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Lazy Evening on my Porch with My Dogs

...the evening is alive with promise
dogs lie on their porch, loving the breeze
chimes are tinkling in a happy manner
there are two sounds – the air conditioner and crickets

the wind picks up stre...

The Espresso Salon

...He’s behind the bar,
polishing glasses
like they’re his last remaining purpose.

“I know things!” he insists.
“I watch Question Time!
I once bought quinoa by accident!”

He pours stout
with ...

Rainbow Rain Faerie

...Rainbow rain faerie stood in the rain enjoying every bit of it
Taking large gulps of air, she felt replenished and refreshed.
Her rainbow wings welcomed the soaking the rain was giving them
April ...

blank page needs feeding

...Every word is a choice
The notebook page is hungry
She needs verbs
Her blank page excites me
Verbs are my favorites too
I give her a teaspoonful of jumping, dancing, and twirling

She gulps th...

Cheater

...
She sits across
The dinner table
Watching as her husband
Slowly eats the dinner
She had prepared him
For hours
There’s not even a
Thank you
Escape from his mouth

She mentions the name
R...

A Haunting Spot

...Pearl
rapids
steam cascade 
haunting  canvass 
a red dawn smoulder 
to prise sluggish eyelids 
of zestful bright mood  riser 
who gulps in  rapt awestruck spoonfuls 
of mosaic zone enthralled...

Live to Die Alone

...
{"You continuously threaten me that I’ll eventually die alone, though it’s a pang against my heart I hear none of it though ferociously, the insides of me are hurricanes. 
Reservoir myself, I live...

Brawny Ale

...A frothy crown, pale as the whites 
Of eyes widened with fascination,
Perched on a robust body, deep as molasses.
Brooding; concealing a warm rapport.
But still so condescending, its stout postur...

watching a puppy be a puppy

...Our puppy never walks
He runs, prances, dances, chases his tail
His face conveys happiness every second
His tongue hangs to his legs when he sleeps
He gulps down water as if he has been in the Sa...

Come in to the Coil

...

     On spewing wave, our departing ride
     Crazed currents crack, an azure slide
     Freedom mingles in sea foam seethe
     Cobra throat coast gulps river relieve
     Estuary entry rest...

The old couple

...The old couple do everything together.
They walk side by side by the ridge 
of the ocean. 
They sit in the same table, every morning,
order ice cream, one ball for each:
vanilla for her, strawbe...

My Heart

...
I dig with maniacal gulps in cupped hands
fearful of what I might find.
Yet with furrowed brow I dig further, deeper,
lips moist with perspiration.

Your shadowed visage then emerges clearly
...

Racing the Currents

...

Softly murmuring, the river’s raspy voice
Settles my soul with its rumbling choice,
Rustling quietly beneath a glowing moon,
Splattered by the so...

feeding my stegosaurus

...my stegosaurus lurks in the bushes
hiding from the neighbors, because he is shy
fearful of their ridicule and prying questions
trusting only me, which makes me feel terrific

I toss celery, toma...

Acme

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Written: July 5th 2024 For Edward Ibah contest

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We didn't wish to climb afar and face rattlesnakes. 
Sanguine torrents cling to a...

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