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Bulldozers remodel neighbor’s home, fallen timbers unforgiven. Pot-bellied men pin and tuck saggy bits, resurfacing structure. Gaudy new facade exposes more faults than it conceals. Happy NaPoWriMo Day20. Today’s prompt is to write a new poem form for me called a Sijo. This is a traditional Korean poetic form. Like the haiku, it has three […]
MoreA New Constellation
A new constellation was born last night.It tore the skin on the sky.Ripped it really,before bursting free into the void,no longer sheltered in the womb of nebula. Will its brightness matteramong the other countless dotsthat splatter the dead sky?Or did the higher power’s paintbrushsimply get a bit too weton its way to glossing another masterpiece? […]
MoreTWT—Driving Delusion
Prompt: Fantasy Toes shovel sand amidst the ocean’s endless highway. Unscalable cliffs shield our lucky combinations; I press the window up, silence.
MoreTWT-A Custom Cut
Today’s Prompt: Memory Sliced or Diced?Up to you.Mince pleasure. Portion pain. Welcome to Custom Cut Memory Chain; Bring us your brain!
MoreTWT-The Deeper the Fall
Prompt: Fall Spring in his step, the bachelor makes the most of each fall, drilling ever closer to love’s molten, magnetic shield. Artwork entitled “Twin Souls” by Ana Ewa Miarczynska This piece was prepared for BulBul’s Twenty Word Tuesday.
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Modern Haiku #1
Time craves strict endings–Best let your life simmer asit will be consumed. Protect yourself fromhates harmful undercurrents;ride the changing tide. Black lives must matter;starve hatred and prejudiceto achieve King’s dream. The past is snakeskin;slough the parasites that bindto begin anew. Lackadaisical…Monday smells like Thursday now.Why bother perfume? Trust the silver scales;balance is never an actof […]
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