performance poetry

Meandering into a Tiny Nirvana

Night incessantly whispers by my ear, it's the rhythm of thought that has me singing the tunes of intense contemplation. In front of me are beautiful melodies, as if someone is Knockin' On Heaven's Door. It’s so quiet, as though draped with a shroud of rarefied silk. Who’s heartache is revealed in the subtle sighs seeping through the flickering night? I know it’s not my unexpressed boredom, because I need only the slightest joy to ferment this rampant sanctity.

What Is the Measure

I list what I can't catch: the sun, its battered coincidentally find rockface, the exact height of this level or the following,

What is Love

Love. What is it? Is it heart rending… agonizing? At times…. But not always Love… Is it painful, traumatic, and debilitating?

The Realm of Dreams

A sanctuary, A haven For the heart of a man A resting ground for a wandering soul, A place where sorcerers, knights, werewolves and warlocks be,

On the Other Side

They were just kids, playing in the yard With balls and bats and bikes and dolls They laughed and ran and jumped and sang

fiction

In realms unseen, where dreams take flight, A title fiction, a tale ignite. With words as brushes, let verses bloom, Unleashing worlds beyond the gloom.

faithful

In a world of shadows and shifting sands, There's a beacon of light, unwavering, grand. Faithful and true, like a diamond gleaming,

The Plagiaristic Final Chapter

The Prompt Write an acrostic using the word DISTRACTION. Read all about it here This is an attempt to fuse the Vocal Acrostic Challenge with the Titles of Final Chapters of Books in my Library. The format is a doctored sonnet as a sonnet has 16 lines and DISTRACTION has only 11 letters so eleven lines, so two quatrains and a tercet.

Mysterious Ways

Freeballing

i can sense this pervading feeling of unreality. practically everything is tainted with this ever present "gone in a split second, a heartbeat in the blink of an eye" vibe and if questioned the point is honed to another dimension

"Resilience Defined: The Path of Fitness"

In a realm where strength resides, And endurance is the soul's guide, A symphony of motion, grace untold, A journey of the body, mind, and soul unfold.

Unveiling the Chaos: Embracing Distractions for Creative Inspiration

Drowning in thoughts, lost in a haze, In a world of distractions, my focus strays. Social media's allure, a never-ending scroll,