ZOMBIES
Zodiac Babylon.
Zombies resurrected.
Ziggurat, stiff like stone.
Zigzag, shuffle, shamble.
Zipless undead flesh wraiths.
Zestless, yet voracious.
Zeroed in on my brain!
Pleiades Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Joseph May
9/22/2025
Into the sunset, I sailed away
On a pink bottomed cloud, at the end of the day.
Traveling light, my load left behind
In search of tomorrow, as I slowly unwind.
From pink, to red and then to black
How quick the mind can travel back
My cloud had sailed clean out of sight
And there I sat, alone at night.
The moon appeared, the stars came out
Dark shadows seem to creep about,
I found a star and zeroed in
And just like that, I was gone again.
Daniel Turner
zigzagging zombie zealously zeroed in on Zeke Zeller’s zinging zither
a zippy zenith to Zaria’s zesty zaniest day in Zanzibar.
past passions passed parting
present pains pleasured prolonging
love's longings lowered lingering
world's weight winded waiting
sadness's solo silenced singing
freedom forgotten feared freezing
brittle bones bruised breaking
taciturn tears tattered tumbling
mind's memory mangled melting
reason's remnants ruined remaining
kneels nobody nighted knowing
gutless ghosting gathered grimacing
careless cacophony caged constructing
mammon millions murdered meandering
demons divinity damaged dividing
hearts heads hooked hungering
chastised children chunked chasing
betrayed bought banned burying
jingo jeering jaded judging
kindness kisses kindled killing
quiescent quakes quieted quivering
vapid verses vanquished vaping
words' world wearied wounding
zealot xenophobe zeroed zooming
past passions passed parting
present pains pleasured prolonging
love's longings lowered lingering
world's weight winded waiting
sadness's solo silenced singing
freedom forgotten feared freezing
brittle bones bruised breaking
taciturn tears tattered tumbling
mind's memory mangled melting
reason's remnants ruined remaining
kneels nobody nighted knowing
gutless ghosting gathered grimacing
careless cacophony caged constructing
mammon millions murdered meandering
demons divinity damaged dividing
hearts heads hooked hungering
chastised children chunked chasing
betrayed bought banned burying
jingo jeering jaded judging
kindness kisses kindled killing
quiescent quakes quieted quivering
vapid verses vanquished vaping
words' world wearied wounding
zealot xenophobe zeroed zooming
My poetry reflects so much that moves me in the world... It's a combination of my experience and feelings and emotions; and my perception and interpretation of the feelings and emotions other people feel. We all have a kaleidoscope of these within.
Unwritten
By Michelle Morris
09/04/2020
It is unwritten,
The pain I endured.
The loneliness
Self imposed,
No human trusted
Anymore.
Bonds broken,
Soul shattered;
Life together
Completely in tatters.
Distance in time,
Continents and miles;
Never touching
Or talking;
Communication
Zeroed completely.
A blank life -
Halted.
A full stop.
It is unwritten
That my soul is
Locked away
With feelings -
Unspoken
Unaddressed
Undying
But never allowed
Freedom.
© Michelle Morris, 2020
Kellogg, he was groomed as a killer.
The milk on the spoon - would not spill ‘er.
With cheerios breath,
a masticate-death,
he zeroed his victims - a thriller.
8/22/2022
plunging stealth bomber
kingfisher stabs trout with beak~
zeroed in target
Date written: 06/10/2022
A big concern during excavations
from granite hillsides is just
keeping limited mishaps near
observed palladium quantities,
reacting swiftly to utility vehicles
wanting X-rays yields zeroed.
There is nothing in this world
may it be purer
that a child zeroed in
of knowledge and memories,
but everything wants to learn...
Nothing further
inspiring for the poet,
than a gorgeous woman
fragrant, tender voice,
affectionate attitude,
that does not prevail
of her attributes
to shine...
Purity and beauty
inspire the poet... !
people visualised rainbow legend
people visualised tricolour angle
but leaders zeroed india
people visualised golden bird
people visualised milky ocean
but leaders zeroed india
people visualised 2020 world influencer
people visualised 2020 super power
but leaders zeroed india
while the rest
of the world
vanished
she zeroed in
on her target
had him in her sights
nothing else existing
he froze
knowing all too well
he was snared
she ravaged him
he had no say
entrapped
guilty of the charm
he exuded
in spite of himself
AP: Honorable Mention 2020
The cat eyed the dog, warily
The dog licked his lips, hungrily
The cat backed away, tremulously
The dog edged forward, intimidatingly
The cat retreated faster, alarmedly
The dog zeroed in on her, aggressively
The cat let out a screech, panic-strickenly
The dog leaped for her throat, murderously
Let's pause this video clip, momentarily
And ask a couple questions, inquisitively
Why did the dog want to kill the cat, instinctively
And why didn't the cat beat a hastier retreat, curiously...
(Please click to restart the clip)
The dog paused in mid-air, hesitatingly
The cat sighed a little sigh, relievedly
The dog smiled a faint smile, sheepishly
The cat me-owed once, tentatively
The dog's smiled widened, perceptibly
The cat shed a tear, joyously
The dog hugged the cat, lovingly
The cat basked in his embrace, snuggly
Finis
May 09, 2019
Zeroed out fire
Airformed herring ash
747 crash
Sum this all up: mind
zeroing in on that you
can't be zeroed out.
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