Excuses

a plethora of words

taken out of context

nouns, pronouns

verbs, adverbs

in similitude of mass conjecture

falling on deaf ears.

O’Prunty 7/29/2020

Small Acts of Rebellion

Not flossing before bed

Saying no to the news

Watching a movie first thing in the morning

-01.07.20_23:54-

She’s cold
Cuddling for warmth
By herself,
I ache to be there
Wrap her in my arms
Safe and warm
(And snore-free, in my mind)
She can sleep peacefully through
The night

-24.06.20_02:40-

Angels are bowling
In heaven

The Broken In Me

I’ll comfort you.

when times get rough

you’ve had enough

& no longer feel tough

just feel like giving up

I’ll comfort you.

when tears of despair fall

I will catch them all

toss them to the rain

wash away the pain.

then you’ll come to realize

this, this, is where love resides.

O’Prunty 6/32/2020

Dawning

light came dancing through the trees

on twigs, branches, vibrant leaves

as day dawned delightfully:

just me, my garden,

and loose-leaf tea…O’Prunty 6/21/2020

Poem for Summer Solstice

I sought the perfect poem

for this longest day

It was a Goldilocks affair-

this poem too flowery

this poem- what does this one have to do

with Summer Solstice?

None were right

I cannot wear the words of these authors

comfortably

So I must write my own poem

of what the Summer Solstice means to me

-09.06.20_21:50-

They trill in their thousands
Briefly over powered by
Bullfrog or car,
Singing ever louder
A carpet of sound
Growing ever closer
Pressing inside of my
Skull.

-04.06.20_18:22-

The need
For her controlling
Hand,
Tugging and pulling
My hair,
A needy itch
One only She can relieve,
An ache in my groin, head,
And heart. 

He Hid…

Like a mole

Underground.

O’Prunty

6/1/2020

He Stoked The Fires

he stoked the fires

hiding behind white walls

reveled in the discord

imagined himself just:

the jester’s jester…O’Prunty

5/30/2020

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25.05.20_22:23
The winds swirl around me,
Empty of all, save a fine grit,
Abrasive and slowly eroding,
One repetitive day at a time
Until it’s finally over,
Six feet under or the oven,
And life no longer plucks at
You. 

An “Ode To A Grilled Cheese” Limerick

Laura Calder, James Beard award-winning cooking show host, posted on Facebook:

Grilled cheese with jalepeno. On insta, people are suggesting all sorts of variations: kimchi grilled cheese, Cognac grilled cheese… this could become a threat to the waistline very quickly!

Channeling Spirits

So I let go and soar

to the new heights I crave

My appetite for precision

voracious, anticipatory,

relentless and true

Variegation – #DailyHaikuChallenge

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Lush Variegation

Autumn and Winter Fusing

Sensations Mingling

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Americas Vote: Haiku.

A ridicules election taking place

Haiku on Trust

A relationship
Is closer when built on trust.
Fear builds calluses.

Haiku on Attitude

“Attitude” is just
Another word for posture.
You get my leaning?

This World, A Seat

when fires dance in the sky

and eyes linger in deep caves

when snow flows into the heart

palms in love with fired coals

 

Three Lines – Haiku

In just three lines
Significant power to
paint pictures of life

SOFT SCOOP

 

I’m wrestling with the ice cream
Inside this soft scoop box
My spoon is bent,my patience spent
I’m trying to outfox
The barrier before me
To get my just dessert
I’ll hack at that unyielding mass
No matter what the hurt.

Defeat

Captured by demons.
Long nails gouge my ego
With gnarled fingers.
Ever they’ve crept in my wake.
At last, my race is over.

Steel – #DailyHaikuChallenge

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Standing Tempest Shakes

Topsy-turvy, upside-down

Embrace the steel chill

Stay

Stop

don’t run away

We can move mountains

if you just stay

Fundy

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My love is like that northern bay
It will ebb and pull away
Then coaxed out by her shapely moon

Serenade

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The silence Serenades my Soul

Dulcet music ringing

The distance drinks deep of my Longing

Melodious chimes Singing

To the sea – haiku

To the sea once more
for a battery recharge
Breathes life into me

Boo! Halloween Haiku

Spooks all around me,
Feeding off my sanity.
Must be Halloween!