12 Dee - p - Rest

From out of the blue
I feel them --
tears perched on eyelids.

A quiet settles
within;  a
hush before the storm.

Each breath stratigi-
cally  placed
to lesson the wrath.

I long to crawl up
-- disappear --
escape from myself.

But the past has shown
like a sinking ship
I must ride it out.

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the above is a series of Kelly Lunes, aside from the last stanza.

another silent contribution....

if you get a chance, there are some wonderful talents showcasing their voices today over at dVerse Poets Pub for OpenLinkNight.

14 Quieting the Silence

I'm grasping at straws
as words slip
unseen through fingers.

I cannot sit here
lined paper
just laughing at me.

I grab my pencil
awaken
the muse within me.

Words finally pour
drowning out
the blank page's taunts.

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I thought it might be fun to toy a bit more with the lune -- more specifically the Kelly Lune.  The last (and first) time I worked with both the Kelly lune and Collum lune, creating a pairing on the same topic.  With this go around I thought I'd try a string of lunes that (might) alone stand as independent poems, but linked to tell a story of sorts.

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This is my offerings for this week's dVerse Poets Pub OpenLinkNight. If you get a chance, check out all of the talented poets who have stepped up into the spotlight.

22 Loony for Lunes

Over at dVerse Poets Pub, they're exploring the Lune  (or should I say Lunes) for this week's FormForAll.  I thought I'd give it a go.  

Lune:  Lily Pads

#1 (Kelly Lune)
violescent hues
dance along
riverbeds--waiting

#2 (Collom Lune)
frogs play hopscotch
'cross turbulent waters with not
a single care


Lune:  Holiday Scraps

#1 (Kelly Lune)
strung popcorn festoons
appear now
as nothing but string

#2 (Collom Lune)
fires still crackle 
with leftover remnants of gifts 
stoking their flames


An Aside:  For additional inspiration, I used the "Word of the Day" from two separate dictionary apps.  Dictionary.com:  violescent (adj.) - tending to a violet color.  Merriam-Webster:  festoon (n.) - 1. a decorative chain or strip hanging between two points; 2. a carved, molded or painted ornament representing a decorative chain.