Business Casual
_Business Casual_ A fox was fond of bonds and stocks, and ties as tight as cuffs, but in his talks was hard as rocks-- he blew straight through their bluffs, He met with Richard's co. & Cox, ignored their huffs and puffs-- his business...
February
### February Snow falls like petals / Over your soft countenance / Framing your beauty / Spring comes only to see you / And weeps joyful rains of tears / Your footpaws blooming / As lush green meadows quicken / At your lovely laugh...
Punch
### Punch They burrowed deep into her life, like gremlins set on spreading strife, her former friends were problem rife— she cut them out with scathing knife. Their wicked views were boldly aired, until their tempers sharply flared, and war...
Obituary
### Obituary My darling deer, I miss your muzzle sweet, Your teardrop tail, your form faint and petite, Those doey eyes—although you are a buck— With one quick glance, by lightning I am struck, In utter shock, my faint heart skips a beat. ...
Split Earth Will Crumble
Split Earth Will Crumble by C.M. Averin * * * "We warned them not to flood the land. "The grass roots rose against them first. One pale, gold, summergrass blade in a drought, crying out for rain, but without a way to beg the weather. Then another,...
Somewhere on the Summit
### Somewhere on the Summit Once tales were told, in days of old, of ranges wreathed in glinting gold, when Man was rich as he was bold, and sights were something to behold— On peril's peak, they seeked the prize that brought about the brief...
Face Paints (Haiku Construction)
What's this? The narration is back! In wake of a recent discussion on what constitutes tanka/haiku in English, I've decided to exposit a little bit. The haiku format that most are familiar with is a three-line poem with a 5/7/5 syllable...
On the Farside
### On The Farside Below skies unknown Two stargazing beasts prowling— We meet at sunset. New moon bashful like young cubs Caught laughing in a dark room. Drawn in, orbiting, Wanderers lost together, Spinning fast in place. Our candle burns in...
Star Eaters
### Star Eaters I've seen them there— In evening shadows, stretching long across the empty alleyway, Above the _bâtiments,_ like maws that yearned to eat the dying stars, I've seen them there— On Saturn's frozen wings, they flew like feasting...
April
### April april breeze perched upon branch chirping bird opening beside last cherry blossom a bright song flowered up high and flew off following april feathers and petals.
Sea Foam
### Sea Foam Sea foam claws clinging all-encompassing whiteness trapping earth below hoarded bubbles collapse slow and yet voids leave me nothing.