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.
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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