A 'Waltz Wave' night after night we stand; lanterns turned towards that arras of far-flung faint memories flickering beyond the bounds of consciousness, fainter still in search- lights What Do You See? #188 For WDYS, Sadje offers us this image by EvgeniT (Pixabay) of a person holding a lantern in their right hand, standing alone,… Continue reading Flickers, or: Faint memories
Despite her parents' avowed philosophical positivism, their profound conviction that only the observable was real, Melanie had eventually come to accept that her own, entirely different convictions were no less absolute. At times, she had to cajole the Voice to whisper through her dreams; at other times she found herself swept away in a veritable… Continue reading To cajole the Voice
Poetry Partners #172 'Anticipation', a tanka by Destiny of 'Destiny's Designz' anticipation breathes disconsolateness intentionally fractures fictive fantasies yet still- we found lost in dreams Destiny's Designz: https://destinysdesignz.wordpress.com/ A tanka by ben Alexander of ‘The Skeptic’s Kaddish’ presentiment resents sober reasoning mental clarity must needs be relentlessly taunted- torn to little bits
Lillian nearly completed her circuit around the tiny shop when a shiny moka pot with a discount sticker caught her eye. Oddly, it reminded her of a similar, hazy construct from her dream the night before. At least… maybe it had been a dream? The image in her mind's eye felt mysteriously important, like the… Continue reading A sealed memory
Poetry Partners #160 'Magical', a haiku by WickedLizzie of 'Essays From the Edge of Existence' Moonlight on the lake Softly shimmers, casts a spell Nature's magic glow Essays From the Edge of Existence: https://wickedlizzie.wordpress.com/ A tanka by ben Alexander of ‘The Skeptic’s Kaddish’ moonlight on the lake softly shimmers, casts a spell nature's magic glow… Continue reading Shimmers, or: Ripples
A sijo an orca, sea serpent, or kraken; no... actually... a shark; seems it swallowed up my parents and chased me through the dark; I forgot the dream that morning but the panic remains stark Sijo? A Korean verse form related to haiku and tanka and comprised of three lines of 14-16 syllables each, for a total of 44-46… Continue reading Shark, or: Through the dark
Intro Dear friends, Welcome to our W3 Poetry Prompt, which goes live on Wednesdays at The Skeptic's Kaddish. You may click here for a fuller explanation of W3; but here's the 'tldr' version: Part I The main ingredient of W3 is a weekly poem written by a Poet of the Week (PoW), which participants respond… Continue reading W3 Prompt #37: Wea’ve Written Weekly
Poetry Partners #157 'Darkness', a haiku by WickedLizzie of 'Essays From the Edge of Existence' The night falls, darkness Silent, still, and full of mystery A time for dreams. Essays From the Edge of Existence: https://wickedlizzie.wordpress.com/ A tanka by ben Alexander of ‘The Skeptic’s Kaddish’ the night falls, darkness silent, still, and full of mystery… Continue reading Darkness, or: Fade away
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