Good Afternoon

LIVID

Sunshine strong,
the summer heat
is livid, I miss
the autumn leaves,
the cool breeze,
stars permitted,
full moon commitment,
fire pits woodsie,
a Black or Grey
hoodie, & warm
welcoming kisses.

#Georgewashingtonbridge #Photography

#crow #BlackAndWhite #Nature #photograhy

#tree #spring #cloudyskies

COWARDLY KIND

There's little light
but don't be afraid
of the dark, a mere
eclipse, I would be
remiss if I did not
follow my heart,
inside a dying art
is where I leave
my mark,

no matter unsaid
or unread, words
make strange
bedfellows, I am
not as cunning as
Othello,

I am a different
shade of yellow,
not of the cowardly
kind, but of sound
mind, one, like
an unwavering Sun.

#poem #poetry

#Spring #signsofspring #phonephotography #photogsocial

The old hag cackled, beaten and bound.

“Cardinal!” she said. “I’ve been waiting!”

“Repent—”

Ropes snapped, and she lifted him by the throat.

“Spare the veneer of piety! You’re no saint. You’re as sinful as I!”

“Witch!”

“Yes. You finally found a real one.”

#AmWriting #SFF #Microfiction

Fifty cents.
Two #quarters
is all it costs.
The jingle of
an ice cream truck.
A power that stopped time.
Look both ways
before you cross.
Mom smoking a cigarette
from the window
shaking her head no,
"Not today."
Shoe stomping the cement.
A closed door.
It sucked to be poor.

#MastoPrompt

She had a #laugh
on my account,
there is no doubt
about the power
of humor, the stupor
of happiness,
I must confess,
there was a small
opportunity for
her to smile,
she had a particular
style to her sadness
...all I said was,
"my life is a mess."

#vss365

#vss365

I am #vulnerable,
I walk in the dark,
I see things differently,
and the world is mad,

I am darkest under
the Sun, I can take
the heat, even when
it's cold,

I will grow old
if I am lucky, there
are many obstacles,
but I've made it
so far, I look forward
to my next poem,

whatever my next topic
may be...the darker the
better.

@flexghost I assume nothing. I'm just trying to understand what you are saying.

@flexghost what does one have to do with the other? I don't get the connection. Helicopter 🚁 - Train 🚂. Ms. Bryant lost a child and a husband. Who died in the train derailment?

#mastoprompt "Dapple"

All these animals and plants,
The flying birds, the crawling ants,
The creeper and the burdened beast,
From greatest to the very least,
With natural pigment I will paint,
And give to you without restraint.
Their plumes and coats for you I dapple,
But do not touch that ripe red apple!

#poetry #shortpoems #riddlepoems #symbolism #irony #religion #bible #gardenofeden #humanity #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity

@Tilopa maybe if they paid her, and her relatives the millions they owe her, she'd still be on the bottle.

#Philadelphia #Photography

#philly #Drexel

#nightphotography