Nurse in the Field (Afghanistan)
I’m finally back from vacation. We are well but tired… I watched most of the Republican Convention and am in the midst of reviewing the Democratic Convention. I wish more people would watch BOTH sides...
View ArticleComes the Revolution… (for Riley)
Comes the Revolution… (For Riley) Comes the revolution, I want you in my trench. Comes the day we say “No more!” I want you at my side. I schooled you on our rights; you’re steeped in the shameful...
View ArticleOCD (Overwhelming Critical Demands)
OCD (Overwhelming Crucial Demands) Rituals ruled his life Tapping the front window four times when passing Adjusting his chair twice after sitting down Most noticeable at table, where his mother would...
View ArticleSLP is BACK! Creative Juices
Thanks to all who sent notes of support during my recent “computer Blue Screen Of Death” crisis. Took a day or so to read the work of others before starting to post again. To followers of this blog,...
View ArticleBecause I Can
When prompts are posted, it’s common for me to miss the deadline. I still post these to my blog anyway, because that’s part of the work of the poet. Sort of like a rejection letter, and I respond to...
View ArticleShadows of Ghosts
SHADOWS OF GHOSTS* The shadows of ghosts are most feared among the living For the phantoms themselves are but empty illusion Yet their inkblot trails, once perceived by mortals, are evidence that...
View ArticleLet Your Heart Take the Reins
Let Your Heart Take the Reins In Biblical times, the “heart” was actually one’s gut. To “know in one’s heart” was to feel in the region of the solar plexus the nexus of thought and emotion, an ocean of...
View ArticleAuthentically Fake in L.A.
Authentically Fake How come some have it all, she wonders The clothes the Corvettes the coats so warm Houses so big, all for one movie star and her boy toy Pools they don’t swim in, just get drunk...
View ArticleEdgy (images by L. Diane Wolfe)
Image by L. Diane Wolfe, used by permission of the artist Edgy In the left corner Invisible I maneuver this heady circumference Rough and jagged as I and just as blue Stepping lightly, lest I fall...
View ArticleFree Peace Silence Wonder
Download: 09-night-scented-stock.mp3 Night-Scented Stock, by Kate Bush; purchased online Listen while you read the poem Free Peace Silence Eyes close in cozy bed Mantra repeated releases heightened...
View ArticlePost Number 700! About love…
Yes, it’s true, I’ve joined the “700 Club”! Oh, wait a sec… actually, this is a poem that Pat Robertson would do well to read, since he’s all about putting down anyone and anything he doesn’t...
View ArticleO, the Dreams We Conjour
I wrote this straight to art paper before I went to sleep the other night. Iraq, US-backed Israel vs. “we already bombed the hell out of the Arab world already” Palestine. Children deserve better. All...
View ArticleFrrp, frrp, frrp…
Please note this poem is about sexual abuse. If you've been through it, I think you will find it effective...if you are repulsed by the idea, you may need to read this anyway.
View ArticleMuse-ical Demands (Real Toads prompt)
Muse-ical Demands Starts off humbuzzing nuzzling, within and without her brain stirring to life “Wait awhile,” says a muse-ical voice “Hang out here – words are on their way.” Then her mind’s forest...
View ArticleTomorrow and tomorrow (dverse)
TED Fellow Ben Burke visits dverse Poets Pub and invites us to share our visions of the future. Mine is surprisingly optimistic, given my politics...!
View ArticleRich White Guy Pyramid Scheme (with art)
Artwork © 2015 Amy Barlow Rich White Guy Pyramid Scheme Now you gaze fondly upon your bread of life pyramid filled with evidence of those “special rights” you cherish The right for your hubris to rule...
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