Elf vs. Prophecy
#kissedwrists #inpoems #TheSmellOfWords #CStarPrompts Denim & high heels clad an elf with something to prove. She hailed an eagle in flight. He dipped a wing and wheeled overhead. “Daughter of trees, why did you call me?” “Must something die so we may live?” “Why do you want to know that?” “Because there’s a prophesy and I mean to prove it wrong.” “Why bother?” He sailed past again amused by their exchange. “Because all this,” she waved to the metropolis sparking in the sun. A slash in spacetime framed it with flickering tendrils of white. “Is prophesied to die and that’s … Continue reading Elf vs. Prophecy
One touch, one galactic crown
#DsubVerse W/the 1st touch she came alive lightning streaked her skin gilding it as she writhed gasped 4 the sweet air flowing past her lips #benthalos Her grifting days ended when she was re-lifed on a paradise. No need to steal or beg when plenty surrounded her. Fortune favors the intrepid but so do the enemy’s lasers. #hangtenstories No ardor so enflames the heart in the heat of battle like seeing the Intrepid crash kick up lunar dust. #ohjDailyWords #ohj #WrittenRiver We wield the power to crush worlds Extinguish lives in a cold lightless void Heavy is the mind that … Continue reading One touch, one galactic crown
The upstart witch vs the silent wolf of hell
Ah THE DECADENCE OF SUMMER- Chocolate ices, sleeping in the sun, no thoughts of work just drifting as the clouds do. #SummerPoems #sableswanv Uninvited she was but not uninitiated. Her red cloak fell outside the witches’ circle. 13 crones glared at the blond upstart. She stood transfixed by the feline familiar of the leader agog & yet drawn 2 its power she advanced hand extended 2 take its powr #tastypoem #MSpoetry Her hand sank into his sable fur palliating the pain. Youthful she might look but its just a spell. Old age gnaws on her bones. But the cat had … Continue reading The upstart witch vs the silent wolf of hell
Earth vs deadly silver nightshade
#madverse He’s entombed Bound in ivy Held hostage for all time His power’s draining into the world that bears his name– Earth. #madVerse Thru the light less womb of space she flies a huntress searching for prey deadly Silver Nightshade always gets her way #madVerse But she’s rendered mute by the ivy wrapped gift in the tomb save the earth or hunt it? she taps her blade as she considers. Continue reading Earth vs deadly silver nightshade
Hell vs the violinist
#darktale “You can’t suppress us.” “Yes, we can.” Dirt slides into a hole leading where no man wants to go. One push & I fall into hell. #dewverse There was a ghostly beauty 2 Hell & the Ragnorak she caused at the end of all things I found serenity in destroying the Ancients. #dewverse Music, herself, weeped as the grand concert halls collapsed. A single violinist dared to stand against Hell. His bow sang her doom. #dewverse A chunk of plaster fell he bore down on the strings his song moved the earth a stone hand extruded from the rubble … Continue reading Hell vs the violinist
Truth, gems and the American way
#writtenriver The truth fought to break free but he kept silent & his silence protected his son. – The More Epic V #IntrigueVerse When Life storms You can rage against it From inside Or get out in it and live. Life’s for the brave Not the bench warmers #hangtenstories When enchanted trees lean, run, for the dark Lord cometh. – The More Epic V #DarkLines He fingered the prayer beads Each one was a separate promise 2 a broken child struggling 2 breathe -CB3: Haunted coming soon #haikuthrowdown #mdspoemaday4 #haikuchallenge Dust bit another One–sent him six feet under A blanket … Continue reading Truth, gems and the American way
Cursed lines
#MSpoetry Unmasking the villain broke his heart. He should have listened to it’s warnings. – The More Epic V #TastyPoem Stopping the villain Had taken all he had he was a burned out candle Guttering in pain –The More Epic V #microprompt Weak from searching, he hugged his bold little boy & took strength from his adoration –The More Epic V #BeautifulMess He had to go back out there, separate fact from fantasy or he’d never resolve this –The More Epic V Continue reading Cursed lines
A Cursed #PoemTrail
#poemtrail His master lorded his superiority over his indentured mage never realizing it was false. –The More Epic V #poemtrail His pride was more precious to him than the brother he alienated. –The More Epic V #poemtrail The creature’s audacious smile made Sarn’s blood run cold. “Leave my son alone.” –The More Epic V #poemtrail Their gazes locked. His magic revealed a surrealistic reflection of a friend’s betrayal –The More Epic V Continue reading A Cursed #PoemTrail
Remember the Fallen
#hangtenstories They marched, the reverent dead, heroes on parade. #rememberthefallen #urbanku #CHIku #RememberTheFallen Honor them by caring for Those they left behind. #TLPoetry Tender as the dawn She wakes soft sheets slide as she unfolds And raises delicate arms To greet the sun Firing her heart w/dreams #inkmine His blues have a rhythm A melancholy kind of swing rhapsodizing his ill-fated affair W/a heavy metal dominatrix & a daring debutant. Continue reading Remember the Fallen
A conflicted lake
#dimpleverse In clean water we are blessed Though rarely do we assess Our impact on those crashing Waves or what life spent clashing Over thirst’s reprieve could do To placid shores. That’s fooey You say, water’s plentiful it’s ruffled, beautiful Surface Draws dreams. They linger Until a starry finger Disperses them on the waves Rising to carry, to save Then sinking under the swells Where all ideas go to dwell. In and out the tide pulls all Leaving nothing there to fall. Inspired by: @Dimpleverse @SemperSum @PromptAttn @MadQueenStorm Poem by Gary Freeman THE LAKEhttps://t.co/31A4yX6OIahere is the link to read better#DimpleVerse … Continue reading A conflicted lake
Restless adoration
#dewverse Restless adoration led Insect Man, a demon-made construct, & the Rangers’ apprentice 2 become 1 entity 2 protect the Curse Breaker #dewverse Maybe she should have seduced w/fire but all she had was a horde of rats. She was a demon-made construct in love w/his best friend. #dewverse A blind leap into a fire-ravaged body Trapped by scarred flesh when the portal closes Last request of his mortal host- Save my Angel. –based off events in The More Epic V #dewverse In wells of passion, he drowns I walk away Competition’s my thing Hands off while I play the … Continue reading Restless adoration
Mad thoughts and fairies
#hangtenstories Chilling on the porch with glitter to attract fairies. #madVerse Fragments of time drift in the Oort cloud Pieces of the big bang Icy records untouched by human hands Eternally spinning #madVerse Inside out life twisted me Rain kissed my innards Soothing a heart broken But still beating Still fighting to set all to rights #oceanofpoems Are they shooting stars or aliens zooming past in space-faring cars? Ground-bound, we watch in awe. #horrorprompt She lies in an unmarked grave clawing a way out the shifting earth dampens her screams 4 blood Here resides the 1st revenant #microprompt Are you … Continue reading Mad thoughts and fairies
Last gunfight of the steel rose
Nighttime in the switching yards of London, a cyborg struts, hips swaying, her target’s locked. The gun implanted in her hand’s ready to fire. A pack of crooked werewolf lawyers howl for money as she sashays toward them. “Keep me in your heart, yeah right.” Said the headless gunner, shaking her hand to disengage the safety. She accidentally died like a martyr, torn apart by wolves. Technology brought her back wired with a new purpose. This steel rose won’t fall ’til every last bullet’s spent. Want to add a dose of zaniness to your inbox? Sign up here and we’ll schedule an invasion soon. … Continue reading Last gunfight of the steel rose
Promise me…
#writtenriver “Promise me you’ll come back, Papa.” His son would ask for the one promise he couldn’t make w/out modifying. The More Epic V #TastyPoem How can you countenance failure wen it means the end of the world as we know it? #haikuthrowdown #mdspoemaday4 use glass animals stare The shopkeeper hums a tune His hand guides the cloth #CStarPrompts Her mission done The steel rose fell A jewel spiraled down 2 a photohraphic finish 4 her storied carrier Protecting our skies #MSpoetry A team of professional liars is earth’s only hope Can they swindle aliens out of destroying our world … Continue reading Promise me…
A bewitching dance from beaker to flame
#IntrigueVerse From Vertical to the Vertigo stagger tripping from the optical Illusion Real 3-D, virtual reality messing with my light head. L’alchimiste A bewitching dance from beaker to flame steady hands tame the philosophers’ stone turn lead to gold as Hypatia foretold #DimpleVerse Nephthys, Lady of the House Daughter of Nut & Geb, spread your falcon wings protect us as we descend into death & ascend to rebirth. Death’s web catches all souls spider up the silk strands spinnerets spitting Filaments crisscross the starry night catching ghosts earth’s not theirs to roam Trapped in a glass tube sleep comes, carries … Continue reading A bewitching dance from beaker to flame
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