2020 Vision
A hopeful crescent blooms luminescent With destined presence a New Year shines ___________Colleen Redman
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Archive for the ‘Poetics’ Category
Solstice Moon Compilation
The light trickles back through the skinny-waisted squeeze of winter’s hourglass grip From a luscious scoop of moon at the milky way counter the stars have spilled over in an icy cold night A silver blade in a dark ice capade cuts a luminescent figure It rolls across the sky growing in size an icy […]
A Noted Moon
A popular hit with an unforgettable hook The moon tops the charts with a star-studded playlist ________Colleen Redman / Poets United
Joe Thinks We Should Take This Show on the Road
Jack Callan is a prolific ekphrastic poet who put together Points of Agreement, an ensemble poetry program for the Society of Virginia’s First Saturday Series, a Christmas reading at the Ford Colony Country Club in Colonial Williamsburg. Jack, who is the co-founder of The Little River Poetry Festival in Floyd, wrote a poem the night […]
We Had Dinner with Martha and George Washington
It was shepherds pie and bangers and mash at the DOG (Duke of Gloucester) Street Tavern. We ran into St. Nick along the cobblestone streets and thanked him for spreading Christmas spirit. The British are coming! And we made friends with them. We were in town for the cause of poetry. I hung out with […]
Enlightened Moon
Buddha moon laughed till its side split and all that was left was a smile __________Colleen Redman / Poets United
The Older Poet
I’m setting the record straight Even as it fades away Passing on a legacy of story with words that will outlive me Scattering the sum of parts Examining proof of concept I’m leaving my poet’s thumbprint Love letters to whom it concerns _________Colleen Redman / Poets United / dVerse Poets Pub
Afternoon Testimony
The cows loud protest is punctuated by crows in a two-sided duel of complaint The birds hold their song in the noisy unrest where the sun’s steady shine is the one saving grace ___________Colleen Redman / dVerse Poets Pub
When Sleep Plays Hard to Get
From a promising first impression to a string of false starts It’s always a blind date when sleep plays hard to get When sleep is a flirt that won’t commit I toss and turn and think too much I watch the clock for a second chance that elusive slumber that everyone wants Until morning comes […]
For the First Time
I heard your words pulled then sprung like water from the ground An undeniable stream of consciousness that can change everything in an instant You said, “I’m right here I’m not going anywhere I’ve been here for thirty years in case you haven’t noticed” I laughed out loud like a baby cries when it’s born […]
The Attic Crawl Space
It’s easy to trip on the mess left behind that piles up like newspapers at a dead person’s door I can’t stand upright amid the unwanted boxes A single light bulb dangles Insulation is exposed It’s like the mind of the house where forgotten thoughts inhabit where outgrown interests are like star crossed sweethearts It’s […]
The Last Poem I’ll Ever Write
It’s just talking It’s just thinking then writing it down on paper I don’t know how to write a poem I don’t know what a poem is I always think the poem I’m working on is the last one I’ll ever write I have no idea like I know we all die but don’t know […]
