aka, The Abject Muse

Category: Poetry

  • Bringing It

    Bringing It

    Whenever you bring something new to the table it stinks up the room.

  • Mind’s Eye

    Mind’s Eye

    The Naani form is a four-line poem that has 20-25 syllables. The first two lines provide the subject that the next two bring to an interesting close. Memories of the lifeWe should’ve sharedLive happily ever afterIn my mind’s eye.

  • Spiked

    Spiked

    Spiked like the cherry punch at my senior prom, slower than Sunday afternoon in the Delta, and softer than a kitten’s sigh but with a kick like your Papaw’s shotgun — leaving me with the sweetest hangover that flat-out would not let go. That’s what my first kiss was like.

  • Waiting | A Jisei

    Waiting | A Jisei

    They’re waiting for mea family reunionon the other sidecherry blossoms witheringa final, waning sunset

  • Limerence

    Limerence

    The cinquain poetry form was invented by Adelaide Crapsey and consists of 22 syllables following the challenging 2/4/6/8/2 pattern. The theme is limerence. Midnight fireflies shimmer the sweet summertime breeze. Champagne bubbles tickle my nose We kiss.