parallel community brown flits across path hedge sparrow on an errand black-capped chickadee flips pine-tree acrobatics instant later disappears starlings group frantic lift and land in unison as if organized by a choreographer while I stay on the outside living parallel to seagulls, robins, flickers watch them from below I’m nonentity in their rarified community… Continue reading parallel community
Siren Mall Come on down have a good time here come, love the store Shop with confidence buy more, save more Buy two or more save the tax Get exactly what they need (first 5000 get a free poster) Visit Listen online Phone Leave us a message be smart with it bring it on call… Continue reading Siren Mall
Summer’s memoirs written on fallen leaves colourful stories Scarecrows riding high another season’s work done pose and party time! Currant prunings last garden harvest preserves for the eyes. Plain green juniper primping for autumn with red berry baubles ************* These are Saturday's poems for my poem-a-day November. The prompts for them were a few photos… Continue reading Autumn Haiga
Mid-Sixties “Don’t be sharp or flat, just be natural” - Willie Stargell pleated skirt Everly Brothers Brylcreem hair angora your message in my yearbook …such a clever line © 2011 by Violet Nesdoly ******************* In the spirit of NaNoWriMo, I've challenged myself to write one poem a day this November. I'm using a variety of… Continue reading Mid-sixties
Autumn's Digestif Hostas are deflated balloons their flowers droop on stick stems like streamers come undone. Lilac's thinning yellow leaves are a desolate platter of crumbs. Border of begonias is brown and soggy as used napkins. Dead blossoms on dahlias, geraniums litter the fading canopy the crumpled wrap and faded ribbon of summer's gifts. The… Continue reading autumn’s digestif
Cashmere Down-soft Pashmina shawl of combed and carded washed and woven moult hugging my shoulders how do you like your new home so far from hidden undercoat of a Tibetan goat? © Violet Nesdoly (all rights reserved) ****************** This poem was prompted by the TS Poetry Press Cashmere writing project. It is offered in the… Continue reading Cashmere
Apple Collection Because they come in wood, brass, marble clocks, tiles and trivets Because their roundness pleases their coats of red, yellow, green and mottled appeal Because of Delicious names like Jonagold, Granny Smith, Red Rome and Spartan Because of the sweet-tart of Newtons and One a day keeps the doctor away Because they morph… Continue reading apple collection
A poem is i 15-minute stretch session that turns into an hour-long workout daily dose of Vitamin B Complex empowering, strengthening, energizing word binge of connotation, alliteration, rhyme rich helpings of similes and metaphors catharsis, mind-cleanse, purge veiled in enigma to say the unsayable one more cipher on the cell-wall of life ii gift bag… Continue reading A poem is
B.C. Children’s Hospital i Patio plants pale as the kids in blue gowns I.V. poles too empathetic or sad to bloom loud and bright. ii Cut-out words on the dividers trellis-hung pastel hopes: DREAM, FAMILY, FRIENDS, HOME, SMILE but most of all LIVE. © 2011 by Violet Nesdoly (all rights reserved)
False Ceiling The brightening sky is the color of watermelon close to the rind. Clouds smile soft but radiant at the rising sun. Later crocuses offer the brilliant day handfuls of unfurled bouquet while snowdrops white and pure bow demure in sweet deference. No evidence in the pastel ether of sovereignty or sphere vying for… Continue reading False Ceiling
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