Haiku & Other Poetry, Random Rants, tutto e niente

once again …

moments of silence
commemorating the dead

kneeling silently
to send our thoughts and prayers

silent bows of surrender

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Once again … twelve more murders to add to our list of shame. Twelve more people gone because our so-called leaders refuse to stand up to the NRA. Twelve more deaths that will be met with the useless platitudes. Twelve more families to add to the seemingly unending list.  Twelve more ….

Thanks to Linda’s SoCS prompt for giving me a forum for my silent screaming.

Haiku & Other Poetry, tutto e niente

When the Moon Beckons

When the moon beckons
Let yourself rise in the light
Uninhibited

Uninhibited
Let yourself rise in the light
When the moon beckons

When the moon beckons
Let yourself rise in the light
Emancipated

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Not sure if this is any kind of actual poetic form or just three separate haiku strung together but I like it (them) and it (they) captures my feelings about the lovely photo that Susi provided at I Write Her. 

Haiku & Other Poetry, Random Rants, tutto e niente

bleeding heart

taste my bleeding heart  

its sweetness drowned in fury  

battered by the fight

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In the words of the fabulous Dixie Chicks I’m Not Ready to Make Nice so (try as I might) not even the word prompts of sweet/heart could quell my rage. But thanks for trying Ronovan Writes.

 

Haiku & Other Poetry, History, Random Rants, tutto e niente

on adverbs and outrage

truly, madly, deeply … a song

truly, madly, deeply … a movie (with Alan Rickman!)

truly, madly, deeply … a partial list of adverbs to be avoided if you want to be a “real” writer (according to conventional “wisdom”)

truly, madly, deeply … a partial list of adverbs that inadequately qualify and/or modify how truly, madly, and deeply angry I am this week

truly, madly, deeply … #youknowme

truly, madly, deeply … a haiku

a song sung fiercely

truly madly deeply felt

demands to be heard

truly, madly, deeply …  WE WON’T GO BACK 

Many things inspired these random ramblings and specific outrages including Linda’s SoCS challenge to start my post with an adverb.

Not sure this is what she had in mind … but stream of conscience it is.

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Image from breakingthroughtheglass.com/2018/02/02/feminism-types/