poetic form fun

I just spent 21 days writing from prompts by Maya Stein’s online writing course. I excavated a lot of material from my writings and am renewed, inspired, and ready to write more. (Postings to come)!

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To change the world?

Common words like tijeras and frijoles,
scissors and beans
began to quiver on my tongue,
stood easily in later years.

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Valentine’s “week” in horoscopes: Romance between Cancer and Capricorn

“Your shadow is moonlight on a plate of silver; your footsteps, the seeding-place of lilies; the mystery of your voice, a chime of bells across the windless river air. The movement of your hands is the long golden running of light from a rising sun. Young horses are not more limber than your thoughts. Your laughs are bees buzzing around a pear tree. I dare to reach to you. I dare to touch the rim of your brightness.”

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Vulnerability Lies

Wind, high-pitched where it cracked me. Open hole receiving satellite transmission sound-byte long legs tan skin whiter whites brighter brights half-naked virgins singing about sex orange juice orange soda surfboards hot sun SUV global microwave astral ice age smart bombs car bombs aeroplanes mudslides apple pie and Chinese take-out. Can’t plug my ears. This is […]

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Ride

I played lotto and lost again.
If I had money, I’d own my own parking spot,
a driveway. I didn’t think I could be so selfish
but I really like space.

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