confess reality of dark side
fight to keep it under control
to contain fear, addiction,
selfish pride, hateful lies.
it hides inside us
fallen nature
we all need
rescue…
help!
monstrous
13 Oct 2026 1 Comment
in nonet, Uncategorized Tags: rescue, pride, hate, monster, dark side
to be gladiolus
24 Apr 2025 12 Comments
in nonet Tags: barn, clouds, flowers, memories, mother, quilt
cumulus in fetal position
children laugh in hayloft of barn
fresh flowers for mother’s day
amish quilt block holds bright
memories’ colors
of mid-western
bountiful
garden
home
down the drain
13 Apr 2018 Leave a comment
in nonet Tags: cell, drunk, father, life, mother, silent
young boy abandoned by drunk father
grows up too fast tough in da’hood
cannot refuse “the brothers”
mother feels desperate
now he’s serving life
– s o l i t a r y –
confinement
silent
cell
“Nonet” of 9 lines, each with descending syllable count, formed unique shape…
broken cliches
15 Jun 2016 Leave a comment
in nonet Tags: arm, broken, farmer, heal, surgery
A nonet (1st line of 9 syllables, then 8…) written while waiting for dear patient.
to listen, absorb doctor’s orders
recovery will try patience
hard to keep a good man down
week of farmer’s birthday
why should cow kick him?
broken left arm
surgery
husband
heal
.
weather the weather
11 Nov 2015 14 Comments
in nonet Tags: november, rain, trees, weather
nonet: stanza(s) of nine lines, each with increasing # of syllables (1-9) dVerse poetics
warm
days of
november
probably past
colder times ahead
forecast fog, wet grey rain
free- zing an- ti- ci- pa- tion
smell of manure spread on bare fields
trees’ silhouettes swallowed by swift night
photo by lynn
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