be true

not always easy to do billy boy 

 

avoiding it because it is too painful

burying it under the floorboards

because it does not suit our situation

only to have it pop up again and again

when least wanted or expected

leads to mayhem in la vie interieure department

 

 time to

climb out from under the duvet 

prepare for reality battle

grab truth by its little horns

toss it in the air

watch it fly

play lots of Wagner

(the ride of the valkyries is a good one_)

practise warrior war cries

(never mind the neighbours)

face it full on

you will win 

and bob's your uncle:)


Weekly Scribblings PSU

 



 

 

  "I cant listen to that much Wagner.It brings on a sudden urge to invade Poland" Woody Allen 

 

 

 DAY 15 - Patience

Shadorma Form

no patience

it still eludes her

she tries  hard

always fails

a simmering volcano

she is not  a saint 


explosive

a ticking time bomb

boom kapow

dynamite

age has wearied her a bit

a good thing no doubt


 

 

DAY 16  Rondolet

 

you were not there

when i so needed your support

you were not there

your rejection of me unfair

you never gave me a kind thought

your insults and cruel jibes a sport

you were not there




  DAY 17  Magic

 the tango starts at 1:34

 

she couldn't dance the tango

(not like the lovely young donna)

but wanted to give it  a try

trip the light fantastic

with a sweet and gorgeous  guy

 

if ever she  meets al pacino

she will escort him  to the  floor 

 twirl with him to  a tango

impress the crowd  more more 


her name may not be donna

she may not be his type

but when they dance together

the stars become more bright


DAY 18



i walk the cliff top most days

to  breathe in the sea

sit on my little seat

fill my eyes with blue

and calm the dervishes

whirling in my soul

 

 a new sign has appeared

alas this is no longer

 my cherished place

of peace and respite 

i will find another


 

  

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Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Horowitz - The 1968 TV Concert

 DAY 13

 

in an old beachside flat

with awful wallpaper 

i saw this performance

 on a small black and white tv 

half a century ago

 it changed me 

it changed my life 

 

saw it again today

for the first time 

since that evening 

was completely transported

back to that room

back to that time


and wept

and wept


OctPoWrimo 20

 

 

Thursday, October 8, 2020

OctPoWriMo 2020 - week 2

 


 Day 8

 

Art- A van Son 

 

                traffic jam

        rush hour rain storm

       friday night in the city

       after a rotten week at work

          .. . .   what if  . . . . . .

       the grass is indeed greener

            on the other side

             only one way to

                  find out

                   

   Day 9

 

you have to be a genius or greek

to achieve the promethean task

of writing a  palindrome


must be the mediterranean diet

all that back to front zorba dancing

a history  drenched in retsina and ouzo

 

aussies are no good at doing back to front

but

we' re pretty good at anything upside down or loopy

(not necessarily loop poems: )

 

 

 

DAY 10  Alouette Form

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it was november

she will always remember

the news hit her like a bomb

she struck back with might

and still continues to fight 

she will go down with aplomb

 

now it's october

and the worst may be over

pray for light to come along

things could be alright 

settle down in peace and quiet 

please god willing bring it on


DAY 11

 

 

                                                    The Sunday Muse # 129


American Sentence form

 diogenes

 couldn't find one

sorry my sweetheart

you wont either


Day 12 Cinquain

 

 


 

 

 christmas

will be here soon

wont be the same this year

no midnight mass or carol songs

sadly


mince pies

we still can buy

ive started already

nice with a cuppa before bed

nite nite


Wednesday, October 7, 2020

WALKING AWAY

 she walked away

 from everything

 family

friends

career

countries

political affiliations

ideologies

homes

jobs

lovers

husbands

everything

 

 until there was

 no one  and nothing left

to walk from

 

a rolling stone

gathers no moss

gathers no crap either


she found peace

she found freedom

and  wishes she had done it sooner


Weekly Scribblings # 40 PSU

Tuesday, October 6, 2020

OctPoWrimo 2020

DAY 1 Acrostic

 octpowrimo i forgot

 let me  mend my ways

 dense dora is stalking me these days 

 

 

Art - M Dragonwillow 

 

DAY 2  Haiku

 

vulnerable

i hide under the duvet

my bed my refuge

 


  Art -  M Dragonwillow

 

 DAY 3

 nanas  spring flowers

a profusion of colour

beauty in an old tin tub 


Art...M Dragonwillow 

 

 DAY 4


she  knows

he knows

one little star shine heart

looks up and dances to

his pied piper tune

keeping

those three verboten words

to herself

fearful of losing him




Heart Collage_ M Dragonwillow

 

DAY 5


     rustle of hearts on a sleeve
        time for a good red wine
           take off your specs
              friday night fun
                how about a
                   porpoise
                      kiss|


                      kiss
                      kiss
                      kiss
                      kiss
                      kiss
                      kiss
               porpoisekisses

 

 



 


DAY 6

bring me my bow of burning gold

bring me by arrows of desire

and did those feet in ancient times

walk upon englands green and pleasant land

unlikely

and certainly not in the last 500 years


DAY 7  Triolet


what did she learn from all the pain

that strife and sorrow's part of life

what did she learn from all the pain

traditions dropped tossed in the rain

a selfish world ruthless no shame

there's more to life than being a wife

what did  she learn from all her pain

that strife and sorrow's part of life

 

Writers Pantry # 41 PSU






 


      

 




 


 

 

Pod of dolphins spotted off the coast of Coogee, Australia | ABC Unwind ...

 

 

dolphins visit often
in the emerald city
we are truly blessed

Carpe Diem # 1839

Saturday, October 3, 2020