The first line of this poem comes from whatever I was watching yesterday before I dozed off on the sofa… And on it goes each moment followed by another sometimes with something to say clues to what happened before to bring us to this place And when it ends the biggest secrets come to light [...]
Tag: stories
Soft edges (a poem)
Argh! Yesterday was frustrating when it came to writing. This one will need some work… The soft edges outline moving shapes I know what some of them are others remain mysterious at best The words that accompany them are far outside my experience still, I manage to relate some stories tell themselves (26 September 2015—posted September 27th)
Coffee house song (a poem)
Written during last night’s open mic… Old times return in modern guise to relay the stories once told around fires at night before settling in beneath the stars I don’t know if Kate has ever been there or if she would approve but that young girl sounds a lot like her when her voice flies [...]
Annoying plot twists (a poem)
When I was done with Louis, I turned to Fargo… Characters make stupid choices for the sake of entertainment A smart person would have turned that one down instead of saying ‘yes’ when pressed Now all kinds of crazy stuff is going to happen no matter how far away he runs On the bright side, the network [...]
No fingerprints (a poem)
Written while watching the Season 2 finale of Orange is the New Black… Fingerprints are nowhere to be found can they prove there was even a crime? The scene is vacant no signs of life What were they doing there anyway? How do ghosts get by without being noticed? (I don’t believe all that crap [...]
Questions about storytime (a poem)
Wrote this during one of the many folk songs people played at open mic earlier… Are people really as sad as the songs they sing? Tonight we’re here and we’re together what more do we need? What stories do our emotions tell when we let them out at night? Do they embellish what they tell [...]
Blogging Lessons…
Today's prompt: Tell us what you've learned so far about daily blogging. This isn't the first time I've blogged on a daily basis. In April this year, I participated in National Poetry Writing Month; more recently, I turned what started as a couple of Facebook status updates into a series of letters to the days of [...]
Boom Boom (out go the lights)
We had a bit of a windstorm in the Seattle area today. Following a couple of false starts, the power finally went out shortly before 11 a.m. After the last few years, I'm kind of used to the power going out. From 2003 to 2012, I lived in suburbs where stormy weather and winter weather [...]
