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Premium Member Violins

Violins plucking strings
of horsehair, satin ribbons
violet violate a dark
foresaken world
like a beautiful dream 
romance unravels 
the sweet pain 
comes undone
then those wild horses
dance macabre neck-to-neck
racing all the way home 
for want of a better country, 
these beautiful creatures
limbs racing all lathered
opening wide 
and unconquered 
plunder new territory
in the red seeded seat 
royally the hidden thing
beats like a machine 
underneath the skin 
a ripe juicy red apple
no cherry pip 
feeds the mind of 
marquis de john donne
and dorian's sybil vane 
gone all wrong

Violins the shape 
of a woman
the music inside
her intense jungle
prowls around 
like an exotic 
soft pawed purring 
black leopard
something wicked
or wonderful 
in the garden 
this way it comes
the soft satin 
that binds metaphoric
minds like wrists
the will to resist
comes undone
something wicked
or wonderful 
in the garden 
dappled in shadow
shining and hidden
like a solitairy secret
like a morning star
this way, it comes




Candide Diderot. ‘24


Bagpipe Songs

On the Isle of Skye, water runs down the Cuillin mountains into waterfall streams
It's a beautiful and tranquil place
Where the local fairies live, play and dream

A red-bearded Scotsman walks from his village
He carries his beloved bagpipes in hand
He heads to the magical Fairy Pools
To play for the fairies hiding among the heather stalks growing in the lush  green land

Clad in a kilt of dark blue and green
They know it's their friend that's come to play
His emotional bagpipe songs are the only things
That make them emerge from their hideaway

The fairies love the skirl of the bagpipes
It brings their soul delight
Their tiny wings flutter with joy and elation
While they surround him in flight

When he's finished playing, he reaches into his horsehair sporran
Hanging from his waist
To feed the fairies bits of wild-grown raspberries
They absolutely love their taste

He will come back to play for them soon on another day
They love their friend in the blue and green kilt
With his beloved bagpipes and the songs that he will play
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Memories Made To Ponder

It was a tin-roof wooden house standing 
Across the red brick cobblestone street 
Adjacent to a wide open field full
Of shady live oak and sweet smelling tangerine trees where 
My father’s boyhood home was nestled  
Quietly in his home town. 

Often times we’d travel to visit 
The grandparents still living there 
In that Americana corner of our lives.
We didn’t know much of anything at all except 
The sky was blue, love was true and we 
Youngsters were the apples of the old folk’s eyes.

We’d sit for hours in white wicker rocking chairs
I helped paint one time with newspaper on the floor 
And a horsehair brush grandma gave me 
To teach me that painting needn’t be a lesson 
In staying between the lines.  “Sometimes,” she’d say,
“It’s better to let the paint flow 
And speak for itself in time.” 

And granddad liked to watch the sky – especially at night 
When stars were burning bright and would point towards Polaris and say:
“Heaven’s over that a-way.”  And during daylight hours 
When storm clouds appeared and we could hear 
Thunder and lightning all around, he’d laugh and dance 
As if the circus were coming to town.  

We watched mocking birds and blue jays flying in and out 
Of all the tree top branches and leaves singing 
Their love making lullabies to us and one another and then
As quickly as they arrived, 
Disappeared into the wind.  
It seems we’re not much different 
Rather family, foe or friend.  
  
Accordingly, the old house still stands today 
But the dear old folks have slipped away.  
Perhaps to the place once pointed to
High above that night sky view 
Where comets roam and grandpa liked to call “Up yonder,”  
Leaving me with thoughts of gold 
And memories made to ponder.

Pony Life in a Dreamhouse

Pony Life in a Dreamhouse

Dreamy creature,
With ocean eyes and batting lashes feature,
Still looking like Barbie,
The pony's glittering saddle guarantees.

Horsehair dipped in gold paint,
A dazzling smile can't escape.
The moment Pony meets Ken,
His eyes softened.
He looked at her like the stars were jealous, 
As if she had been his wish when he wrote to Santa Claus.
Her. Half-Pony. Half-Barbie
Always have been, always will be.

Ken stroked her mane warm and Pony clung,
Letting out a soft purr from its lips,
As if testing the reality of it on its tongue.
Well, Pony is whipped.

Pony will be the sun that can shower Ken with rays.
Pony will be his moon, with a glow that never wanes.
Because Barbie can be what she wanna be,
And her Shape-Shifting Pony will gladly.

Though born half-Pony, 
in a Dreamhouse that's unpredictable,
Barbie had Ken's unwavering loyalty. 
Pony is one of a kind after all!
© Shir Ley  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member The Empty Room

Alone  the bones of the room 
bear no weight of responsibility 
nor does it bare its breast of secrets

a broken pane 
provides a breath with a pang of lavender
a wistful inhale 
inhabits the lungs of this space
as the room tries to embrace...   
oh embrace the breathing breeze
to squeeze a semblance of life into this place

but the breeze—  a gypsy whisper-warm  
needs freedom to come through and sweep-swirl
sun-dust into whirls of pinprick-stars... 
then leave  softly recede  not beholden to bones 
stoic and standing still
not beholden to dust   stranded midair  
only to fall in despair—  abandoned 
with less a good-bye   
as bygone laughter and lullabies
are held on lath-tongues 
behind horsehair plaster walls

but mute memories linger
they mingle in fairy dust like fireflies in dusk;
her May-time suckling coos and her mama’s ooohs
the woes and throes of Winter’s rocking chair nights   
a weep of April tears and seep of mud puddles thawed
the reborn dust lifted with green summer breezes
—a colored canvas that minions of time 
would rather gesso white 

in its bones the room 
remembers its worth as a womb 
nurturing a baby’s breath 
beneath blue-skin-skies 
where rows of purple spires grow
till Mistral winds blew hard and cold 
and flew her lavender soul 
far from her earthly home

oh  the loss of life 

wind-crashing-seas-onto-rocks
loss of life 

skeleton-ribs-of-the-crib-stripped
of-her-lavender-sprig
loss of life


From the Desk of DB Alcuna

Overview
A vowel is a speech sound made with an open vocal tract, where the flow of air is not blocked or significantly restricted by the tongue, teeth, or lips. In the English alphabet, the letters A, E, I, O, and U are considered vowels. They are essential for forming syllables and words. 
Here's a more detailed explanation:
Open Mouth Sound:
.
Vowels are characterized by an open mouth position, allowing air to flow freely through the vocal tract without any major obstructions, according to Hooked on Phonics. 
Phonemes:
.
Vowels are phonemes, which are the basic units of sound in a language. While the letters A, E, I, O, and U represent vowels, each letter can represent multiple vowel sounds. 
Every Syllable:
.Voice types: soprano, mezzo-soprano, and contralto (or alto), with soprano being the highest and contralto the lowest. These classifications are based on their vocal r
Every syllable in a word requires a vowel sound. This means that even in words with many consonants, a vowel sound must be present. 
Vowel Sounds vs. Letters:
While A, E, I, O, and U are considered vowel letters, they can represent different vowel sounds. For example, the letter "A" has a short sound as in "cat" and a long sound as in "cake", according to YouTube. 
Consonants:Ganoid Scales: stringed musical instrument of treble pitch, played with a horsehair bow. The classical European violin was developed in the 16th century. It has four strings and a body of characteristic rounded shape, narrowed at the middle and with two f-shaped sound holes.
Form: Bio

Premium Member Girl On the Moon

Fantasy sold on a 50’s bottle cap; 
a party-girl side-saddle sits
on a double-edged crescent moon
up high—a silver scythe in glamour-night-sky
corners of her cherry mouth tilted up
her left hand raises her glass  a toast to the stars
frothy head of champagne-beer flirts
with lips spooning the rim 

right hand holds the bottle instead of reality
look! no hands on a razor’s edge 
precarious  hilarious
a redhead with bouncy-curls and a flouncy-skirt  
boot-heels over head when she laughs and Oops! falls 
clouds catch her without friction and pillow her fiction head ~
        
but you—with wild escapade eyes—fell hard
far beyond Earth with not a soft cloud to cushion you

glam-allure  just a sexy lore  a filthy lure
but once you’ve been star-dusted and angel-dusted
it’s all the same…

vintage Miller bottle cap 
a perfect circle  like the fattened moon face
leering through broken windows
shards glitter the floor like fallen constellations

your black pearl eyes two muddy puddles
life drained through rows of tiny needle holes
slip-knot above your elbow just tight enough
your pulse beats its fist against the restraint
pounding—pounding—pounding 
impatient to be bled and fed

you and this dragon’s den a dilapidated pair
abandoned and without family
you share the blank stare of broken windows
veins collapsed like crumbled staircases
empty inside of empathy and dreams—
a junkie’s spot where shooting stars crash

embers in your bloodstream turn to dust
you cook in a rusted bottle cap by candlelight
candle’s glow your Sun in a dirty universe
you pull back on the syringe with your teeth
this house unused by the living—a cold corpse
but in the warm rush of your skin’s flush
your gaunt gray body melts like hot wax
pale horsehair walls  a slouchy silent witness 
... your soul escapes as it scrapes across the floor

flurries blow in through broken windows
whirl of wind whistles on its rounds like a jailhouse guard
rattling beam-bones  jangling ghost-bones—
user-litter scattered 
like broken-wish bones 

burnt fingertips and a "High Life" bottle cap 
   all that’s left

Green

The judge is snoring for victory of my conviction
Every night, I merry in comfort of his spouse
My skin has become a palimpsest of fleeting sensation
And each layer bore the imprint of my Doxie

Instead of a red carpet,  to flaunt my asset
I walk on a green mile, toward an electric chair
With fans on the other edge, cheering my conquest 
I am the champion of the west wing with horsehair

Dawn is here and I must face the light
In a roll of two, I lead
To cast my secrets in light without weight
I always lead, whether it's death or food

Without doubt,  I am the best on earth
I have fans cheering me at death
Form: Quatrain

From the Desk of DB Alcuna

Overview
A vowel is a speech sound made with an open vocal tract, where the flow of air is not blocked or significantly restricted by the tongue, teeth, or lips. In the English alphabet, the letters A, E, I, O, and U are considered vowels. They are essential for forming syllables and words. 
Here's a more detailed explanation:
Open Mouth Sound:
.
Vowels are characterized by an open mouth position, allowing air to flow freely through the vocal tract without any major obstructions, according to Hooked on Phonics. 
Phonemes:
.
Vowels are phonemes, which are the basic units of sound in a language. While the letters A, E, I, O, and U represent vowels, each letter can represent multiple vowel sounds. 
Every Syllable:
.Voice types: soprano, mezzo-soprano, and contralto (or alto), with soprano being the highest and contralto the lowest. These classifications are based on their vocal r
Every syllable in a word requires a vowel sound. This means that even in words with many consonants, a vowel sound must be present. 
Vowel Sounds vs. Letters:
While A, E, I, O, and U are considered vowel letters, they can represent different vowel sounds. For example, the letter "A" has a short sound as in "cat" and a long sound as in "cake", according to YouTube. 
Consonants:Ganoid Scales: stringed musical instrument of treble pitch, played with a horsehair bow. The classical European violin was developed in the 16th century. It has four strings and a body of characteristic rounded shape, narrowed at the middle and with two f-shaped sound holes.
Form: Bio

Premium Member Love Americana Style

Pick a place you want to go
The answer never will be no
How about a rustic inn?
One where we have never been
With cottages on private coves
Overlooking lilac groves
Horse and buggy romance rides
Snow capped, pine tree mountainsides
Cozy, warm, big fireplace
Reflecting, glowing off your face 
Nooks and crannies, old heirlooms
Like corn cob pipes and horsehair brooms 
Mornings, evenings, crisp and cool
There's only one unbending rule
You have to let me do it all
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner call
Clean up after, make the bed
Wake up early, plan ahead
Have your coffee, fresh and hot
Waiting for you on the spot
Bring it to you where you are
Serenade you on guitar
Songs of love I wrote for you
Other playlist favorites too
Solely you for company
I only want you there with me
Form: Rhyme

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