Today at dVerse, we are writing classic haibuns about singing along with music while driving. I haven’t been driving for a while, so I played some music (old favourites) and looked into my memory box. I found that first love story, that first broken […]
A car drive — a long time ago.
Category: Poetry
Amelia’s entourage
Today’s theme at dVerse is ‘community’. The prompt got me writing about an ethereal one.
What are stars really?
What is this really?
In the still…
A quadrille (44-word poem) inspired by the word “still”.
Raised as a fire-ignited vision
I reach the still of tonight […]
**Psychedelic anticipation
Hit by insomnia, Amelia pretends to sleep
Blaring lines propagate inside closed eyelids
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Then you blinked
Usually you have that diamond brightness on your left eye. Often I have the mystery that makes you uneasy. Or is it the other way around? Occasionally, fog surrounds us, removing all except for that mysterious diamond. Then you blink. Then I doubt. Or we kiss and forget. Just… We…
Poetry blindness
Haibun Monday challenge: Write about the moon (Super Moon it is), your birthday, or both. Be truthful! ___
I come to a state of poetry blindness but I chose to write. I write about the challenge of crafting a haibun out of a true birthday story, or a big-looking moon, or both. I struggle and […]
Autumn stupor
Drowsed by golden leaves, Amelia rests at her balcony. Her thoughts blink purple and red, under a Monetian sunset. Amelia wonders about the passion contained in clouds. A secret desire? A lover’s touch? Scarlet elixir indulges her lips. Eyelids closed. He whispers. She observes. _____Adriana Citlali XI-X-MMXVI Quadrille #18 |…
The jar of a heartbeat
Amelia feels the jar of a heartbeat
wrapped around unspoken words
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