Resolution

Let’s go watchThe river ottersPlay near theTower Bridge Next to Old SacramentoSaturday morning~Let’s Go On A Hike~I’m sorryIt’s been so long sinceYou and ISpent some timeBut let’s be together nowWe can work it out Written in response to W3 We’ave Written Weekly by the Skeptic’s Kaddish at https://skepticskaddish.com/2023/02/15/w3-prompt-42-weave-written-weekly/ Form: Shadorma: https://poetscollective.org/poetryforms/shadorma/AndPuente: http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/puente.html Song: Let’s Go…

Signal Lost

Woke up in the country Hours away from you Watched sunrise from patio Over ice-crusted car Wish I could stay There are never enough Miles between us You take the city Lights, girls, drugs, bars The novelty’s all yours I’ll keep my heart Written for Quadrille #168 by dVerse: https://dversepoets.com/2023/01/23/quadrille-168/ Posting this from my phone,…

That’s One Way to End a Crush

Lana Del Rey saidShe’s pretty when she criesBlamed all the pain men gave herOn her watercolor eyes Justin TimberlakeReminds me of BenPublicly playing the victimOf the heartbreakCaused by himApologies made years too lateAre not sufficient amends My high school principal told meWhen she needs to cryShe does it in the showerWith no one else nearbyWhile…

Down to Stay

Hard to getChase me downDown on my luckDowntown rooftop barBar and small bitesBar set highHigh on 6th floorHigh like you and II feel so prettyI order a lemon dropDrop some acidDrop some money Money for pork bellyMoney for valetValet for $20Valet saves my feetFeet in red suedeFeet in high heelsHeels click quicklyHeels stopStop suddenlyStop for…

This Time

Quantum mechanicsSaturated dreamsAlternate, better timesMe, yours; you, mineNever ending exemplary luckAlways abundant mutual loveOn earth’s timeline, We’ve run amokRealisticallyYou supremely suckStabbed my backKnife’s tortuously stuck Word count: 35 words Written for Weekend Writing Prompt: Amok and Does Time Exist

So Spicy It’s Corny

Arizona DreamsCinnamon flashbacksTo Sunny ParisOnce upon a ThymeWe traveled with lust Sea Salt in the airEvokes SeattleGreen Goddess GardensHer Pike Place exploredMurals of Flavor Vanilla triggersMemories of touchNaked Krakow NightsCumin all overAleppo’s Pepper Written for Poetics: Spicing it Up by dVerse

Guilty

Blatant bold-faced lie“I just need to be alone”Five minutes laterI’m flirting with someone elseThinking, he’s so hotMaking sure to play it calm(Wish I had with you)Lust punches me in the gutChased by sudden guiltTelling myself it’s okayI’m sure you’ve moved onPerhaps this firefighterCan help me get over you This was originally going to be my…

Serendipity Trail

A Haibun for Ronovan Writes Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge Serendipity Trail isn’t the path that I originally intended to hike, but it’s turned out to be so much better than the one my guide book recommended. Luckily, my goal was to enjoy myself, no matter what. not to simply follow directions. Without whatever misstep…

First Emmett

Nesting Area National Geographic photographers found eaglesGeographic predators with cliff-side nests built highPhotographers struggled to focus cameras against skyFound near the eagles were scores of seagulls Eagles didn’t seem to notice the nuisance nearby Emmett poem written for Murisopsis’ My Name Poetry Scavenger Hunt. I think this was the hardest form I’ve tried so far!…

First Amanda’s Pinch

First and Last Date Remembering a date from many years agoWith a lawyer who I was not attracted toThought I could keep my cool and be politeUntil he went in for a kissUntil he went in for a kissIn his gilded car under the moonlightI felt repulsed by him, didn’t know what to doJumped out…