"Quarter Machine" - Four quarters I jingle in my hand / The machine will take one at a time / Four chances to get that pyrite ticket . . .
Tag: Poetry
Quickwords Vol. 24 – Walking
"Pacing" - Ethereal pedal I work with each step / By Rube Goldberg's instruction I arrive at a thought / I've gone paces in space . . .
Quickwords Vol. 23 – Hairdo
"Hairdo" - Hairdo, do you / Care who I want to / New in the mirror / Who stares at what I do? . . .
Quickwords Vol. 22 – Little Golems
"Air in" - Clay countenance before kindling flame / Made hollow, even in the slightest / It gazes at the fire it knows will end its journey . . .
Quickwords Vol. 21 – Brocken Spectre
"Rock Inspector" - A rock inspector sees a Brocken spectre / Standing grace at the top of that hill / Part of them knows their shadow makes this beauty . . .
Quickwords Vol. 20 – Black Woods
"Lumberjack, Lumberjack" - Lumberjack, Lumberjack, cut them a tree / Chop a trunk of black wood and slice it in three / So they can give planks to this ship piece by piece . . .
Quickwords Vol. 19 – Beneath the shore
"The Beach that Burned" - The beach was never meant to burn / It was never meant to burn / The fiercest fame could never hope to live a life of might . . .
Quickwords Vol. 18 – Town Square
"Meet you there" - I'll meet you in the town square / Promise me you'll be there / The old market's setting up / All the shops will be open . . .
Quickwords Vol. 17 – Toby
"Toby" - I've a brother by no blood / Ages have passed since we've spoken / And each reunion is one of joyous calm . . .
Quickwords Vol. 16 – The Pigeon
"Of a flock" - We fly together / Weave the wind with every wingbeat / Like clouds basking in sunbeams . . .