Screen Tests
I’d run home after the movies To act out each scene for her, Word for word, With accents and flourishes, Mom in her housedress In our little kitchen, Smoking. (160 characters incl. spaces) #micropoetry...
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I’d rather you at the door than just about anybody. Late, broke, lost, But it would be you. (97 characters incl. spaces) #micropoetry The post Druthers appeared first on Micropoetry.com - The...
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Boats heaved ashore Cottage roads eerily quiet Children back in the city All business now And like a switch was flipped The water in the lake now darker Deeper (160 characters incl. spaces)...
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Obligatory backpacks bought and the cornucopia of Sharpies Heralding the dull march back to classrooms. In its sad wake a trail of unhurried pancake breakfasts. (160 characters incl. spaces)...
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September First And with it The slightest tinge of mustard at the tips of leaves Community pool is closed in evening now. The light suddenly Shockingly A miser. (160 characters incl. spaces)...
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The school uniform Penance. The wool knee socks even in summer. The black serge tunics Shiny, slick, crisp, From too many hot irons Applied in anger In Haste. (160 characters incl. spaces) #micropoetry...
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The light becomes a Miser This time of year. Restrained, prudent. Pinched. Leaving its reckless Its delicious summer abandon Behind. (133 characters incl. spaces) #micropoetry The post Savings Time...
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Warmer. The geese heading south emit unearthly, unsettling sounds overhead, clearly having perfected the desperate pleas of those seeking release. (159 characters incl. spaces) #micropoetry The post...
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Another, perhaps even a stranger, will toss into slapdash piles our old day timers smartphones eye drops favorite sunglasses cleaning up for us at the end. (160 Characters incl spaces) #Micropoetry The...
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And just when I think I have your attention I glance back and discover you Enraptured By the young girl giggling In the next booth. (133 Characters incl spaces) #Micropoetry The post Distraction...
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