Ergo, the Ogre

  • The Alchemist

    The Alchemist

    It’s Fandango’s Flashback Friday again! Here’s an oldie from 2019, originally written for the dVerse Poets Pub. *** It’s Games Night at the dVerse Poets Pub! Tonight, we are  to choose 3 names from the list of computer game names below, and somehow or other wrangle them into a poem.You don’t need to know anything…

  • Twelve Bloggers

    Twelve Bloggers

    From Rory at the AGuyCalledBloke blog, come the following twelve questions: 1When not specifically following ‘set’ directions everyone has a favourited direction they prefer to walk in – which is yours left or right and why do you think you always want to go that direction first? I guess I usually go to the left,…

  • Until

    Until

    It’s Quadrille Monday over at the dVerse Poets Pub. This week, our writing prompt is the word “abide.” “Love will abide” — until it gets tired of waiting for never until it nearly starves from subsisting on scraps of attention so grudgingly thrown until it finally realizes that its been had and rips that heart…

  • If You Wanna…

    If You Wanna…

    It’s Song Lyric Sunday again! This week, Jim Adams has given us the words Fiancé/Husband/Lover/Wife to use as prompts. So, the somg I chose is “If You Wanna be Happy,” by Jimmy Soul. Lyrics If You Wanna Be Happy Jimmy Soul If you wanna be happy for the rest of your lifeNever make a pretty…

  • …and the ocean

    …and the ocean

    It’s Fandango’s Flashback Friday! Here’s one I had written on this very day in 2018.  Welcome to dVerse Poetics.  Anmol (HA) will be your host for today. And we have a lot to talk about and read today — so let’s all get a nice drink, sit back and relax, and explore desire. Finally, there…

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