(Photo Credit: Pinterest) Both flash fiction and poetry are as much art as communication. Even though they definitely are distinct forms, they overlap in more than a few ways. Brevity. Although there are long flash fictions and poems, both tend to be brief. This is part of the appeal to both readers and writers. Detail. […]
“Poetry might be defined as the clear expression of mixed feelings.” ― W.H. Auden
As I look, look as far as I can see, Faces over faces, blank simplicity. Although the day may come, I make no guarentee to see a person in the crowd — the rest may ever be Poster board people in denim dress and tee’s, Constants in a social formula meant to be Worked through […]
“to love life, to love it even when you have no stomach for it and everything you’ve held dear crumbles like burnt paper in your hands, your throat filled with the silt of it. When grief sits with you, its tropical heat thickening the air, heavy as water more fit for gills than lungs; when […]
Still tuned in? The last ten days have been busy with the Poetry Sharing Event submissions and your feedback. I hope you found some poems that spoke to you. These Sunshine Award nominations were made possible by theparasiteguy.wordpress.com. Thank you so much! The Sunshine Award is for bloggers who brighten people’s lives. Now, only […]
“A good poem is a contribution to reality. The world is never the same once a good poem has been added to it. A good poem helps to change the shape of the universe, helps to extend everyone’s knowledge of himself and the world around him.” ― Dylan Thomas
The poems have been posted. Hopefully some have piqued your interest, resonated with your own experiences, or run counter to them. All that is left is to give your feedback. If you haven’t done so yet, I greatly encourage you to do so. Leave comments or rate the poems at https://ljbergquist.wordpress.com, http://dragonplume.tumblr.com, or http://dragonplume.blogspot.com/ (only […]
A MOTHER’S WORTH Just how do you determine a mother’s worth? Extracted and purified from the salt of the earth. Worth far more than mountains made of the purest of gold. Her heart holds infinite treasures yet to behold. She will bear the pain of her children so they will feel nothing. Forsake herself to […]
PRECIOUS LITTLE GIRL “KNOW WHO YOU ARE” Tussled, intertwined tresses flow down her narrow back side. She entered the world with her eyes open wide. Beauty paled only by a graceful allure. A precious, little girl of the world yet unsure. Eyes of ebony, skin dewy smooth like honey. People look at her as […]
I’m Writing, Writing Still I’m writing. Though yesterday night my mind went blank, And I went out of ideas. Yet I’m writing…. Writing still for myself and others. It’s my job. Isn’t it? Although at times writer’s block comes much as a shock, But I go on, on till ideas breed ideas. Until I find […]
