Round Out Poems

At the End of the Street Lies the Sky

...By Michael Parker

At the end of the street lies the sky
dressed in the purple magician's robe
of eventide and the winter storm.

Tonight, she sculpts stairs of ice and
snow. She casts spells ...

In Your Easter Bonnet

...She, in her Easter bonnet
Standing beneath the shade,
Alongside gentlemen in top hats
To view an Easter parade

Church bells ring distantly
Showy, white lilies sway,
Waving to sweet daffodils ...

Every January first of the new year

...Every January first of the new year...

finds me (a doggone muttering *****sapien)
to give pause for reminiscences
and to take stock (sh lock and barrel)
about mein kampf in general
and previou...

Shavings

...
The woman ran away with the Sun
to take pen to nature's silhouette;
Round out all the rough edges 
file them down to couplets;
Lost letter shavings
that didn't fit;
Chugalug
Muse's 
gold.
...

VULNERABLE - SAME POEM - DIFFERENT FORM

...VULNERABLE

Being of a certain age and classed as vulnerable,
The Government decreed that I should stay indoors.
Perversely, just a month before, my doctor recommended
That I sh...

It's Axiomatic

...An axiom I heard once states:
If you always do
What you've always done,
Then you'll always get
What you always got.

To paraphrase and reiterate:
What's worse,
Waking up one morning
And real...

Trial Run 15

...The glossy fur and full body that Grunt
had taken on was put down to the care showered upon her.After realizing she was in fact a female
for a moment she was referred to as Gruntessa 
but quickly ...

Full As a Tick

...The neighborhood buffet boasted 
fried chicken and biscuits, toasted, 

creamy gravy, and smashed taters. 
You can serve yourself, no waiters. 

Into the long line you will strut
more than rea...

Work In Progress 2

...Fun fact ...got a birth mark the size and color of a watermelon seed on the right lower cheek of my butt.
Hence my theme song she's got a freckle on her butt but she's purdy.Now how does this play i...

Brilliant, Grandiloquent, Magnificent, Trenchant

...Brilliant, grandiloquent, magnificent, trenchant...
albeit modest word zealot

Writing prompts burst asunder
snap, crackle, and sweet Mary poppin
within me scrambled noggin
witnessing yours tru...

Junior Mafia

...Life these days is hard for any man
But not uncle Vinny, you see he’s in this gang,
He’s living a real good life
Got more money than the President and his wife,
With his fancy suits and his flash...

Mother Tree Stewardship

...A Blue Jay flew squawking into a crown
alerting all the other birds around
News of coming danger ran through the stand
down to the floor and across all the land
The Mother Tree signaled through t...

Greek Dinner

...Had some time to kill while in
A town we don't know well.
Found a place to eat - looked good,
As far as we could tell.

The booths were cozy, seats were filled
And portions (took a peek)
Looke...

Redneck Zombies

...There's strange noises round these parts
Tales of zombies too
Haunted cabins, ghostly sights
All sorts of witches brew

We all laugh when we hear stories
Stories that we know aren't true
There...

A Bad Dream

...Dangerous dreams flood 
over me in darkness and 
the weight of them drowns me 
like a tidal wave 
sinking me into my mattress
and spiraling me through the 
rabbit hole on the other side
to som...

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