Posted in Creativity, Culture, Writing, tagged creative writing, modern poetry, Poetry on 30 Oct 2018| Leave a Comment »
We keep it out
shunned
banished
beyond the electric glare
past heavy curtains
behind double-glazed panes
We fear
its cold
its dark
its unspoken secrets
I say
open the drapes
shut the lights
put flame to a candle’s wick
and let it in
Invite the night inside
forget its chill
forgive its inky mien
offer it a seat
and pour a wee dram
Enjoy its quiet
the stillness of its nature
and listen closely
as it whispers
of secrets
eager to be known
Let it in
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k
Posted in Writing, tagged creative writing, modern poetry on 07 Sep 2018| Leave a Comment »
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the day I learn
what I am truly worth
to you
is the day I learn
what you are truly worth
to me
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Posted in Creativity, tagged creative writing, modern poetry, Poetry on 07 Jun 2018| 1 Comment »
Posted in Gardening, Writing, tagged creative writing, modern poetry, short fiction, vignettes on 31 May 2018| Leave a Comment »
In the center of my front room is a table. On that table stands a single vase with a single stem on which is a single bloom.
A rose, the first rose of the summer that is yet to come.
From purple to cerise to pink, the outer petals open to reveal their brethren, rank upon rank, unfolding like Mandelbrot origami, endless, hypnotic to the eye.
A single rose, a flower that can fit in the palm of my hand, and yet it fills the room, side to side, top to bottom, three thousand cubic feet, with the scent of honeyed apricots, sweetened cream, dappled sunlight, and the longing of ancient empires.
Posted in Seattle, Writing, tagged creative writing, modern poetry, Poetry, vignettes on 26 Apr 2018| Leave a Comment »
sparrows greet us
escalating commuters
as we rise to the surface
grey-faced warriors
morlocks in the dawn
they sing to us from
guano-stained signs
hopping word to word
to teach us their lyrics
of sunrise and birth
Posted in Writing, tagged creative writing, modern poetry, modern society, Poetry, vignettes on 28 Feb 2018| Leave a Comment »
I don’t want family
I don’t want friends
I don’t want a community
I want a world
A world where we all treat each other
like members of the community
like dearest friends
like cherished family
I want a world
k
Posted in Culture, Politics, tagged columbine, gun control, modern poetry, Newtown, nra, parkland, Poetry on 16 Feb 2018| Leave a Comment »
if you
say it’s “too soon” to talk about guns
say laws and bans wouldn’t stop it
blame it all on mental illness
are against common sense gun control laws
vote for people who refuse to act
pay dues to the NRA
value your right to own an AR-15 over the lives of children
accept slaughter as the “price of freedom”
then you are complicit
Kurt R.A. Giambastiani 