(Day 05) the Journey
[Prompt] path
(Day 04) Fall/Autumn
[Prompt] seasons - changes - fresh starts - Comfort in tradition - cool nights - change of direction
{Style} Phantoum (like a Cascade) repetition pattern
Summer has Fallen
Summer has Fallen and lost her light
To languidly marinate in buttery days
Shivering in the cold dark night
Raiment stained in colors ablaze
To languidly marinate in buttery days
Mother Earth displays full ripe fruits
Raiment stained in colors ablaze
Soft mounds of leaves barely cover roots
Mother Earth displays full ripe fruits
Hiding yourself cannot mask the fear
Soft mounds of leaves barely cover roots
The end of her season draweth near
Hiding yourself cannot mask the fear
Shivering in the cold dark night
The end of her season draweth near
Summer has fallen and lost her light
(Day three) contemplation
[Prompt] reflect - consider - embrace - challenge
{Style} free verse
Contemplation
We've had quite a time
Time to contemplate
Time to reflect
Time for contempt
Time to deflect
Consideration was also a casualty
We needed to isolate
But forgot to insulate
Our hearts from viral attack
Do you embrace your trollish side
Or blandly follow the bland
In long lines for short shots?
How does that raise red flags
Into the face of those who challenge
Everything for challenge sake
Forsaking truth for thier truth
Scientists studies mean less than a click
But formerly stupid useless government
Suddenly developed seemingly magical
Machiavellian genius agendas
Simple steps are now too terrible a burden
To care if you're killing your neighbor
When did we go
From considerate contemplation
To feel like compassionate care workers
Are overseerers on a social plantation
When did those who should be
In honor preferring one another
Leave gentle contemplation
To walk in condemnation
Living in a contempt nation
[Day 02]
{Prompt: 'explore' consider - wanderlust - travel - journey - expedition.}
<tanka: a haiku form (5-7-5 syllables) with 2 extra lines of 7 syllables each. Or Decastich: basically any 10 line poem. So I did a double Tanka (which is 10 lines)
Adore the Explorer
Once upon a time
Had no strings to tie me down
My heart free to dream
Astronaut among the stars
Cowboy on the mountain range
My wanderlust heart
Planned trips to far off places
I could not afford
Started travelling with you
We have explored together
(Every year my wife and I look forward to OctPoWriMo(a poem a day for October) with anticipation. The week before nothing was posted. No prompts. No clues. No words. The day before, no prompts, no words, no clues. The first day...nothing. My wife writes poems and stories all year and was ok taking a break. Finally on the third day some part time contributors started posting. I still can't interact with the website at all except seeing the daily posts. I'm a week behind, but stubborn cuss I am, I'm going to try all 31)
[DAY1]
{Prompt: anticipate. Prepare. Motivate. Commit. Excitement. Resolve.}
<style> Cascade
Anticipation
I shiver with anticipation
When words fall like blazing leaves
I look forward to this challenge again
I usually lack some motivation
Pushing me toward participation
I shiver with anticipation
No word from the site that receives
In time too late a prompt relieves
When words fall like blazing leaves
Dusting off the rondeau and quatrain
Wrestling thoughts into forms arcane
I look forward to this challenge again
Let Go Let God
I was young once so wild and free
Playing in sun running with wind
Just me
I was a teen in on the scene
Playing it cool played for a fool
Damn zits
I studied hard partied harder
Paper in hand--"want fries with that?"
In debt
Earned a chef hat elbows in grease
Drank up my tips nothing left but
Burn scars
I helped people with challenges
I was poured out weary burned out
Let go
Heard mission bells soup kitchen cook
Part time chaplain weary burned out
Fired
I'm not my past or my failures
Not who I was or what I did
Let go
I've learned to breathe and be at peace
Lay burdens down give up control
Let God
Free to stay
My eyes have been set
Down the disappearing road
Wanderer in heart
Dreamed I'd make it far
Looking toward distant shores
Stayed home twenty years
Two hours away
At my first stop stayed ten years
Found a life and wife
The folks moved away
My love wanted to follow
Ten more years are gone
I never did no
Wandering after all that
My roots set me free...
...To stay
Sci-Fi Fable
As a little sprite in my bed at night
0pen my window bathing in moonglow
Sound of passing cars gazing at the stars
Dream of stellar trips in sleek rocket ships
Blasted off to heights hit city street lights
Floating near jet set a real space cadet
And the only stars Hollywood boulevard
Only wars I see? Fights on T.M.Z
Villainy bar come wretched hive of scum
Drinking a Major Tom from an old tin can
Depression has pull like a dense black hole
Lost in space today home far far away
The moral rings true in what I've been through
Shoot for stars and moon lose ties and maroon
Bizarre Bazaar
B izarre thoughts strange times
I rregular sleep patterns
Z any faces in the mirror
A bnormal goofball that's me
R evenge of the weird
R eMARKable nerd eccentric geek
E xtraordinary non athlete flaky freak
B azaar collection of unusual toys
A bberant behavior not quite deviant
Z oned out zonked out zzzzz
A typical spectrum respect 'em
A vante-gard style whimsical poems
R hythms outlandish pentecostal=unorthodox?
Idiosyncratic: when your role models and media representation that you most identify with...is the entire cast of the Muppets!
An Ode in 6/8 Time with Solo Riffs
(Dedicated to John Yusik who was taken Oct. 22 2020. [6/8 time=6 syllables/8 line stanzas)
I met John in the mission in drug recovery program. He was doing very well. Started attending Vineyard church on Sunday nights with me. Became fully involved, on worship team ect. Met Gila, dated, married, they had a baby girl(now 11-12 yr old), and got a good job. I moved here. One month ago saw Gila on Facebook no pics/mention of John. In private messages she told me he had relapsed, she had to kick him out, and they didn't where he is. Yesterday she posted that he had passed away on Thursday. Its bittersweet.
Kamloops town shit went down
In North Van. Had a plan
Bottom hit tried to quit
Mission bound freedom found
Life in gear Jesus near
Was his friend ear to bend
Vineyard church end of search
Got a life blessed with wife
In the basement electric guitar in hand. He would play for hours. When the hunger called he would play and scream and cry til the storm went by. He taught me some funky chords and alternate tunings. Sounds like celtic alien opera bled from his fingers. Acoustic blusey worship for morning group devotions would wrench your heart.
Married guy wife and I
Got to hang laughter rang
Board game nights 'Men in Tights'
Out to shows friendship grows
Baby bump hurdle jump
Got some work earned that perk
Child come like the sun
Shadows chased big grin placed
I could see it wasn't easy. He was a worrier when he should have been a warrior. When settlement money came south Saskatchewan was calling our name. Family waiting. "I know it its flat, Johnny boy, but no avalanches, rock slides, or forrest fires, besides, the sky is wide open and sunsets last forever."
Marching time takes our prime
Paths we crossed connection lost
Decade flew hardly knew
Got a look on Facebook
Of his spouse girl and house
Saw no John had he gone?
Back to pain lost in rain
No more song now he's GONE
He fed the monkey on his back. It finally consumed him. I had hoped and wished for better. For a wonderful while he had it. His wife is a glorious Valkarie Phoenix who will rise from the ashes of a life he left to burn. He did one good thing. Her name is Adrienne. His girl is the best half of him left to shine.
Life is not as easy as 1+2+3=success. Real life is more like trying to solve an equation that involves algebra, calculus, advanced geography, and quantum physics in a hurricane. He got caught up in the...
Tornado
Nado
Ado
Do
O
O
O
O
I sigh I change I try
I
Had a dream
Back when I was young
To be a stunt man on film
Tumble down stairs jump my bike
I am old and fat
Just stand up
(Sigh)
**
I
Had a dream
To be a rock star
I got myself a guitar
Learn some chords learn some songs
Now I'm in the park
Just busking
Change
**
I
Had a dream
Thought I was a writer
Work life distractions ball dropped
Since I found Octpowrimo
Every October
Now I can
Try
Free the People
(A La'Libertas)
Where there's music there will be hope
As long as words let freedom ring
While we have breath we gonna sing
Every heartbeat that's how we cope
...Free the people with music...
...Don't worry about a thing...
...Every little thing gonna be alright...
...Get up stand up dont give up the fight...
...Let's get together and be alright...
...1 love 1heart give thanks and praise to the Lord...
Lovelights gleaming prophets dreaming
If you're drowning I'll throw a rope
A net to climb the slippery slope
Got tears streaming love redeeming
...we who believe in freedom...
...somewhere over the rainbow..
...what a wonderful world...
...whisper words of wisdom...
...the stars look very different today...
...let freedom rein...
Me gustsa tocar guitara. Me gusts cantar del sol
Mariachi me acompaña. Cuando canto mi corazon
Randomly Inspires
(An acrostic ottova rima)
Randomly the muse it inspires me
Anywhere or time striking like lightning
Notebook channels raw electricity
Down it flows my God it is frightening
Once it starts it sparks burning like a tree
My hand puppet writes automatically
Like a burnt out bulb that suddenly dies
Yellow ring of light fading from my eyes
Inspiration flash rumbling nowhere near
No matter how hard i try to listen
Softly falling rain is all i hear
Perhaps I can't write if there's no friction
I must go hunting don my mining gear
Rubble I've sifted to see the glisten
Emerald words set in a ring of gold
Sapphire eyes sparkle ruby lips wax bold
A Taste of You
Roll a taste of you around in my soul
Bitter sweet flavour intoxicating
Tongue sweet and sticky warm cinnamon roll
Kisses like candy sweetest she stole
Spiced rum and redbull invigorating
Roll a taste of you around in my soul
Rich salted popcorn i want the whole bowl
Creamed tart cherry pie exhilarating
Tongue sweet and sticky warm cinnamon roll
Buttered blueberry cream profiterole
Rich morning coffee so stimulating
Roll a taste of you around in my soul
You make me tipsy high out of control
Suck a raspberry its titillating
Tongue sweet and sticky warm cinnamon roll
I come willingly no need to cajole
You are a buffet commemorating
Tongue sweet and sticky warm cinnamon roll
Roll a taste of you around in my soul
Hello Numbness
(A nove otto)
Hello Numbness where are my friends
Isolation hits me again
We wear a mask we couldn't touch
I touch the screen and see your face
Order something from our old place
I sing when life becomes too much
Broken spirit feels like dry bones
My heart is sprained when folks throw stones
Thank God for faith its a great crutch
Sweet wind smooth path
Cologne cuts air like a falling axe
Sickly sweet hides my rotten soul
Putrid
Words bitter roll in salty waves
Despite rinsing my breath has a
Stale taste
I feel the heat words blasting me
A cold snowflake I melt inside
Rough touch
My colors fade shit colored shades
I see through you a black hole stare
Dark sight
Disrupt debate conspiracy
Waves of voices it's all I hear
Roaring
Visceral wounds dark sky daytime
Pure sacrifice holy lamb's blood
Dripping
Creation's breath come flow through me
Holy spirit a gentle breeze
Sweet wind
Narrow rocky steep winding trail
I've climbed and cleared in peace I walk
Smooth path
Know Pain Know Gain
Pain
I know
Row on row
Stab in the eye
Icy wind come on blow
I've known anger I've hid to cry
Take the hits because I'm a stoic guy
Find the valve or the pain may just drive me insane
I put words on a page when life has gone awry
And found it helps and that is why
I've learned to let it show
I find when I
Let it go
I know
Gain
Rainbow Warfare
(Double haiku)
Downside up flop flip
Mirror looking into you
Outside in deep skin
Red herring sunrise
Tickle pink green thumb white lie
Agent orange dusk
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Herbicides
