Violent Peace

Thanks, Oscar, very much for the look & comment.

You know, I'm not good with rhythm in a poem. I love music though. A paradox maybe. I'd probably really enjoy working on poetic rhythm. Thanks for the idea!

Please don't ask me
to jump into a lake
full of piranhas.
They will pull me apart
limb by limb,
tear out my eyelashes,
bloody my lips
and box my ears.

I think I'll post some old (and maybe new) poems here. This is a good theme.

thanks @Oscar Leigh ! maybe it's a good idea.

a poem from earlier today:

By the Brook

I'm the songbird
watching.

I listen to the piper
who plays
for no one.

Pure

I peeled an orange today.
It had the thickest skin
of any orange
I've ever peeled.

Earthworm

Little worm wiggles and wiggles
chopped into tiny pieces
by the shovel.

The gardener stomps her
when she comes back to life.

Even then
Little worm says,
not right now,
I'm tired.

Silence of the Bright

In the Spring
I raise my blinds,
open my windows.
Watch the sun come up
and during the day
I look toward the light
and feel better.

In the Summer
the light is still there.
It's just not as new.

In the Fall
the light dims.
It's hard to get out of bed,
off the couch,
out of my own head.
It's a struggle
to find the light.

In the winter


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Thanks @Oscar Leigh !

I wrote the above poem & then this was the next song was on my youtube playlist. It was perfect. Stuff like that happens all the time! What is that??

I thought about using Autumn but in this instance I felt 'fall' was better. It's actually true. In the spring I keep my windows & blinds open and enjoy the sunshine all day long. In the summer it's too hot but the sun still shines & brightens my mood. In the fall it's just YUCK CITY - dismal, dreary. And winter is just cold & blah. Nothing.

And here's the honest truth - it's also a metaphor BUT I didn't realize that until after I'd written it.

The next song on the list was "I keep fallin' in love with you" by Alicia Keys. Silly, I know, but I like it when stuff like that happens.

Thanks for asking, @Oscar Leigh . Very glad to answer!

These are the moments when I know someone much bigger than me is in control. Much much bigger.

LOL @Oscar Leigh . No sweetie, I wasn't talking to you. I don't even know you. Around here anyone could be no tellin' who. I just write whatever I want to in my blog. If the shoe fits or if it applies, wear it! If I actually AM talking to someone they usually know it.

And let me add, I don't know you, but I really enjoy your company!