Long Waterspout Poems

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Premium Member Pixie Sue and Little Old Me

“The fairy was flying in loops and swirls around her,
shedding fairy dust as she went. Throwing it at Wendy.
Delighted, the human girl raised her arms up
to fully experience what was happening. Delicate
golden sparkles floated down and kissed her skin.
Where they touched, Wendy felt lighter.
Tiny pains she hadn't even realized
she felt entirely disappeared, and
any weariness vanished.
She felt rested, energetic, and- airy.” 
— Liz Braswell, Straight On Till Morning

PIXIE SUE AND LITTLE OLD ME

greenery fell on me,
   spare not the show —
      a pixie dancing deliriously 
all aglow

wrinkled bark of the wise old oak,
   tickled pink,
      his wizened spark —
an ageless drink

pixie sue in polka dot dress
   amuses the congress —
      applause adrift
in giggling face-lifts

opulent oaks
   shake their bountiful heads.
      the verdant snow —
a confection of Spring, spreads

my leather toes pointed
   with little bell swings
      melody of a child’s heart —
ring ring ring

and i’m lifting, floating, flying
   freely into cloud high —
      a tornadic bliss,
a kiss from the earth to the sky

sue looks up in disbelief,
   cries —
      she wants to live life larger,
grow in size

the leaves twiddle
   and twirl,
      crafting a nifty nest,
a basket for this panglossian girl —

no a boat — a love cruise
   that sails up to the sky.
      sue spots her friend,
lands on her head, amused

a hat for me
   a strawberry beach for her —
      the scent unexpected so far out.
pixie sue with pointed toes — a waterspout

the oaks
   extend their limbs,
      as polka dots
deliriously fall on them

4/7/2020
Form: Rhyme


Premium Member Thoughts That Matter Grow

Somewhere between the molecules
and neurons in my brain,
lies latent creativity, 
between miracles and mundane.  

Although of late, still sleeping,
wandering, adrift,
as if in need like watering seeds
to bloom its innate gift.  

Itself to heights out of the night 
and into light again, 
somewhere behind the prefrontal lobe 
a thought begins to spin.

Like a waterspout, a funnel cloud,
or a black hole in deep space,
yet smaller than a pinhead 
with angels dancing on its face.

While it craves to know its master
and begs to be reborn,
as if it knows it's time and place, 
and laughs with mirth and scorn.

Much like a clown, a trickster now,
hiding in the weeds, lying, 
between my amygdala and medulla,
creativity teases me.

I know not where it's leading,
if any place at all, 
but only know to listen,
to its faint, quiescent call.  

That may lead to greener pastures
where wisdom's waiting there,
some little treasures I've been after
or perhaps, disaster and despair.  

The only way of knowing 
is to take the winding road,
inside my mind where love is kind
and thoughts that matter grow. 

While listening to the wind and rain 
or gazing on the Milky Way, 
creativity unfolds like silver and gold,
and children lost in play.

As it rises, falls, expands, and stalls,
leaving all perplexed,
waiting for the moment when 
another young bird leaves its nest.    

And spreads its wings and learns to fly
and let itself be known, 
to feathery flocks, sea, sky, and rocks
and wherever it may roam.   

In this never-ending, mind-bending journey
of mountain peaks to climb,
for the creative urge to feel the surge 
of Creativity in our minds.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member What Good is a Name?

My name is Fibber Mouse Flat bush McGee
Yep, That's me, next to that waterspout
I got this name because you see
They got down to two names and ran out

It's OK, I don't really mind that much
because if there'd been even one person less
I'd be called Sonny Snakeskin at lunch
and that name's even harder, I guess 

What good is a name anyhow?
It's not like I'm Mildred Louise Cow
who walks around with nose in a cloud
Because she got a double name somehow.

You know, sometimes it's hard to be a mouse
Everyone thinks we're going to eat their house
And I bet being a snake isn't easy any day
People see you, then scream and run away.

Anyhow, here's the deal, from now on:
If you're looking for Fibber, he's gone.
You can call me F.F.B. Mouse McGee instead
Don't worry, it won't go to my head!
© Ann Peck  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Urban Morning Sound

hear others out there, just beyond my wall-wrapped sharing space
  they break on through, sneaking inside my head
  far above, front-nosed pilots point high-flying seated people tubes
  passengers squeezed in tight, some feeling dread

  as jet engines cloud-buffet, amplifying reverberations
  chimney-chambers funnelling their muffled sound
  momentary fear spills downward into the peaceful living-room
  then gone, soon forgotten, on journeys bound

  clank and clang, lift-arm lorries crawling slowly by the gateway
  sin bins scooped, coloured cravings half-consumed
  cascades of clinking glass crescendo, bottle-bank vomiting noise
  rapid cadence, ambient drone resumed

  programmed heat, timed with boiler clicks, powering-up, igniting
  cold metal creaks around expanding joints
  curtains swish, blinds roll open, bleary blinking, homely morning eyes
  aural sequencing as the day appoints

  distant yowl of hooter horn, duly departing commuter train
  car doors slam, abrupt jarring intrusion
  gauntlet-running mothers compete with pavement-blocking pupils
  fumes linger, safety scarring delusion

  radio din, depressing electro-magnetic compression
  shovelled earth beside the thin blaring-out
  men again dig doggedly, patching patches for the umpteenth time
  careless strike, gushing hiss of waterspout

  road tyres clip, manholes rattle, drum the brief mid-morning lullaby
  rise and fall, the doppler siren speeding
  two-wheeled tiny engine buzz, irritating as it nears the ears
  loudspeaker hails, vies for votes its pleading

  post person presents the parcels, delivering rat-a-tat-tat
  cats scurry as scratching dogs lunge and bark
  then sudden bang, spread-eagled pigeon, wingspan on window-pane
  stunned, fluttering, hoping to reach the park
© Ian Love  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Verse

Premium Member A Storm Is Brewing

A storm is brewing in the azure ether
Somber clouds loom with thunderbolts
Shadows enshrouded small seaside town
Tides crashes with ire against the rocks

Inner turmoil seethes in Lara's addled mind
Racing thoughts haunt through the years
Double personality was an escape from reality
Evincing the forbidden behavior by society

Cloudburst flooded the fishing coast by hours
Paralyzing a town when time seems stand still
Waterspout appeared in the fierce ocean waves
Desolating Cape Fishing Town without mercy

Shiny sun rays appeared in the sky after the storm
As a sign of hope between the desolated scene
Lara came out from the basement used as shelter
The inner and outer tempest concluded synchronously


For A Storm Is Brewing Contest
Sponsored by Kelly Deschler
Fifth Place
4-17-2016


Sycamore, Swing

Sycamore tree, swing thee far?
On a crescent line?
Yes, sir. As I strive for par:
I think of the vine.

Due, friend, to its supple reach?
Twist and turn a-right.
Spark within me, I beseech.
Flicker, fly, and fight.

Well, young man, mythology.
Legends of the old?
Ancient is the redwood? Sea.
Lava makes the gold.

Sword, point heavenward and stand.
Enforce hell's command.
Fear severe, have you been planned?
Fire, forms frequent fanned?

Doubt, without? Tough taut to tout?
Down the waterspout.
Lily pad, repair or rout?
Flagrantly to flout.

Yet organized the strong ones step.
Each in rhythmic racks.
Soldier, load thy gun with pep.
Notes hang up with tacks.

City bells, alarums.
What message will you ring?
Plume volcanic, ply thy plums.
Blister as ye bring.

Crumbs. Chaos, thy star dances.
Dissonant its flow.
Fate and Fortune, white chances.
Black the broken bow.
Form: Rhyme

Incy Wincy Spider

'The incy wincy spider went up the waterspout,
Down came the rain and washed the spider out,
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain,
And the incy wincy spider went up the spout again'.

Now here is the thing you should know by now,
There is always more to the story somehow,
And Incy Wincy’s no exception to that rule,
So here’s what they never told us in school.

Now when Incy Wincy grew to be much older,
The hourglass on her back became a little bolder,
Then one fine day from the web where she lay,
She asked Mr. spider to come over and play.

I’ll guarantee a fine dinner I’ll make,
And a few liberties I might just let you take,
When he moved in for a hug, she held him tight,
He soon realized something wasn’t quite right.

It is true that beauty is only skin deep,
Deception is an art that some people keep,
So if you rush into a relationship too fast,
You might just find that it isn’t going to last.
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Form: Rhyme

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