Divisive

The stranger's
snide remarks

disturb the
old Hawaiian
whose
easy-going
lifestyle
paints a surreal
cross stitch
of paradise

insulting
fixed legends of
home sweet home
and soft
places to land.

Winter

Winter


tracks in wet snow

and proceeds to stash
his cousin slush
beneath the floor mat.

The blowhard

then
howls at the dog
who vigorously shakes

and pees

on a pinging baseboard.

Blueline Poetry • View topic - XVIII.23 Red String Thingy

Blueline Poetry • View topic - XVIII.23 Red String Thingy

An itsy bitsy red string thingy
melded with a crafty dinghy
Feather light twisted free, stiff
winds tossed it mute across
the flat as glassy
sea. Defiant
seductive
two-piece
she.

Hey Sis

Did you ever scream
in a silent room

trace a smile
In the gloom

exhale smoke
in frosty air

play hop scotch
fake a dare

eat fresh snow
beneath a tree

cross your heart
squat and pee?

Need to Know?

If you could

turn back time

Would you

trace the line
of my behind
in your mind

exposed?

OR

strain resigned
to define
these curvy lines

reposed?

Memory--sedoka

Dim memory waits

beneath heavy comforter
pregnant with expectations.

Locked inside old trunk
between crinkled yellowed gowns
love letters wait for reply.

 
A sedoka consists of two unrhymed three-line stanzas, each with a syllable count of 5 - 7 - 7.

Often these stanzas go at the same subject from different perspectives, but that is not a requirement

Satisfaction

Juicy green orbs
gush
sweet obsession.

Thick dark
creamy squares
produce trance.

Crunchy
hot bites
ski down
saucy slope.

Whipped cream
yields stiff
architecture.

Lemon flower
belies
zesty arrival.