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In Santa Cruz
In Santa Cruz, the border is only a breath away. On these burning summer nights, stormclouds gather after sunset and the road spins out snakebelly white between Tombstone and Nogales. Taking those empty curves through the grasslands you lean had on the gas because . . .
Jean McKinneyPublished 42 minutes ago in PoetsGoodbye
You Took My Blood And Took My Time Because You Could And I Said Fine X You Made It Clear Others Mattered Me, Out Of Here
Mike Singleton - MikeydredPublished about an hour ago in PoetsLord, I was thinking
people are so different i see so many faces so much joy so much sadness. i realise that only children remain true to themselves
open
i often dream of the day i will let you stay outside prying at my windows instead of holding the door to my heart
Fit Enough?
Deoxyribo- (Am-I-really-the-fittest)- Nucleic acid ______ [Extra statutory words]
Gerard DiLeoPublished about 2 hours ago in PoetsSerene Sunset
Trees zip past and we roll over the hills; High hedgerows are clustered and laced with cow parsley, Disappearing into clumps as the dusk rises to claim them.
Rachel DeemingPublished about 2 hours ago in PoetsPandora
Pandora, What words describe your beauty? Though your body is made of earthly clay, Aphrodite must have shed one of her pearls
Sofia Loren PerezPublished about 2 hours ago in PoetsCorporealitiness
Note: I discovered the three-word challenge shared between Paul Stewart and Gerard DiLeo and felt I had to share my two (three?) cents.
Kendall DefoePublished about 2 hours ago in PoetsSlipping
I'm slipping. The world starts crumbling and everything seems to blur. My eyes don't go exactly where I want them to. My mind won't focus. The images in my head are blurred and faded, I want them to stop shaking.
Hesitant Beak
Waddling around squares, a plump pigeon eyes some crumbs, its beak hesitates.
James GreenPublished about 2 hours ago in PoetsI Can’t. But I Know a Guy
Acts, my favorite Book. His supernatural power, linked with my spirit .
Colleen WaltersPublished about 2 hours ago in PoetsContext?
inexcusable; decontextualization undeniable * Thanks for reading! Author's Notes: The great Gerard DiLeo challenged me to write a 5.7.5 format senryu/haiku with just three words. This is my entry? I had two others to choose from too that I might publish at a later date. I have also done a few in the past...because...you know it's not hard enough lol.
Paul StewartPublished about 3 hours ago in Poets