drops of rain fall hard
red sweater by the side of
the road crushing cans
Zimmy’s Head
in dreams i can see inside of Zimmy’s head if i wipe my third eye i can hear the wind blowing in the waterfall if i stand on one leg i can tell how many eons the mountain will take to swim in the ocean in my delirium he asks me “well what did you see green-eyed one?” on my back i groaned the tiny crabs rise from their crevices i tremble as their tiny feet tinkle in the sand wiping my eyes with the tears of Mary i am overcome by the opening of the cave as if the Hand did unseal the jar to anoint me with freedom
Thursday photo prompt: Threshold #writephoto
This week’s prompt uses an image many years old. If you know where the picture was taken (and I know that some of you will!) please keep it to yourself until the prompt ends. 🙂
Use the image below as inspiration to create a post on your own blog… poetry, prose, humour… light or dark, whatever you choose, by noon (GMT) Wednesday 10th April and link back to this post with a pingback to be included in the round-up. There is no word limit and no style requirements, except to keep it fairly family friendly.
For visually challenged writers, the image shows the view from within a cave on the sea shore, looking out onto a beach. There are the shadowy entrances of other caves across the bay and a waterfall tumbles down from the rocky cliffs.
All posts will be featured in the round-up on Thursday April 11th at…
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Pay It Forward Thursday – April 4, 2019
The baristas at Go Dog Go Cafe are big fans of Pay It Forward Thursdays. We think it is a great opportunity to give a shout-out to another writer who has wowed us or creatively inspired us. It a great way to share the love and pass it on to the readers. It also becomes a great pool for excellent reading stuff by your fellow readers of the WordPress community.
You are invited to post one link to one specific post of poetry, short story, or flash fiction, 300 words or less please, from someone else’s blog in the comments below.
Happy reading!
thank you, Lynyo!
Visit this amazing Poeta at:
https://lynyo.blog/author/lynyo/
And last but not least great thanks to
Okoto Enigma https://www.okotoenigmasblog.com/my-greatest-creation-yet/
for creating this award!!!!
Rules:
Put the award logo/image on your blog
List the rules.
Thank whoever nominated you and provide a link to their blog.
Mention the creator of the award and provide a link as well
Tell your readers 3 things about yourself
You have to nominate 10 – 20 people
Notify your nominees by commenting on their blog
Ask your nominees any 5 questions of your choice; with one weird or funny question (specify)
Share a link to your best post(s)
Three things about myself:
I was born and raised in Los Angeles.
I love the arts.
I am grateful for what I do and don’t have.
Questions and answers:
1.- Which tool you prefer for creating, heads or hearts?
i’m not a trained artist, so i usually just empty mind mind and let my heart and fingers create.
2.- Have you ever feel like the world stoped just for a minute? (yes/no) Tell us about
i have felt like that, when people i care about. love or admire pass away, especially if it wasn’t expected. i feel that same way about animals. i remember when Lou Reed and Anthony Bourdain passed, then Chris Cornell and Chester Bennington, Prince and of course Aretha Franklin.
3.- Do you fear the empty canvas? (Yes/no why?)
i relish the emptiness so i can fill it up!
4.- (Funny) Have you ever eaten so much that you had to unbutton your pants? (yes/no and what)
Yes. any Ramen restaurant on Saturdays from Little Tokya DTLA and on Sundays at La Guelaguetza (Oaxacan Restaurant) in Korea Town near East Hollywood. Yum and i’d do it everyday if i could!!!!
5.- If you could could travel into the outer space, which planet(s) would you like to visit?
Saturn, i wanna skip on its rings….
My nominees:
@jordanpeterswrites
@wordhunter53
@poetofthelight5
@alphabetravine
@shreyavikram
@jamuckley
@thisischechewinnie
@tusharaolivia
@bergkirchenviertel
@veronicadonovan
@awesomengers
@nancybotta
@caliath
@thejamesedgarskye22
@ankandas
@wolffpoetry
@susibocks
@midwestfantasy
@hvail
@amanpan
The five:
- when did you contemplate writing?
- sport’s car or skateboard?
- sweet or savory?
- what kind of sea creature would you like to be?
- have you ever ran away from an authority figure? (funny story)
Best posts:
https://wordslessspoken781842219.blog/2018/12/30/to-eden-ahbez/
https://wordslessspoken781842219.blog/2018/12/30/times/
https://wordslessspoken781842219.blog/2019/01/04/a-wall-to-wail-upon/
https://wordslessspoken781842219.blog/yonder-stands-and-other-notes/somelogue/
thank you, Lynyo!
Elemental Writing Challenge April 3
Club Bahia ’76
side walk hardens soft
the rains of December lost
flowers come and go
the birds flock tonight
white are the souls of holy
fire lamps burn out
sweet street vacant lot
an orange sky is shelter
to a broken girl
Prométhée la femme
tearing through the artificial dim
of the skyline in her eyes
and the gods did give commandments
through the sky the lightning cried
dabbing gently on the canvas
all the might inside of me
in the old fortress once a bank
where earthly gods now adorn the bricks
i cusped my trembling splattered digits
to my tender lips hoping that the god won’t
make me pay for stealing his precious colored rainbow
to lead us on our way
la llorona redux
children this is your mother city Porciuncula
calling and wailing when i feel your fall
i anger i ponder cry in agony
i’ve watched you grow in my neighborwombs
i’ve watched you writhe in the pain of isolation
i’ve withstood you raising your hand in anger and murder
against your siblings my streetveins flow through
your souls and while your spirits are still in the hearts
of your flesh ancestors your ache and loneliness
emblazoned on flags of blue red and black
demarking ancestral bruising
how can i avenge you my children
when i simultaneously incubate the demise
perhaps the answer lies
in my children rising up and punching with their brains
honoring themselves with their mind
and claiming your royal given right to rise and be you
Tuesday Writing Prompt Challenge: April 2, 2019
Devereaux Frazier and Beth Amanda are currently hosting the Tuesday Writing Prompt Challenge which was started by our star writer Christine Ray. We hope to offer all of you something that will spark your creativity and willingness to participate.
The prompts are designed to be quick challengesthat can be written in 10 to 15minutes, inspire you creatively, are fun, and get everyone interacting. Please post your response to the prompt in the comments below and show your fellow posters some love and support. All members of the Go Dog Go community, including Baristas, are welcome to participate. Feel free to share this post on yourown blogs and/or Facebook.
Today’s Prompt: How can we best avenge the fallen?
words less spoken 