My Poetic Tongue

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My bones feel concrete, weighing me to the floor.  Tired lingers in the joints and screams for extra pillows each time I move. I try to calculate my day in tasks and not minutes. The longer the list means I am alive and not dreaming of paid bills and a full refrigerator.

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The Rehearsal

Practice my smile, and recite I am fine with such pitch that my lies sound excited. I perform, shuffling across the stage. If you dance and jump high, then people only focus on the black eyeliner and not the tears. The hours pull at my body, and exhaustion drapes on my shoulders. I bow at the end of my day, then fade behind the curtains. Disappearing, I melt into the shadows for…

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Rough Week

The week tumbles over me with a handful of tacks. The days dig into my skin and I hobble back and forth. Each pointed situation pushes further and I grimace with each jab. Stress has teeth; tiny legos grinding into my feet. I learn to catch myself with Hallmark mantras  and recite them over and over. The little bits of hopes provide padding, so when I collapse I don’t break my bones.

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The Best Part of You

He was gone before the last bird flew from the tree. The train pulled away and I watched him become a silhouette. His wave clung to the window, then slid into my tears. I felt myself shatter on the platform and held myself together, reciting his smile over and over again. It is hard saying goodbye to the best part of you. I hummed lullabies with his name on the way back to the…

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I have done some new cards using watercolor markers, Sharpie, markers…and frankly several other mediums lol

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I had family in town and did another theme.  I did Visual Poetry Quotes using lines from my poem.  I will be back to regular poems next week. 

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Visual Poetry Quote for Garden Insults

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Visual Poetry Quote for Ranunculus

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Visual Poetry Quote for Taglines

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Visual Poetry Quote of A Thousand Steps into Night

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Visual Poetry Quote for Reading Pleasure

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And I actually got a physical copy.  I love physical copies of my work.  Thank you Freshwater Literary Journal

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Saturday Poetry Prompts-Ekphrastic

This week I chose to do a theme-ekphrastic. This is where you use a visual image for inspiration for your work. This week I used my own photos, but you can use art, advertisements, book covers, album covers, etc. Sometimes you need a little inspiration, and grabbing a nearby photo can help. Happy writing!

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Monster of City

The city pulses and watch the electricity as it comes alive. Flip a switch and crank the wheels. The city roars, a monster groaning out of the mundane routines to breathe alive in neon sparks. Sit back and feel the rumble beneath your feet and the flicker of its life in fingertips, peeling away the mute gray for electric blue.

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Neighborhood Watch

The clouds fester and the trees rustle. Wide awake, the houses glow, watching for trespassers. Open window stares, they lock the door. Spirits learn not to solicit when the houses keep guard.

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The Calm Before the Storm

Midnight drips down the branches and the moon tucks itself into the leaves. I can spend the night right here- watching the twilight bloom. I feel at home here. In the quiet. Waiting and watching for the calm to swallow me whole.

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Milky Way Lane

Lights drip down the trees, dangling comets glistening against the night sky. They illuminate the walkway and I stroll along the Milky Way. I pause for a moment swirling in the white light. Close my eyes, I soar into the moon and dance with the language of my dreams.

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