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Poem: "The Transformations of Terror" (revised)
I finally got around to revising "The Transformations of Terror" according to some audience feedback. Below is the poem entirely in present tense. The original page is here.The Transformations of TerrorThere is one transformation they all...
Poem: "heartlight"
I wrote the following poem in response to a vivid painting by therebirthofme.heartlightthrough blood,through bone,through breath,through flesh,the light of your soul shinesundimmed and undauntedfleet as the neutrino fire of God...
Poem: "The Stars Must Be Crazy"
This poem came out of the August 4, 2009 poetry fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from ellenmillion and sponsored by nhpeacenik as part of the 2009 Holiday Poetry Sale. This poem is a sequel to "The Sky-Eyes and the Earth-He...
Poem: "Sail With Me, Lady Washington"
*sleigh bells jingling*This poem came out of the December 1, 2009 poetry fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from i_id who works on the replica ship built in the image of the original Lady Washington. If you stretch a bit...
Poem: "The Sword from the Foundling House"
*sleigh bells jingling*This poem came out of the April 7, 2009 poetry fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from kadiera, and is presented as a thank-you gift to natasiakith for reorganizing the poems in the Holiday Poetry Sale.The Sword f...
Poem: "The Secret of Göbekli Tepe"
This poem came out of the March 10, 2009 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from ladyqkat and sponsored by Ahmet Yazman as part of the 2009 Holiday Poetry Sale. Happy holidays, and thank you!Göbekli Tepe is a real place; p...
Poem: "Skydiving Through Time"
This poem came out of the January 6, 2009 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from janetmiles, minor_architect, and moosl. You can read more about the indriso form here.stonetalker gave this poem as a gift to bodhifox. Happy...
Poem: "Books of the Dead and the Living"
This poem came out of the December 1, 2009 poetry fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from natasiakith. This is actually the extra freebie poem you get when someone new participates in the fishbowl; sorry it's late. New prompters ...
Poem: "The Festival of Lights"
This poem came out of the December 1, 2009 poetry fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from beetiger and sponsored out of general funds. You can read more about the five days of Divali and the masnavi form online.The Festival of Lightsâ€...
Poem: "The Culture of the Earth"
This poem came out of the December 1, 2009 poetry fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from haikujaguar, and from my partner Doug who threw in a reference to "The Blind Men and the Elephant." The poem was sponsored by janetmiles. The Culture of the...
Poem: "Stepchild Wit"
This poem came from the December 1, 2009 poetry fishbowl. It was inspired by an anonymous prompt and sponsored by janetmiles.Stepchild WitThe perfect rejoinderarrives a minute too lateto be flung like a daggerat some departing back.It lives on the s...
Poem: "The World We Made"
This poem came out of the December 1, 2009 poetry fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from arielstarshadow and sponsored by janetmiles. It's a ballad about virtual communities.The World We MadeWeave a web of shadows and light;Build a bridge of ze...
Poem: "haikoan"
This came out of the December 1, 2009 poetry fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from jenny_evergreen and sponsored by janetmiles. I am a fan of Zen koans, Zen poetry, and haiku in general. This tidbit is crazy-monk stuff but I had so much fun w...
Poem: "All the Sleeping Heroes"
This poem came from the December 1, 2009 poetry fishbowl. It was inspired and sponsored by nhpeacenik. Some of the featured heroes appear on this list.All the Sleeping HeroesThey came from their caves all together,a great army of heroes roused from t...
Poem: "History Returned"
Today's freebie poem was inspired by a prompt from marina_bonomi. The name of this six-line verse form is "Scottish stanza" or "Burns stanza."History ReturnedFrom Italy to Scotland’s heatherAll bent and bowed against the weatherWith sword of steel...
Poem: "The Transformations of Terror"
Thanks to a new donation, "The Transformations of Terror" has been fully funded! (This came via PayPal and I don't recognize the sender, so I've asked for the LJ username.) Donors include janetmiles, stonetalker, and wolfbrotherjoe. I have pasted ...
Poem: "Shumáad Delineha - Space Flight" (revised)
Here is the revised, final version of the poem "Shumáad Delineha / Space Flight" rendered in Láadan and English. This poem came out of the November 3, 2009 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from haikujaguar plus the Láadan language or...
Poem: "Carved in Stone"
This poem came out of the November 3, 2009 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from tonithegreat and sponsored out of general donations thanks to the poll. Petroglyphs appear around the world and have many different meanings and purposes.C...
