Category: poetry

So Long Friend

~ Candace ~ 12 Comments

It’s time for ‘Bits of Inspiration’ in the Garden and today we’re getting that inspiration from Shoes

So Long Friend

time to give you the boot
my old friend
no use sticking out your
tongue
you just don’t support me
any longer
you’ve tied one on once
too often
our relationship is rather
run-down
there is no shine
i’m left feeling
flat
you and i no longer
fit
it’s not me, it’s
you

Pie In The Sky

~ Candace ~ 9 Comments

Poetics ~ Recipe Poems
Mish has us cooking up some poetry over at d’Verse Poets Pub

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Pie In The Sky

Something’s stirring
Perking, brewing
Stewing
I feel it simmering
Bubbling
Threatening to boil over
A half-baked plan
With no recipe
And I’ll serve it up
Garnish it with
Multi-colored sprinkles
Put it on your plate
Watch you slurp
All the love I can dish up

The Phrenologist

~ Candace ~ 14 Comments

Quadrille # 22 – scar

The Phrenologist

The charlatan claimed to
Be able to read the bumps
And dents on my scull
He massaged, prodded
Poked, stroked
Then told me I was kind,
stubborn
A little sensitive
What would he tell me
If he could read the scars
On my heart

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De has us scar(ffing) up words to fill a Quadrille over at d’Verse Poets Pub

Paper Journal

~ Candace ~ 1 Comment

Paper Journal

I love the feel of pen gliding
Across a sheet of paper
The magic of transforming
Blank pages into word art

I love the whiff of ink
That tickles my nose
As each page fans
the air in turn

I love looking backward
And moving forward
Within the creamy pages
Of straight lined paper

Heartsong

~ Candace ~ 10 Comments

B&Ps Shadorma and Beyond – Nov 12, 016
Leonard Cohen is our inspiration for this week – especially his song Hallelujah

And over in the Imaginary Garden With Real Toads we are writing about those Still Points in our lives.

Heartsong

They stole my
words And spun them round
they didn’t
sound The same
Or even tell the story
That I meant to tell

They set them
To a melody
that Charmed the crowds And
fooled some fools
Until I
Wrenched them back again and sang
The song of my heart

cgk ’16