Game of Crones
wicked woven words
scattered on a Ouija board ~
game of cagey crones
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Categories:
crones, fun, games, halloween, scary,
Form: Senryu
Crones Discuss Who Is Old
They are aged, decrepit, seriously weird old crones Gladys said
I cannot believe they are alive, they probably should be dead
She is the kind of Alzheimer’s lady who says whatever is in her head
She is as crazy as any of the rest of us, agreed a loony bird named Ed.
Two of us kept quiet, for we
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Categories:
crones, age,
Form: Rhyme
Cosmic Crones
Cosmic Crones
Alone
beneath
umbrella of lilacs
moonbeams
I meditate
contemplate
how infinitesimal
we are.
While
entranced
by nature's symphony
a revelation
women
are the essence of life
guardians of the Universe
spirit of heaven and earth
yesterday
today
always...
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Categories:
crones, creation, perspective, planet, universe,
Form: Free verse
Crones
Five gray, silver, and white haired crones
Navigated slimy green stones
Like tight rope walkers
Having been summoned by the wind talkers
They crossed a shallow creek
Each feeble and weak
They entered consecrated woods
Wearing cloaks and hoods
Upon awareness of being pursued
Their minds were filled with frantic thoughts of how to delude
The shadow of death
With quickened pulse and breath
One step ahead
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Categories:
crones, magic, , cute,
Form: Rhyme
The Crones
Massive, ancient, maple crones
rise from the loam.
Bereft of garments, their bark a tatter,
naked roots and limbs
pocked by woodpeckers.
Remnants of their crowning glory, long gone;
lay supine in the jewel weeds.
Moss adheres to the maples northern face
like chin whiskers…….
and shelves of mushrooms skirt their trunks.
Aged, yet strong…..
still, like Atlas;
they shoulder the sky.
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Categories:
crones, allegory, death, devotion, inspirational,
Form: Free verse