for dVerse: S.O.C. ‘em: Stream of Consciousness Poem

From dVerse: write a stream of consciousness poem. • Choose a topic. You might think of a person, and activity or even a dream. Take a walk, go someplace public, and let your thoughts take flight. • Write with pen

for the Magpie: circus

the woman who didn’t expect to live this long remembers the woman who didn’t expect to live this long remembers her feet, far below, and tiny, taking the tightrope step from the doorway down to the distant and terrifyingly clear

advice not taken

the woman with bad knees issues a challenge This, remember, is the great adventure, the prize. Hello, the gold-cobbled highway, the sweet sight for sore eyes! Snatch that gigantic key, and open up the play- ground.  When They adopt the

revising an old piece with wordle and form

Cusp we were wild  we were fearless mockingbirds we sang slow-hot blues with nursery words tinkerbells fighting hook with a wink and grind and stick swords  rank green with creek slime we made the world vibrate  jangle and tap to