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Details | Than-Bauk |

Other Half Of Greatness

Great men always
Has good women
Behind their side.


Details | Senryu |

What a witch

Label each other,
What a witch! Just like mother,
Genes passed to smother.
Details | Verse |

Mother

fall in love,
often and deeply

but don't even bother
to adore anyone other
than your mother.
Details | Shape |

I Give Up

I
have
decided
that I do not
understand women;
women understand women
but they seem to hate each other.
Details | Verse |

Hope

Don't rush to wash off the sea salt 
drying on your skin;
the hopes it carries from other oceans,
those remain yet to be seen.


Details | Tanka |

Au Naturel

All for freedom of
My own preciously plump breasts,
'Cause who else other
Than myself knows just what's best
For my womanly body.
Details | Verse |

Nothingness

within nothing, 
there are memories 
other than your absence

everything,
on the other hand,
is entirely made of
your presence.
Details | Free verse |

Activated

Activated
By Valerie Odom
January 2, 2017

Met a beautiful lady
Fine like wine
Explored each other
Opened new doors
Activated my third eye
Details | Free verse |

She Does Not Look Back

he lands in a ditch of forlorn
she scoffs and laughs
he feels trashed and dissed
she does not look back
not caring that they used to love each other
Details | Suzette Prime |

Women Meet For Lunch

women
meet for lunch
laughing and talking
giddy to see each other
and believe it or not they do this monthly
will this continue when one of them dies?
Details | Light Verse |

Smart Men Chose Best

One is more like tiger
Other is more generous 
Chose her, lose; chose you, gain
Because men love green tea
Because she is gentle
Smart men will chose you
Stupid men chose her.
Details | Acrostic |

Mother

M	Mamas, Mommies and Moms

O	Often otherworldly, and ordinary

T	Turn to each other for guidance

H	Help the neighbors learn new ways of doing things

E	Enthusiastic about their children and friends

R	Raise their children to reflect their values
Details | Free verse |

Only Twenty Two Dollars

For a mere twenty-two dollars you can buy one of these.
I turn to see decapitated doll heads; some have blood dripping from them.
They have cacti and other plants growing out of their hollowed-out heads.
I can barely believe my luck. Only twenty-two dollars?
Details | Rhyme |

writer earwiggs other restaurant patrons

The writer earwigged her way through town
Looking harmless as she sat down
Ordering pancakes and staying for hours
Making notes of conversation showers
Eavesdropping on people from every direction
Sometimes ordering an extra coffee or sweet little confection.
Details | Free verse |

Advanced Palmistry

mystic crosses on her palm
means nothing to many
means everything to some

I pretend not to know
and yet how can I not
born into my family of fey?

Other healers will recognize the crosses
As she opens her hands to give change
Recognizing her instantly if she lays hands on them
Details | Light Verse |

Two Sides Would Be Wonderful

Some people had two sides; Natalia had at least six or seven.
Attempting to nurture all of them simultaneously was impossible.
She tried to encourage one side at a time. 
Other sides waited their turn; some were stamping their feet.
Having two sides would be a relief, and a breeze, she thought.
Details | Free verse |

What Does She Collect

My mother is a hoarder, the young woman said.
The other woman and I were begging for details.
What does she hoard?
She collects all kinds of stuff – name a collection She has it.
Fingernails?
No.
Eyelashes? No
Squirrel tails?
By now she is looking at me with horror in her face.
I love that!
Details | Free verse |

Eleanor

Eleanor instinctively knows the language of the great mathematicians
The other women consider her peculiar
She does no needlework
Pines after no man
Her daddy trains her to follow his profession.
She becomes a highly-trained, impressive engineer
Born in the wrong century to be employed,
she starts her own company
Details | Free verse |

Soul Sisters By Choice

they are soul sisters by choice
discovered each other at work
have similar stories
opened up immediately
recognizing each other

perhaps they met in heaven
before returning for this earthly visit
their connection is strong
they communicate without talking
soul sisters by choice
until the end of one of their lives
Details | Light Verse |

My Two Egos

My two egos are Work Self and Home Self 
Two beings that barely recognize each other
They do not communicate or do any identical things
I missed posting ten poems one day Poetry Soup 
Because as soon as Home Self was wearing pajamas
Work Self was on vacation, watching hours of TV
And Work Self had been in charge of writing that day.
Details | Free verse |

Danger

Her laugh was a sharp sound. 
It made you wonder whether she was amused or if her throat was simply incapable of making any other sound. 
It suited the heavy look in her eyes, the straightness of her spine. 
When she laughed, everyone within the room paused, at once enraptured and affronted. 
The curve of her lips gave nothing away but danger.
Details | Free verse |

Fables

What are our millennium fables?
Women keep giving each other labels,
No harmony for our ecology,
An alliance should be our synergy,
No accountability for the economy,
No wise leaders to steer us to unity,
Century's getting older, folks!
Any teamwork to cast off these yokes?
Symbiosis should aim at harmony,
Let's pray for millennium synergy!
Details | Rhyme |

There Will Be a Thirty Minute Wait

There will be a thirty minute wait, okay?
I would have been disappointed with any other way.
This actually gives me time to write away.
The beginning of a fantastic day.

Within a few minutes another lady comes to sit.
She and I begin a conversation; she has such wit!
When they call me and tell me it is time to go,
I actually feel a bit of woe.
Details | Light Verse |

Has His Mother Seen His Act

ring of fire dancer is skimpily clad with tall fur lined boots
if flames catch his loin cloth everything will be revealed
I stare at the dancer’s tummy, noting his belly button.
He has a mother. Has she seen his act?

He catches me staring at his naval.
I wonder what he thinks I am staring at.
We give each other enormous grins.
I look away, embarrassed now.
Details | Free verse |

Orange Grove Goddess

Orange grove goddess of the Florida Keys
Citrus in her veins, rejuvenation in her step
Oozing fruity frothy saccharine sweetness
We tiptoe around her swirling juices
Fearful of her wrath if her trees dry up
She is not a nice goddess when angered
Bringing in tsunamis and other disasters
Shh! That’s her I caution the wind.
The ocean knows better than to irritate her.

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