A knife lie in her bed, her hand rests atop the hilt.
The satin maple bed frame lie bare beneath her fingers,
And the aliferous knife lie skin warm in the cradle of her hand.
A pile of gossamer shavings grow on her sheets,
Surrounded by splinters near her pillow-
concealed by soft down.
She awaits the conception of a fish,
Sat in the pillar of her crib.
She pictures she’s an old wiseman, with an Appalachian drawl
Widdleing on his back porch- rocking on a pine chair
The bones of her fish turn crimson-
A red herring
The laceration in her thumb lolls a bright serum
She was stopped by worry, but then she recalled-
That’s what the knife was for anyways
A butterfly, aliferous,
of subtle slights, soniferous,
common spirits, days just went by,
aliferous . . . a butterfly.
Low pinnacles alight sought rest
forgiving sun favors spread best
microscope's trial . . . clinical's
nigh shipyard trash, few binnacles.
A game of chess, castling sleight clouds,
floating iced-pawn, a seaboard crowds,
Queen waves her move, column King, guess,
castling sleight clouds, a game of chess.
A sun descends, dusk purple trend,
birds fly inland, soon be darkened,
crater aglow, twilight ascends
dusk purple trend, a sun descends.
Orange drawn night, few shakes be such,
the moonlight trade, silver isn't much,
tours came and left cause show took flight,
few shakes be such orange drawn night.
Rainbow suave sky soars the aliferous,
swarms as life bores a chance of existence,
so the geckos take without resistance,
for there are those who find them delicious.
They're unorganized, but there are plenty,
great variety hails many choices,
of shades, tints, hues, much to share, tiny moists'
plus small, big, quick, stealth, and there's shadowy.
Intriguingly, there are guides for caring,
them itsy, creeps, bitsy, crawling critters!
Confidence too close for comfort, --jitters!
Neighbors donned smiles, objectively sharing.
Save for a few pets, that's very lucky,
most times people just see them as yucky.
A faithful atmospheric worth of you,
equal in statuesque rainbow possess.
Grace a forest wake to rumored jewel,
long drawn-out winks ethereal blesses.
Favoring flowers blossoming parades,
a living garden hails its ambitions.
Hovers a bee stared yearning serenades,
nigh turnout unequal kinds, auditions.
Ode claims Rainbow Butterfly to whom shares
glory to its signature character,
beliefs prestige for reserving crosshairs.
Incepts moniker beings cofactor,
chicks or the eggs, and who'll take second best?
Rainbow suave sky soars the aliferous.
rainbow butterfly
ode colors aliferous
possessor of eyes
*Image of Fireflies, Lightning Bugs, and Glowworms by Old Farmer's Almanac
*Lampyrid Rhapsody
Aliferous light
launched nightlife emanations~~
bombshells arrest eyes
of mini suns erupting
beams, amidst earth's verdant life.
2022 March 09
*1st Place*
Firefly Tanka
~~JCB Brul: Judged 2022 March 16
*Lampyrid: Fireflies, Lightning Bugs, or Glowworms
NOTE: Formerly written as a Haiku, 2021 August 02, presently rewritten as a Tanka, 2022 March 09.
HMS: 5,7,5,7,7.
*Image of Sunset River for Two by Pixabay.
AUDIO: Tip; Right-click on volume then click on Loop of the drop-down menu for continuous play.
The Widower and Wife: LIND30
Tear stained pillow dries in dawns light,
with his eyes wide-opened with delight,
an aliferous butterfly color-filled wingspan,
a smile had donned on a well informal man,
[LIND30WCR]
An egg fries and a toast buttered,
Mid-morning in the field, he stands,
The window curtain flaps in the wind,
He tipped his lid and toiled all day long.
[LIND30WCU]
Bathed, tidy up, cooked, eats feast,
two placed arrangement, routine,
a theme plays he knows by heart,
arms bout confirming the dark away,
[LIND30SU]
The widower goes to bed,
turned down and alone he spread,
he sleeps on its comforter,
and lulls to another night with her.
[LIND30SR]
2022 January 26
*1st Place*
A Poem Crafted In The Various Lind30 By Robert Lindley
~~Chantelle Anne Cooke: Judged 2022 February 25
*7,7,7,9 per section HMS, PSGC, PSSC
*Image of Fireflies, Lightning Bugs, and Glowworms by Old Farmer's Almanac
*Lampyrid enthuses
aliferous light
launched nightlife emanations
bombshells arrest eyes
*Fireflies, Lightning Bugs, or Glowworms
2021 August 02
*Image of Abstract, Yellow, Fireflies provided by Pixabay.
Aliferous Light
Fireflies glint yon verdures lush blades
in their trancelike swells midst farmlands
stilled beasts ... surreal stars charades
shadowy realm lone moon commands.
Zephyrs thrust e'er more, rousing whole
fireflies glint yon verdures lush blades
deign wrenched ... ethereal control
neath nascent twilight's hazy shades.
Winged beacons currents dusk evades
dreamlike bugs e'er so oft lithe frames,
fireflies glint yon verdures lush blades
where breeds unreal orphic claims.
Languor beetle's their temporal flights
... imaginary thoughts cascades
prompts a fond adieu, dimming lights,
fireflies glint yon verdures lush blades.
2021 May 30
*3rd Place*
Writing Prompt - Dreamlike
~~Constance La France: Judged 2021 June 02