Careened Poems

Aurora in the Ossuary - Broken but bold enough to bounce back

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Written: August 14, 2025, for Contest Sponsored by: Anoucheka Gangabissoon
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I writhed in the womb of a necrotic hush,
a stygian silence where barghests lurk—
My ...

A Change of Pace

...He staggers,
where once he counted steps
he now counts unsteady footfalls.
Life has become a minor earthquake
an aftershock still trembling
at the core of a wincing mind.

Many years ago, aunt...

Premonition

...My car. 
I had just filled it with gas. 
I had just bought a snack for the road. 
Candy in my hands. 
Too much sugar, but it’s better than dying in a crash.

I had a pair of sunglasses. 
But t...

Summer’s Echo

...There was a time not long ago
When flies could fly and crows did crow
When flowers bloomed and trees turned green
Where baby animals careened
 
A time where eggs did hatch
On top a prickly brow...

UPPERMOST -

...This is my message;
Welcome to my vantage;
I am of the best age;
Supreme careened ever blessed;
Graduated above my tests;

Soar am I higher than I am a uppermost 

Found by glorious faith fat...

The Chinese Horoscope, Preserved

...“Dragons don’t live up to the talk. 
I’ll find a way to fix the wagon”,
Opined the jealous Jabberwock,
“Of the scaly, lummox dragon.” 

This foul fiend then, most inhumanely, 
Pausing to munch ...

The Mask of Labradorite

...Thrice the night—the day!—both fell to sleepless slumber,
But now in Spring, though yet again: The third was three in number. 

I sense a wince remind itself,
Of what it means to be,
Instead to ...

There Is a Gravity To You

...there is a gravity to you
whenever crossing the room
it is an existence that bends light
into an aura capturing my every breath 
a plasma that penetrates every atom within
with memories of long ...

Maturing Life

...You will start off as an egg
With a tug and a tug and a tug you will rip out
Now you have advanced to a tadpole
And with that you will start your route

Then when you find the difficulties of li...

Meandering

...One spring day meandering in a meadow,
I saw a butterfly whose beauty matched that
of May's azure sky.
With blue silken wings like that of a fairy,
she flitted here and there -
aimlessly as butt...

Its 53 Words But 2 of Them Are A

...A an and an a
both besotted beguiled
care careened carelessly
devilish d doted dangerously
envy exploded evil evolved
for fate faked future fates featuring fatalities
gradually giggles gone
Ha...

The Object of My Obssession

...Eyes of pure glass
piercing my soul,
deeper into my heart
until my heart is careened.

Lips as soft as silk
speak words of life,
flowing gently in my ears
like a lover's gentle caress.

Han...

Colorfully Confident Constant Connie

...Colorfully confident, self-assured, constantly unrestrained a bit crazy,
Constance Connie fit into no one else’s scheme of things -never lazy.
Creativity careened from her child-like cauliflower cr...

Amante

...Agog 

bemusement careened

dreamed enchantment

first gaze, hoped in jeopardy 

keeling lust made nectarine offer piquant...

quagmire’s ruse stirred 

torturing umber veins

W...

Reckless

...We had fun when we were young,
When seemed life had just begun.
We danced nights at the beach,
So filled with dreams to reach!

Reckless once, against the wind,
Hair untamed, wild, unpinned;
W...

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