Another writing assignment for my writers group.
Life along the Mississippi
Tag: Poem
A Bingo Card Poem
A bingo card poem
Ruminate
the unread emails in an inbox
Llama’s Sestina
Sestina about a llama and an unfortunate accident.
Phone Call on the Cusp of 30 Days
What are your hopes and dreams for the future? She says that I sound like one of her treatment counselors....
Expat October in Doha
Oh hot October morning sun,We wait for thy fever to fall;To-morrow's winds, if they ever come,Will be welcomed by all.The pigeons in the towers calland bide time until to-morrow.Oh hot October morning sun,your heat makes all creatures slow,robbing us of our energy like a thief.All hearts hope for summer to be done,for an end to… Continue reading Expat October in Doha
What One Measures
What does one measure during one’s life? calories consumed, muscles massed, fat burnedminutes meditated, breaths taken, moments without thought classes attended, degrees earned, loan payments one has left to makehours clocked in, promotions earned, years left until one retires steps taken, miles logged, points accumulatedFacebook posts, Instagram likes, Twitter arguments books read, movies watched, concerts… Continue reading What One Measures
Subject: Cell Phone Safety Tips (A Sedoka)
do you watch your step when using a cell phone ortexting while you are walking? your enchanting voicesteals my attention and veilspitfalls from my starry eyes. when we talk, do youswitch your phone to speaker mode or employ a hand-free kit? i imagine you in my arms as we slow danceto a song that you whisper. do you… Continue reading Subject: Cell Phone Safety Tips (A Sedoka)
10 Examples of the Future Perfect Continuous
The future perfect continuous, also sometimes called the future perfect progressive, is a verb tense that describes actions that will continue up until a point in the future. The future perfect continuous consists of will + have + been + the verb’s present participle (verb root + -ing).Grammarly, "Future Perfect Continuous" By the time you… Continue reading 10 Examples of the Future Perfect Continuous
“As I Was Riding the Escalator”
at Lagoona Mall, I thought I saw you.I was calmly resting against the rail inured to care in the daze of retail.Then a slender black skirt came into view,climbing the stairs, hurrying to get through.My eyes followed the advancing femalewhen her head turned, and a face stern and paleglanced at me like somebody she once knew...… Continue reading “As I Was Riding the Escalator”
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