Mar 20, 2022Member-onlyHow to LifePacked atop a dusty bookshelf was a Heart buried in vellum between the brittle edges of Emily Dickinson’s How To section Engraved in gold foil lettering Protected by a gargoyle and its shadow. Should morning come if love comes or winter Kill the crow, let them inFiction1 min readFiction1 min readHow to LifePacked atop a dustybookshelf was aHeart buried in vellumbetween the brittle edgesof Emily Dickinson’sHow To sectionEngravedin gold foil letteringProtectedby a gargoyle and itsshadow.Should morning comeif love comes or winterKill the crow, let them in----
Mar 18, 2022Member-onlySaboteurMirror mirror said the joker to the thief why so cruel, so brutal? Purveyor of illusion now suddenly truthful Powder puff visage no longer hides your creeping yet all consuming punchline Masterful saboteur manipulating shadows unveils the tattered now shattered like me #poetry #twitter #vss365Fiction1 min readFiction1 min readSaboteurMirror mirrorsaid the joker to the thiefwhy so cruel, so brutal?Purveyor of illusionnow suddenly truthfulPowder puff visageno longer hidesyour creeping yetall consuming punchlineMasterful saboteurmanipulating shadowsunveils the tatterednow shatteredlike me#poetry #twitter #vss365----
Mar 18, 2022Member-onlySpring in the CitySpringtime in the city All the steel and concrete finally at peace Tidal Basin captures cherry blossoms in peduncle elongation, The highlight reel where lovers roam Shade over the old man’s home Stage where the prom queen sings Nessun Dorma alonePoetry1 min readPoetry1 min readSpring in the CitySpringtime in the cityAll the steel and concretefinally at peaceTidal Basin capturescherry blossomsin peduncle elongation,The highlight reelwhere lovers roamShade over theold man’s homeStage wherethe prom queen singsNessun Dorma alone----
Mar 10, 2022Member-onlyPuddlesPavements and puddles Mud and concrete This heart’s familiar expertise Habituated to your feetPoetry1 min readPoetry1 min readPuddlesPavements and puddlesMud and concreteThis heart’s familiar expertiseHabituated to your feet----
Nov 4, 2021Member-onlyDark Side of the MoonFrom the Collected Poems of DT Parker — Captured a star Absorbed night Sugarcoated moonlight so you’d never see its craters only the smooth sidePoetry1 min readPoetry1 min readDark Side of the MoonFrom the Collected Poems of DT ParkerCaptured a starAbsorbed nightSugarcoated moonlightso you’d never see its cratersonly the smooth side----
Oct 29, 2021Member-onlyLike YeatsFrom the Collected Works of Cupid’s Pyramid Scheme — Take courage Yeats too wrote in desperationFiction1 min readFiction1 min readLike YeatsFrom the Collected Works of Cupid’s Pyramid SchemeTake courageYeats toowrote indesperation----
Oct 29, 2021Member-onlyThe Hurt KaleidoscopeFrom the Collected Works of Cupid’s Pyramid Scheme — Love — the space continuum where humans shape shift the Hurt Kaleidoscope where Time is both infinite and finished where it runs different Every second, a chance you’ll never come backPoetry1 min readPoetry1 min readThe Hurt KaleidoscopeFrom the Collected Works of Cupid’s Pyramid SchemeLove — the spacecontinuum wherehumans shape shiftthe Hurt Kaleidoscopewhere Time is bothinfinite and finishedwhere it runs differentEvery second, a chanceyou’ll never come back----
Apr 6, 2021Member-onlyHope is a ThingDay 6 National Poetry Month — My body, a living collection of grief accommodates little else. My soul, my pen — ramshackle bookends to the collected poems and letters of Emily Dickinson #napowrimoPoem1 min readPoem1 min readHope is a ThingDay 6 National Poetry MonthMy body, a livingcollection of griefaccommodates little else.My soul, my pen —ramshackle bookendsto the collected poemsand letters of Emily Dickinson#napowrimo----
Apr 5, 2021Member-onlyInspired PasticheDay 5 National Poetry Month — I’ve no choice to lay bare my heart in your whimsy. A reluctant servant to a captain undeserving. — tanyaparker Inspired by: “I have spread my dreams under your feet. Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.” — W.B. Yeats✨ #napowrimoPoem1 min readPoem1 min readInspired PasticheDay 5 National Poetry MonthI’ve no choice to lay baremy heart in your whimsy.A reluctant servantto a captain undeserving.— tanyaparkerInspired by:“I have spread my dreams under your feet. Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.”— W.B. Yeats✨#napowrimo----
Apr 5, 2021Member-onlyFluorescent DaydreamsDay 4 National Poetry Month — Down the corridor Past the broken elevator is a staircase to the killing floor #napowrimoPoetry1 min readPoetry1 min readPhoto: @spaceliminalbot on TwitterFluorescent DaydreamsDay 4 National Poetry MonthDown the corridorPast the broken elevatoris a staircaseto the killing floor#napowrimo----