here we careen through the scheme
riding the vortex of the american dream
seen behind the blind scenes in hiding
keep fighting the design on the frontlines.
the career of a degenerative peer
is not measured by how they appear
or adhere the commandeer of said steer,
as long as they down beer and disappear.
clear as this fixates the mistake of the states
we would augmentate and drown hound fears
sheer will could astound the nouns quo
leaving them in tow with woe as one said so.
illuminate the sewn, find a darker home alone,
brash and beating the bone into the stone,
not grown eating scones of the blindly shown
that well-known handmade status throne.
grenade low tossed at the cost of some human loss
for fuel that is obsolete and crude at high-spreading moss
green fabric the waxen-elitism roster head boss
with a thumb gangrene, the color of his blood pulse.
down a flask of mezcal with a spliff of mary jane,
we aim to numb the pain from their dumb games -
switching lanes through the lazy river zaftig maze,
eyes glaze over, middle fingers raise at their gaze
Categories:
zaftig, dark,
Form: Rhyme
Moon
was there
(slender girl,
backlit by stars?)
when Sun, languishing
atop the sea,
seduced the
zaftig
Earth
Categories:
zaftig, beauty, betrayal, earth, moon,
Form: Personification
Zany Z’s
Zany zoo of zaftig zebras,
Zarnder manes, zebus with ziffs,
Zip through zawns, zigzag with zest
Wearing zories and a zoster
From too much zimstern, zabaglione and ziti-
Zucchini, zwieback, zeppoles, and zeps;
Zillion zitherns of zirconia
Zinging on zephyrs for the zazzy
Zemni zealous zeal for Zambonis,
Zeaxanthin zaps zinc zombie zones,
Zoographer’s zest for the zygote Zen zenith -
Zaffer zecchino of zebra finch in zamia,
Zorse in the zoysia with zinnia zepplins
Zimmers ziffs filled with zindandel zeatin,
Zorillas in zoot suits zoom like zodiac zircons
Zebrafish zithers and zorse zoology
Zippity-do-da - ziplining zorros
Zero in on zonal zapateados zip codes
Zydecos zing with zuppa and zibibs
As zany zoo zonks out to zanza zills of Zzz’s.
12-12-20
11-25-22
Contest: Mile 21 Poetry Marathon
Sponsor: Mark Toney
20 Lines
All "Z" words authenticated in Merriam Webster
Categories:
zaftig, animal, bird, crazy, food,
Form: Alliteration
THE GUILT I CARRY
IT'S STAGGERING
IMMENSE
I AM HOLLOW
BROKEN DOWN
DEAD INSIDE
THESE WALLS
I'M FILLED UP
WITH PAIN
UNBOUNDING
I'M GUTTED.
Categories:
zaftig, abortion, loss, pain,
Form: Free verse
Models on a runway
Look like skeletons in clothes.
Skinniness is what’s expected
At the fashion shows.
So mannequins reflect that trend
And thus are thinly shaped,
Conforming to how we expect
To see their outfits draped.
But not in Venezuela
Where the mannequins have grown,
Presenting bigger boobs and butts
Than those before had known.
The shoppers want voluptuous
So factories complied
And Dolly Parton look-alikes
Are what they now provide.
The stores report that sales are up
Since all the clothing racked
Is fetchingly displayed up front
On mannequins so stacked!
Categories:
zaftig, clothes, people,
Form: Rhyme
It's that time of the year for the suit
Time to give those rolls the "boot"!
You can't cram it all in
Into material that thin
So get a 1 piece to hide all of your "loot"!!!
Categories:
zaftig, funny
Form: Limerick
sweet soft slit
make mark miss
find form flaw
read rare raw
tiny timid tap
inner image imp
gather given grooves
hide hesitant hips
aboard ample assets
lite livid length
big bulging..boo
obstacle open odd...
Deep dive dare!
crazy clueless care?
puzzled pouring parts
quite quiver quirk
vivid vast valley
warrant wild win
ugly under us
xerox, xerox, xerox
yelling yielded youth
elope evade everything
zappy zaftig zanyism
joyous jumping jewel
Every letter gets a word that makes me want to
keep knifing kiss
your very lovely lips.
Categories:
zaftig, love
Form: Alliteration