Category: words

Word Play Wurd Pray Close   near   Closss Close   to block entry   Clozzz Closest   superlative                         super  la  tiv                                   lalala  tiv to the […]

The Pots & Pans if my kitchen were a rock band Sinfonia de prodigious if my laundry were a symphony Suburban Sprawl if my neighborhood sang the Memphis Blues “I don’t wanna be alone in the darkness…” if Eminem was in my garage For an encore: The Chipped Dishes Quartet sings the country music classic […]

Between our walls shelter 2 x 4’s  insulation and mice bones   Inspired by Between Walls by William Carlos Williams  

The heron, frozen as fossil dreaming Jurassic dreams at the lake’s edge- a sleek and slender aircraft docked at gate B4

Three poorly written triolets: It must have a rhyme like ABA And the words to make a bit of sense That’s what all the websites say It must have a rhyme like ABA Poetry writing for a rainy day No need for any snooty pretense It must have a rhyme like ABA And the words […]

Drive the back way home he told me I forgot, so we turned down a side street to get to a side street to get to the back way home, because he wanted me to see fuscia azaleas blooming in a neighbor’s yard that were so fabulouly fuscia-y I said wow In the trunk was […]

Espalier: directing branches to grow flat against the wall Their lobes pierced with wire or plastic ties You fetch the shears to snip to the beat of the mockingbird’s song Proprietary notes smuggled from the neighbors Draping limbs along the brick, an inch, a foot, an acre Pruned and collated the tree afforded ambivalance A […]

Meteorology The weatherman said we have a chance for hydrometeors A fancy name for hail He predicts aerial and igneous meteors, too Wind and lightning Meteors aren’t just for stars anymore Take for example the rainbow Luminous meteor Tennessee Weather Warm and humid as polyester With a low cloud deck and scooping neckline The longer […]