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by Dave
Rated: 18+ · Book · Writing · #1236257
A log of the magnificent journey across the vast sea of my imagination.
A sig awarded for winning "The Anything Goes Poetry Contest"

A log of our magnificent journey.

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January 24, 2022 at 6:19pm
January 24, 2022 at 6:19pm
#1025309
winter blast
transforms the way we think
about haiku hook.
January 22, 2022 at 3:26pm
January 22, 2022 at 3:26pm
#1025202
A barren sheet of paper waits
for someone who appreciates
and very often orchestrates

artistic possibilities,
such as linguistic symphonies
or dynamic soliloquys,
which come gushing out of flood gates,

like children run to lollipop
or teeny boppers at the hop.
Coal-black ink flows and will not stop
until scribe's bliss accumulates,

and joyful song of meadowlarks
emerges from the author's marks,
escorting emotional sparks,
while sated paper radiates.


Notes
January 9, 2022 at 2:36pm
January 9, 2022 at 2:36pm
#1024411
Honka! Honka! Honka!
All hands to General Quarters! This is not a drill.

And so another day begins
aboard the USS Kennedy
at 0300 hours on Sunday morning.

Deep in the bowels of the ship,
the steam is hissing,
and the turbines are turning,
as we proceed at flank speed
to meet the enemy.


Notes
January 5, 2022 at 3:43pm
January 5, 2022 at 3:43pm
#1024236
A shadow hovers over room
where final plans are being made
for Grandpa's journey to his tomb
in solemn funeral parade.

Then, the party will commence
to celebrate his lengthy life
despite the austere influence
of caustic economic strife.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NyzpMpbdzQ
January 3, 2022 at 3:48pm
January 3, 2022 at 3:48pm
#1024102
The curse of winter season's hoar,
when chill and gloom bring icy plume
with spirits frozen to the core,
as cold winds blow and drift the snow.

My psyche is becoming numb
within the grip of winter's nip.
I cannot wait for spring to come
and melt away this fierce display.
December 31, 2021 at 2:15pm
December 31, 2021 at 2:15pm
#1023916
Our little princess,
in her Tinker Bell costume,
joins the Unicorn
on parade for all to see,
celebrating Dogbert Day
within the confines
of our imagination.
Shout Hallelujah!


Notes on the Oriental Octet form of poetry


Dogbert Day: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0974084/ .
December 25, 2021 at 3:41pm
December 25, 2021 at 3:41pm
#1023659
I am the love in a devoted dad’s heart
as he firmly reclaims my rusty frame
from a pile of abandoned junk and starts
to remove all the grime and greasy gunk
before earnestly refurbishing by hand.

Amidst the vapors of turpentine and oil,
he toils with paint scraper and sandpaper.
He’s softly humming a hymn as he straightens
my bent fender and tightens loose spokes with his wrench.
Then a coat of powder blue paint with black trim,
chrome handlebars, a well-oiled chain, and pristine tires
render my splendor as good as new.

I’m the light in a child’s eye on Christmas morn
seeing me adorned with a big red ribbon
beside the tree with its dazzling light display
twinkling brightly and fresh-cut pine fragrance.

I am the joy in that child’s voice at my response
to his first push against the pedal blocks under
the steadying grasp of his trusted dad,
oblivious to the snow and icicles
on the old oaks hanging over the country lane,
putting the crowning touch on my resplendent
bicycle renaissance.

December 11, 2021 at 1:42pm
December 11, 2021 at 1:42pm
#1023084
Eighty years ago, we took a mighty blow
which struck our nation to its very core.
We must remember that dark December
and what the enemy had in store.

The evil they revealed against our shield
awakened sleeping giant with its roar.
Their sneak attack brought a lot of flack
when Yamamoto's fleet sailed from distant shore.

Unfortunately, freedom is not free.
We paid a heavy price in that war.
We must remember that dark December
and what the enemy had in store.


Notes


December 7, 2021 at 4:56pm
December 7, 2021 at 4:56pm
#1022934
The sounds of Christmas are in the air,
bringing back memories of when we were young
and could not wait for old Saint Nick.

Tree was cut and decorated with great flair.
With carols on the radio, stockings were hung.
Then, we hid and waited for midnight tick.

Receiving gifts was nice, but today I say
the greatest gift of all: one more day.
December 7, 2021 at 2:16pm
December 7, 2021 at 2:16pm
#1022930
Alas! The days are shrinking
and glass of sunlight needs refill.
Morass of darkness starts me thinking
of passive mood brought by winter chill.

What better time to sit and write?
Forget the outside misery
and let imagination incite
poetic wandering therapy.


Prompt: "Alas!" from The Collected Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe, page 617

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