Month: March 2024

obsidian and alabaster

March 19, 2024 / wiggins.da

∴ wrapped in her cloak of nocturne
she exudes obsidian and alabaster hues
guiding the night, commanding the moon
with daybreak, she diminishes into shadow ∴¹

Tied for 2nd Place in Writers Around the World’s “Prompt Challenge” on March 23, 2024. Most of what you will find on my pages is just written for creative fun, so I am not in the habit of submitting. However, I am grateful and excited to have been chosen among so many great writers! ↩︎

∴ thought-train
billowing clouds
engine hisses
leaving the station
chugging along
resolute whistle

carrying
railway dreams
waving through
sun-amber
tinted windows
at precisely
the approximate
turnaround time
when the clock
strikes
go ∴

elsewhere

March 18, 2024 / wiggins.da

∴ elsewhere fades; here, now, your kiss lingers ∴

color

March 18, 2024 / wiggins.da

∴ urban sprawl
vibrant hues define
shades mingle
in joyful display
colors blend
a lively fray
golden mornings
greet the new day ∴

fireflies

March 17, 2024 / wiggins.da

∴ in a dimly lit
neck of the woods
fireflies emblaze
notes on the night
a luminescent score

frog on vibraphone
leaps rhythmic
setting the tone

the alto saxophone’s
silky and eerie croons,
its melody carried
by the soul of owl

foxes’ electric guitar bends
with subdued, trebly flare

but then
the beat begins to stumble

wait
the drummer?
where did he go?

ah, there’s raccoon
behind the club
in the trash
… again ∴¹

raccoons are opportunistic and not dirty animals ↩︎

riot

March 16, 2024 / wiggins.da

∴ daffodils rebel
riot ‘gainst the shadows’ pull
sun’s path they pursue ∴

dilemma

March 16, 2024 / wiggins.da

∴
Discovering new depths
Investigating vast possibilities
Learning to navigate the
Exciting challenges of choice
Mastering self-discovery
Mindful of paths to happiness
Achieving clarity and growth
∴