Clinking Poems

Suitcase of Yesterdays

...My suitcase drags behind me, 
a trail of yesterdays I cannot leave,
As I walk through my family home -
the echo of clinking glass, the faint fizz of bubbly champagne -
Each sparkling laugh is a m...

The Last Slice

...A velvet-heavy, honey-spiced cake
sat on a table spread vast.
soft enough for fingers to disappear into,
dense enough to still
even the most restless tongues.
Its candles flickered like stars.
...

Depression recycled

...Empty work resists an empty home
Too much to bear without clinking bottles 
Swaying in a plastic bag like seasick genies
Empty life finding harbor in emptiness
Even if it’s something to feel guil...

Whispered Refrains

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Written: June 17, 2025, For contest Sponsored by: Brian Strand

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longing 
             goes On
our warm kisses 
                      ignited a     f i r e—
...

Loose Ends, Intently Tangling

...
Loose ends left dangling make you nervous.
They crave a neat knot-tie for a conclusion.
A bow to seal, a ribbon to heal,
like shoe-laces they want to be retied, 
to not trip you up.
For loose ...

And the phone rings

...And the phone rings
Your name splashed across my screen
I answer but you are not there
Were you ever?

A thousand times my hand has hovered
Balanced over your number
Torn between wanting 
Kno...

Celtic Daydream

...

There was an old man who marched in Dublin,
danced to malachite past, wore shammocks lean.
            Guinness stout in clinking glass
            he drank whole night en masse.
Through the ...

Curly Serenade

...The awning of Ovis, a shade from the sun,
Cast patterns of light, where her story begun.
Not rain-streaked glass, but a warm, open space,
Where her curly brown hair framed a captivating face.
She...

The Way the Earth Sighed When Kissed by Falling Rain

...Sometimes late at night, I dream of you,
Your soft touch, how your love caressed me
until all the noise, all the uncertainty would vanish.
The slow thump of your heart would be all that I heard,
...

In the twilight of existence, as all closes like a withered flower

...In the twilight of existence, as all closes like a withered flower,
Monotony extends its tentacles over hearts, stores, and truths,
Eyes blind to reality, souls struggle within their own darkness,
...

Noxious Guttural Humps

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Written: January 10, 2025 

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The stillness separates us —
quivering quietly akin to the cusp of daybreak
when whispers wane —
it ...

Baby Beau

...Our baby is ten months old
Today I heard a loud clinking sound in his mouth
Chased him around the room
Wrestled it out of there
It was a pair of eyeglasses
One lens was gone

I hope they are m...

Champagne

...Crystal, half a flute-full.
Catchphrase at midnight hour.
Clinking blossoming glass.
Carefree effervescence.
Chilly sips with lipstick.
Cradle of New Year, rocks.
Calendar decks the wall. 
...

By Now you Know

...Clinking, clinking
I heard the clinking in 
repetition
what could
cause
whatever object this is to
make this clinking sound.
Clink!
The loudest sound
yet.
peaking my interest
one's honest ...

Honorable Death

...Deus Volt I scream by my brother's side,
a distinct bell rings measuring 39mm wide,
high stepping over the deconstructed rubble,
klashnikov volley is what's giving us trouble,
our advancement thr...

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