Monthly Archives: August 2014

“Harbingers of Autumn”

Posted on August 31, 2014 by vb guenther

The Annabelles have turned from white to green. The Nikko Blues are gone. Deep-pink Glowing Embers reign in regal purple shrouds. Cones of white still crown sturdy Lime Light stems. The fading days of summer dim with dying hydrangea blooms. … Continue reading →

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“Hiawatha”, Translated Into Sammyspeak, by Sammy The Gat

Posted on August 27, 2014 by vb guenther

“Song of Howyadoin’” By the grains of Double G By the hopped-up Big-Blue-Drink Hung the cool pad of Nokomis Birth Chick of the Orb, Nokomis. “Song of Hiawatha”, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow By the shores of Gitche Gumee, By the shining … Continue reading →

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“Climbing Salvation Mountain On The Balls Of My Feet”

Posted on August 20, 2014 by vb guenther

 (Copyright: Joel Robison) . I walk the way with head held high my feet on spheres for treads. Self-confident, my step is sure my fears rendered to shreds. The dark times, though, bring fright to light uncertainty to stride. I … Continue reading →

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“I Am Aquarius”

Posted on August 12, 2014 by vb guenther

I was born to live by the sea not on smooth sands of condominiums and mansions but on the rough bluffs of fishermen’s cottages and clamdiggers’ shacks. My home is high on a cliff where the scent of inland pine … Continue reading →

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“Waiting for Orion”

Posted on August 7, 2014 by vb guenther

Titan tall. Six feet at ten six three at twenty. Eyes heliotrope blue. Hair spaghetti straight. Strands birthed from blond begonias. Goddess of the Isles. She’s a coarse muslin beauty smoldering in a world of silk. Waiting for her Orion. … Continue reading →

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“The Raven Croons”

Posted on August 6, 2014 by vb guenther

The current challenge at dVerse Poetics is to write a poem which includes one or more of the following: obelix, a dragon, a crocodile, an old tractor, a bat, a spaceship, Neptune, Superman, a greek god or goddess, a chicken, … Continue reading →

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