Something Small, Every Day (or so)
opening a crystal dishcrammed with a starrich, soft, and warma beacon Continue reading Something Small, Every Day (or so)
Category: Newspaper Blackout
NaPoWriMo Day 15
Neither Fully Land or Fully Sea Shell-inlaid shrines Rich wetlands gone polluted, paved Sneakers and iPhones walk surreal and dangerous Wave buffeted plastic eat the beach Picture a shuttered ecosystem A catalog of loss Shells growing scarcer the sacred buried the beloved plumbed * This poem is an erasure poem but my printer is acting up so I’m unable to post the actual pages. The source is an online article in Hakai Magazine titled “The Symbolic Seashell” by Krista Langlois, pages 11-13. The title also comes from the text. I highly recommend reading it for a fascinating look at the … Continue reading NaPoWriMo Day 15
Newspaper Blackout: In the Midst
Speak of change, of passion, of languages. A worldwide gallery of birthdays. Life – a setting, a great metaphor. Just have an open heart. Continue reading Newspaper Blackout: In the Midst
NaPoWriMo 18/30: Questionable Intelligence
Humans planted man-made beings everywhere, intelligence run amuck. The machine won, unlike humans. *** I decided to do a newspaper blackout today instead of following a prompt. Apparently, this essay by David Ackley, “Hands of a City”, stayed on my mind spawning my stream of thought for this poem. Continue reading NaPoWriMo 18/30: Questionable Intelligence
