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Workshop Weekend: Sunday silliness: limerick

Spent yesterday preparing a short story, a novella, and three poems for writing contests. Deadline for entry was midnight. I had the last of them turned in by 9 PM. Now it is up to the judges, the skill of the writing, some luck, and whether or not I scared off enough other potential entrants. Yes, I am kidding about the last part. I have no idea who else entered. I wanted to enter a non-fiction writing contest, but did not have my entry ready in time. Oh, well, maybe another time.

So, here is a bit of silliness for a Sunday morning (at least morning where I am right now), a limerick inspired by someone who suggested they should be naughty.

There once was a woman from Port Townsend
who traveled quite far and came home again.
Now by day she styles hair
and by night styles with care
words about her “new” life with family and friends.

I know, it’s not naughty. Maybe the next one.

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Freeform Friday: “Tonight the Moon”

Tonight the Moon comes walking down the middle of the street dropping her clothes.
Within the city, small men rail against the things they cannot do.
She blows them kisses;
they do not notice
or reflect on her milky promise.

Her clothes float down around them like notes from a forgotten song:
a lullaby of childhood lost,
a hymn of piety unclaimed,
a love song that makes tatters of the night.

To a man, their ears are tin
and their voices clang like hungry pots,
empty even in the embrace of words.

Tonight the moon comes walking down the middle of the street dropping her clothes.
Even in her fullness the small men find no solace in her naked joy,
and they rail against the things they cannot be
or believe.

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Haiku to You Thursday: Flicker

Fireflies flicker. /
Evening sun lingers with us. /
Your face holds the light.

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Found story and haiku: tough times

We Buy Gold

All that glitters could be in your past.

A shack where she once
sold you your future, she now
buys your gold. Tough times.

[Editor’s note: at the university near where I live, this booth was for several years, a place where you could go to have your fortune told. Now, you go there to sell gold. such is how higher education has changed (pardon the pun). When I went to the same university, I don’t remember seeing as many Volvo, Mercedes Benz, and other high-end cars as I do now. I am sure there were many well-to-do students when I attended, and I’m also sure there are many middle- to lower-middle class students driving less prestigious cars. But as higher education costs continue to rise faster than inflation, maybe this booth is an indication of more than tough times.]

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The response

Love is the response /
To the question that is you. /
Forever is my heart.

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Clouds arch (amended)

White clouds arch upward,
brushing the lips of heaven.
Pleasantries exchanged.

[Editor’s note. With only a few words to work with, I decided I needed something a little more evocative than “the.” that lead me to try several things, including white. For the moment, I have decided upon white. But maybe you can think of some other work that might work better for you. Maybe, “the” works better for you. That is the beauty of writing: there can be variations.]

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Clouds arch

The clouds arch upward,
brushing the lips of heaven.
Pleasantries exchanged.

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Moon dreams

I gaze to the west.
A sign of light not yet done.
The moon dreams of you.

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You

If desire were a moment,
I’d beg time to stand still
and I would fill it with memories of
You.

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Upon reflection

The sun in your smile
makes a moon of the moments
I think about you.

[Editor’s note: due to the power being out several times for several hours each time in the past couple of days due to power line repair, what I had planned to post is being postponed. Instead, you will be treated to a little more haiku poetry.]

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