Day: Jan 6, 2022
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dVerse Poets: Haibun Celebration
FAIT ACCOMPLI It might be dead, that tree, but we’ll not know until spring, but for now it’s full of winter-hungry chirping birds, and they’ve seen a baby snail climbing the finger of a twisted brittle twig. And that tree is a piccolo trill of celebration as that baby snail becomes a fait accompli. The […]
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Day 6: JusJoJan: Anticipation
COLD COMFORT this winter frostis blameless,the icy creek won’t thaw.a nameless birdanticipates snow,and cold cutsbone and claw. Written for JusJoJan Day 6: Anticipation. Photo by Richard Hodonicky on Unsplash. ©Misky 2022 Shared with #amwriting #jusjojan on Twitter
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Q5: How to Take the Hiss Out of a Snake
HOW TO TAKE THE HISS OUT OF A SNAKE Rain.It spillson the window,cursive writinglike hands knottedthat rememberthings I’ve alwayswanted to do. I once worked on an assembly line making flat-pack strawberry boxes. I just wanted someone to talk to while the boys were at school. But talking was forbidden, except during break. The moon.The stars.There’s […]
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