∴ from distant ends of the universe
two lives, two loves, converge
bound not by fate
but their own gravitational force ∴
Tag: narrative
train
∴ 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 ∴
fireflies
∴ 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 ↩︎
dice ship
∴ a titan glides
where morality fades
fortunes diverge
from virtue
justice hides
on the horizon
integrity unchallenged
upon these waves
not a roll
or game of chance
you fashioned it
you placed it there
this dice ship sails
beyond
righteousness’ seas ∴1
- kenning prompt provided by Cassondra Windwalker, 15 March 2024 ↩︎
corpse fjord
∴ no ink to waste
we’re scripted headlong
for the corpse fjord
your essence
indelibly penned
upon my very being
your color seeping
into my marrow and soul
no distant day
this is just the beginning
and it may also be the last
inscribing our own path
where wild things flow free ∴1
- kenning prompt provided by Cassondra Windwalker, 14 March 2024 ↩︎
grief of the elm tree
∴ grief of the elm tree
fibrous bundles interlace
imparting truths
with root-riddled tongues
trees are sentinels
standing solitary
forever bound
by communion
their ancient lament
etched in bark
sorrow and reverence
for souls felled ∴1
- kenning prompt provided by Cassondra Windwalker, 12 March 2024 ↩︎