tenWord Winter

    Photo by Mary Bach

Tracking my grief

through winter woods

this all looks familiar

       ~ ~ ~

Time stops

in the winter temple

drifting at the door

       ~ ~ ~

We shiver

in the winter room

while dreaming of green

       ~ ~ ~

As dusk curls

around my shoulders

stars beckon me, "Come!"

These are ten word poems about winter, sort of.  The tenWord from is in response to Victoria's dVerse prompt.  The form itself is from another member, Brian, who (rightly) stated,     "...after ten words no one is listening anyway." The subject of winter is from Fireblossom at Real Garden with Imaginary Toads.  I'm not sure if I quite captured the human emotion she asked for but, oh well!

RIP

     Image from latheofdreams.com

One year ago

tomorrow

26 souls fled the planet.

In Sandy Hook

Our innocents

paid for our policies

once again.

I asked google

to jog my memory

but it’s first response was:

Hoax

Oh America,

I weep for you, and

for Truth

held hostage

at the point of a gun.

What has become of us?

I just googled "Sandy Hook" thinking there might be something on Anniversary/ memorail stuff and the first thing to come up was "Sandy Hook Hoax".  Really???  This makes me so very sad and also frightened.  

This is for G-man and his FF55.  Click on the link and check it out.

Now Playing

         Where will it take you?

That is my first response to the wonderful picture with the movie prompt at the IGRT posted by Ella.  Just imagine - a ticket to admit one.  If you could use it to go anywhere...anywhen...where, when and to what will you choose to go?  

Then, after thinking about it, I came up with a much more depressing response:

I only

go to tear-jerkers

so after

credits roll

and house lights come on

my obvious weeping is

unremarkable

This is a Shadorma + a poetry form which contains the following number of syllable per line: 3/5/3/3/7/5 (standard) + and extra 3 syllable line, just ...because :o)

Image by Nelson Marques