Eclipse Warning

My anger is a fast-moving planet.
But when it eclipses fear,
whole worlds can be re-ordered.

Photo by Jongsun Lee on Unsplash

Song Choice: Blaze of Glory by Bon Jovi

Liner Notes for this Groove: This poem is linked to Poets and Storyteller United's Friday Writings Post.

Stay Curious

Stay
curious, girl.
Ask the questions,
especially when only you
answer.

Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash

Song Choice: How Far I'll Go from Moana

Liner Notes for This Groove: This elfchen is linked to the Friday Writings post at Poets and Storytellers United, Watching and Witnessing

Lift Off

I thought I had to wait
for an invitation from the wind
to test how far I could fly.

Song Choice: You Learn by Alanis Morissette

Liner Notes for this Groove: This poem was created for the Friday Writings prompt at Poets and Storytellers United, Upcycled Words. I did go through a bunch of my old poems, intending to reuse a couple of lines here and there. As I tried to see how they might fit together, this bit came to mind and I thought it was pretty decent as is. 

Where Virtue Lies

Don’t call yourself a friend to the flower when you try to kill its roots.

Photo by Alexis Chloe on Unsplash

Liner notes for this Groove: This is my first attempt at an American Sentence. I'm pretty pleased with this attempt and might try another again soon. It was created for Poets and Storytellers United's Weekly Scribblings prompt, Words of an Unprecedented Year. I tried to tackle allyship, but it looks like a bit of virtue signaling crept in. 

Song Choice: Hound Dog by Big Momma Thornton

Poetry Tapas

While I haven't been writing a full length poem every day for NaPoWriMo, I have been busy with my Wicked Little Grooves micropetry on Instagram and Facebook. Some of them are up on Pintrest (I'll add the rest soon) but here a few of them. I'm also linking up to dVerse's Open Link Night. This was a fun and challenging experiment for the month of April. While I probably won't keep up the crazy pace, I think I'd like to keep writing more of these, say one a week. I'm open to musical suggestions if you'd like to give them!

A civilized veneer

makes poor armor.

Those who rely upon it

soon become thralls.

(Song Inspiration: Voodoo in My Blood by Massive Attack and the Young Fathers)

The scent of his latest culinary exploit

is only half as tempting as he.

I'm sure breakfast will taste

just as good cold.

(Song Inspiration: Hey Good Lookin' by Hank Williams)

Our fingers trace sigils onto each other’s’ skin –

the culmination of the quixotic magic

that brought us to this moment.

(Song Inspiration: Angels by The XX)

Am I afraid? Yes.

Don’t laugh. I like my order.

And what disrupts an ordered life 

more than love?

(Song Inspiration: Hounds of Love by Kate Bush)

She grasps at phantoms 

comprised of society’s expectations

and wonders why she weeps.

(Song Inspiration: Ripples by Genesis)

Two Micro Poems

I.

How lucky to live 

in a place filled

with expressive trees.

II.

A tart candied blossom

elevating a melting sweetness,

such are my love's kisses.

Song Choice: Itty Bitty Pretty One, covered by the Jackson 5

This post is part of Imaginary Garden's With Real Toads Tuesday Platform.

Also, if you'd like to inspire some more of my micro poetry and follow me on Facebook, feel free to suggest some of your favorite music to help inspire my month of micro poetry. Don't forget to check out Magaly Guerrero's Facebook page too, to suggest some of your favorite quotes.