Oh, lord, bring back the flattened earth
where lemmings took to flight
and foolish men dodged endless fate
by running straight ahead at night.
When the sun rose ‘round the edge
rose and set on every hedge
where nothing ever rolled away
the status quo was king
where silence was the canyons curse
and echoes didn’t sing.
Oh, lord, bring back the flattened earth
where time and tide stood still
and moonlight shone on the underside
of the fields flat earther’s till.
We must preserve this flattened view
as far as the eyes could see
lamenting but one simple flaw
there’s no place safe to pee
just cut a slice of the planet’s girth
and lord bring back the flattened earth.
John G. Lawless
©8/10/2021
Categories:
flattened, humor,
Form: Rhyme
From once lush green, vibrantly alive
This dorsiventrally flattened leaf never dies
It's fragility, nursed to allow ~
Such patience from the artist abounds
By blade and pin such creativity thralls
Again, it's decaying membranes reach out and touch
From the tree of life, this leaf lives on
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Written about the craftsmanship of Omid Asadi
whom creates amazing Art from leaves.
Categories:
flattened, art, beautiful, beauty, green,
Form: Ekphrasis
Penny kneeled down on the track
To put some coins on their back
In order to see the coins become flat
Penny kneeled down on the track
Envying the coins direction at
Their journey forward onward
Penny kneeled down on the track
To put some coins on their back
Russell Sivey
In the Afterglow
Categories:
flattened, life,
Form: Triolet
She kneeled down on the track
To put some coins on their back
Waiting for the train to come
In order to see the coins become flat
She thinks this is such a sport
Watching the coins again retort
Wait, listen, she here's a whistle
The coins last plea to turn and abort
Quickly the train comes and goes
Flattening the coins with her rejoice
She finds luck in her changed coins
Brought to her by the trains keen voice
Russell Sivey
Categories:
flattened, life,
Form: Rhyme
Flattened and covered
In wicked water
A vindictive vision
Where disease diffuses
And people lose their words
And lives
I sit here helpless
As you feebly float, fighting
Only a true warrior
Will win this battle
Categories:
flattened, confusion, death, people, sad,
Form: I do not know?